Loader.io vs BlazeMeter vs Locust | What are the differences?

Overview

Loader.io

Stacks73

Followers173

Votes18

BlazeMeter

Stacks69

Followers158

Votes13

Locust

Stacks174

Followers317

Votes51

GitHub Stars27.0K

Forks3.1K

Advice on Loader.io, BlazeMeter, Locust

Rashmi

Mar 17, 2021

Needs adviceon

Jenkins

Gatling

Locust

I am looking for a performance testing tool that I can use for testing the documents accessed by many users simultaneously. I also want to integrate Jenkins with the performance automation tool. I am not able to decide which shall I choose Gatling or Locust. But for me, Jenkins integration is important. I am looking for suggestions for this scenario.

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Vrashab

QA at Altair

Jun 23, 2020

Needs adviceon

Gatling

Locust

Flood IO

I have to run a multi-user load test and have test scripts developed in Gatling and Locust.

I am planning to run the tests with Flood IO, as it allows us to create a custom grid. They support Gatling. Did anyone try Locust tests? I would prefer not to use multiple infra providers for running these tests!

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Ratan

QA Manager at Verisys

Feb 12, 2020

Needs advice

I have a team that is not heavy on programming skills. I am looking for a load testing tool that is easy to use. Preferably, the tool should be a record and playback tool without much programming. Also, the tool should be able to test APIs apart from web-based applications. What tool should I opt for?

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Detailed Comparison

Loader.io	BlazeMeter	Locust
Loader.io is a free load testing service that allows you to stress test your web-apps/apis with thousands of concurrent connections.	Simulate any user scenario for webapps, websites, mobile apps or web services. 100% Apache JMeter compatible. Scalable from 1 to 1,000,000+ concurrent users.<br>	Locust is an easy-to-use, distributed, user load testing tool. Intended for load testing web sites (or other systems) and figuring out how many concurrent users a system can handle.
Share Graphs and Stats- anytime, anywhere;GUI or API- load test how you want	100% JMeter Compatible- Take full advantage of JMeter’s scripting capabilities or let our auto-scripting feature take care of the details.;Scalable and Realistic- Easily scale from 100 to 300,000+ concurrent users using realistic visitor behaviour and browser simulation.;Start Testing in 2 Minutes- Use up to 100 dedicated servers per test. No setup or installation required. Self-service and on-demand.;Intuitive Reporting- See test results in real time or easily compare multiple tests. All with a simple to use interface and intuitive graphs.;Pay only for what you need- Flexible pricing that accommodates hourly, monthly or annual usage. No setup or maintenance fees.<br>	Define user behaviour in code;Distributed & scalable;Proven & battle tested
Statistics
GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars 27.0K
GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks 3.1K
Stacks 73	Stacks 69	Stacks 174
Followers 173	Followers 158	Followers 317
Votes 18	Votes 13	Votes 51
Pros & Cons
Pros 9 Easy to use 6 Free tier 3 Heroku add-on	Pros 10 I can run load tests without needing JMeter scripts. 3 Easy to prepare JMeter workers Cons 1 UI centric 1 Costly	Pros 15 Hackable 11 Supports distributed 7 Open source 6 Easy to use 6 Easy to setup Cons 1 Bad design
Integrations
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What are some alternatives to Loader.io, BlazeMeter, Locust?

k6

It is a developer centric open source load testing tool for testing the performance of your backend infrastructure. It’s built with Go and JavaScript to integrate well into your development workflow.

Gatling

Gatling is a highly capable load testing tool. It is designed for ease of use, maintainability and high performance. Out of the box, Gatling comes with excellent support of the HTTP protocol that makes it a tool of choice for load testing any HTTP server. As the core engine is actually protocol agnostic, it is perfectly possible to implement support for other protocols. For example, Gatling currently also ships JMS support.

Apache JMeter

It is open source software, a 100% pure Java application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. It was originally designed for testing Web Applications but has since expanded to other test functions.

RedLine13

It is a load testing platform that brings the low cost power of the cloud to JMeter and other open source load testing tools.

AWS Device Farm

Run tests across a large selection of physical devices in parallel from various manufacturers with varying hardware, OS versions and form factors.

Flood IO

Performance testing with Flood increases customer satisfaction and confidence in your production apps and reduces business risk.

Blitz

Build bulletproof, scalable solutions with Blitz - a simple and fun service for load testing web apps and APIs in the cloud. Blitz offers powerful yet simple capabilities including continuous monitoring, performance testing and remediation. Blitz enables you to instantly burst up to 50,000 concurrent users against your app in seconds from multiple points of presence around the world.

LoadNinja

It is  a  cloud-based platform for engineers and performance professionals who load test web applications. It makes load testing simple and fast. Test your website and web apps on real browsers, in the cloud, without the need for dynamic correlation.

Artillery

It is a modern, open-source, powerful & easy-to-use performance testing toolkit. Use it to ship scalable applications that stay performant & resilient under high load. It prioritizes developer productivity and happiness and follows the “batteries-included” philosophy.