The Grinder Alternatives

The Grinder is described as 'Java load testing framework that makes it easy to run a distributed test using many load injector machines. It is freely available under a BSD-style open-source license' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to The Grinder for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Windows, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best The Grinder alternative is Apache JMeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Grinder are locust, wrk, Loadster and Loader.io.

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  1. Apache JMeter icon
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    Apache JMeter is an open source Java application, designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. Originally designed for testing Web Applications, it has since expanded to other test functions as well.

    47 Apache JMeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Apache JMeter is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to The Grinder.

    • Apache JMeter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Grinder.

    • Apache JMeter is Free and Open SourceThe Grinder is also Free and Open Source
  2. locust icon
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    An open source load testing tool written in Python. Locust allows you to define user behaviour with Python code, and swarm your system with millions of simultaneous users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
    • locust is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to The Grinder.

    • locust is Free and Open SourceThe Grinder is also Free and Open Source
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    wrk is a modern HTTP benchmarking tool capable of generating significant load when run on a single multi-core CPU. It combines a multithreaded design with scalable event notification systems such as epoll and kqueue.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • wrk is the most popular Web-based alternative to The Grinder.

    • wrk is Free and Open SourceThe Grinder is also Free and Open Source
  4. Loadster icon
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    Loadster is a full-featured load testing solution for websites, web apps, and web services. It's built for real web apps and effortlessly handles cookies, user sessions, custom headers, dynamic form data and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Loader.io icon
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    Loader.io is a simple cloud-based load testing service that allows you to stress test your web-apps & apis with thousands of concurrent connections. Made by the team behind SendGrid.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. YandexTank icon
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    YandexTank is an extensible open source load testing tool for advanced linux users which is especially good as a part of an automated load testing suite.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. OctoPerf icon
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    OctoPerf is a SaaS load testing solution, based on JMeter.

    Stress test your web and mobile apps within minutes. Design realistic virtual users. Scales to thousands of user from multiple locations simultaneously. We take care of the infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • OctoPerf is the most popular commercial alternative to The Grinder.

    • OctoPerf is Paid and ProprietaryThe Grinder is Free and Open Source
  8. Tsung icon
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    Tsung (formerly IDX-Tsunami) is a distributed load testing tool. It is protocol-independent and can currently be used to stress HTTP, WebDAV, SOAP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, LDAP and Jabber/XMPP servers. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  9. blitz.io icon
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    Blitz makes load and performance testing of your web site, API, iPhone and Android and Facebook apps a fun sport.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Gatling.io icon
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    Gatling is an open-source load testing framework based on Scala, Akka and Netty.

    47 Gatling.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Maven
     
  11. WAPT icon
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    WAPT Pro is a load and performance testing tool that works for any web site from a simple web service to a customized ERP or CRM solution. Mobile web applications, corporate portals and intranet sites implemented with any technologies can be easily tested with WAPT Pro.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Taurus icon
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    Automation-friendly framework for Continuous Testing. It makes sense to automate anything you repeat 10+ times. Taurus improves experience of JMeter, Selenium and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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