A modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript
Tests written in JavaScript, run from a single binary.
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Apache JMeter
Apache JMeter open-source load testing tool for analyzing and measuring the performance of a variety of services
k6, Locust, Artillery and more. 7 alternatives to Apache JMeter, in Go, Python, TypeScript, Scala, C. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| k6 | Full replacement | 32k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Go | v2.3.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Locust | Full replacement | 28k | MIT | Open source | No | Python | 2.47.0 | 2026-11-10 |
| Artillery | Full replacement | 9.1k | MPL-2.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | artillery-2.0.34 | 2026-10-20 |
| Gatling | Full replacement | 7k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Scala | v3.16.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Vegeta | Partial | 25k | MIT | Open source | No | Go | v12.13.0 | 2026-09-24 |
| Siege | Partial | 6.2k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | C | 4.2.2 | 2026-11-04 |
| Taurus | Partial | 2.1k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Python | 1.16.51 | 2026-11-12 |
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Write scalable load tests in plain Python 🚗💨
Tests written in Python, with distributed workers.
The complete load testing platform. Everything you need for production-grade load tests. Serverless & distributed. Load test with Playwright. Load test HTTP APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket, and more. Use any Node.js module.
Scenarios in YAML or JavaScript, for HTTP, WebSocket and Playwright browsers.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Stars
- 9.1k
- Latest
- artillery-2.0.34
- Last push
- 2026-10-20
Modern Load Testing as Code
Load tests written as code in Scala, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript or TypeScript instead of a GUI test plan.
- Language
- Scala
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 7k
- Latest
- v3.16.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
HTTP load testing tool and library. It's over 9000!
HTTP load at a constant request rate, from the command line.
Siege is an http load tester and benchmarking utility
HTTP load and regression testing from the command line, without JMeter's other protocols or GUI.
Automation-friendly framework for Continuous Testing by
Runs JMeter and other executors from YAML configs, so JMeter still does the load generation.
- Language
- Python
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 2.1k
- Latest
- 1.16.51
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
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About Apache JMeter
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 9.6k
- Last push
- 2026-11-05