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Artillery vs Locust
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| Fact | Artillery | Locust |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 9.1k | 28k |
| Latest | artillery-2.0.34 | 2.46.7 |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-04 |
| Release cadence | about 44 days between releases | about 16 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days | 20 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Gatling. Alternatives to Gatling →
Full replacementArtilleryScenarios in YAML or JavaScript instead of a Scala, Java or Kotlin DSL.
Full replacementLocustTests written in plain Python.
Both replace Apache JMeter. Alternatives to Apache JMeter →
Full replacementArtilleryScenarios in YAML or JavaScript, for HTTP, WebSocket and Playwright browsers.
Full replacementLocustTests written in Python, with distributed workers.
Artillery
- artillery-2.0.342026-08-14Artillery v2.0.34
- artillery-2.0.332026-06-16Artillery v2.0.33
- artillery-2.0.322026-05-19Artillery v2.0.32
- artillery-2.0.312026-04-24Artillery v2.0.31
- artillery-2.0.302026-02-05Artillery v2.0.30
Locust
- 2.46.72026-10-04Fix negative --users causing infinite hang in headless mode
- 2.46.62026-09-17Add wait_time.poisson() for Poisson-distributed task arrivals
- 2.46.52026-09-07docs: remove stale Python 3.9 test output
- 2.46.42026-08-23Fix FastHttpUser streaming response_length using wrong header key
- 2.46.32026-08-01Fix variable shadowing in _aggregate_dispatched_users
Artillery
✓ signed The latest release, artillery-2.0.34, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Locust
✓ signed The latest release, 2.46.7, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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