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 locust, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like The Grinder are Apache JMeter, Loadster, wrk and Loader.io.

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locust
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
Self-Hosted
Python
47 locust alternatives
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.
- - locust is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to The Grinder.
- - locust is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to The Grinder.
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Load testing
Apache JMeter
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Free • Open Source
Benchmark Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
46 Apache JMeter alternatives
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.
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Apache JMeter Features
Stress Testing
Load testing
MongoDB
Reporting
Loadster
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Freemium • Proprietary
Online
37 Loadster alternatives
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.
- - Loadster is the most popular Web-based alternative to The Grinder.
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Loadster Features
1. Website MonitoringLoadster can detect and resolve website performance issues proactively.
Stress Testing
Website testing
Load testing
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wrk
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
10 wrk alternatives
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.
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Load testing
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Loader.io
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Freemium • Proprietary
Online
43 Loader.io alternatives
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.
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Loader.io Features
Load testing
Stress Testing
Website testing
YandexTank
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Free • Open Source
Linux
29 YandexTank alternatives
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.
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YandexTank Features
Load testing
Tsung
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Free • Open Source
Linux
FreeBSD
8 Tsung alternatives
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.
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Tsung Features
Load testing
OctoPerf
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
38 OctoPerf alternatives
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.
- - OctoPerf is the most popular commercial alternative to The Grinder.
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OctoPerf Features
Stress Testing
Load testing
Gatling.io
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
Maven
45 Gatling.io alternatives
Gatling is an open-source load testing framework based on Scala, Akka and Netty.
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Gatling.io Features
Load testing
Randomized data feeders
blitz.io
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Paid • Proprietary
Online
41 blitz.io alternatives
Blitz makes load and performance testing of your web site, API, iPhone and Android and Facebook apps a fun sport.
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blitz.io Features
Load testing
Discontinued
Official shut down announced for 2018, no new or renewed subscriptions allowed now.
WAPT
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
33 WAPT alternatives
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.
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WAPT Features
Load testing
Customizable
Website testing
Test automation
Taurus
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
21 Taurus alternatives
Automation-friendly framework for Continuous Testing. It makes sense to automate anything you repeat 10+ times. Taurus improves experience of JMeter, Selenium and others.
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