Free Apache JMeter Alternatives

The best free alternative to Apache JMeter is k6, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Apache JMeter and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Apache JMeter are soapUI, locust, SmartMeter.io and step - Scalable Test Execution Platform.

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  1. k6 icon
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    k6 is an open-source load testing tool. It's used to test the performance of websites, web apps, APIs and micro-services.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. soapUI icon
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    Eviware, the maker of soapUI, Web Service Testing Leader

    soapUI is a tool for functional testing, mainly of web services like SOAP based web services and RESTful web services, but also HTTP based services and JMS Services as well as databases. soapUI is an open source and compl.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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  3. 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
     
  4. SmartMeter.io icon
     6 likes

    SmartMeter.io is a load and performance testing tool based on JMeter that is fixing its drawbacks while adding enterprise-level load testing features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. step is a comprehensive test automation stack designed to achieve high efficiency in testing pipelines. It is well suited for DevOps delivery. It ships with a distributed execution platform, a collaborative test management system and many plugins.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. StresStimulus icon
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    Load testing tool for websites and mobile that works with hard-to-test applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Flood.io icon
     3 likes

    Cloud Based Load & Performance Testing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. AppPerfect Load Test is a fully automated load test, stress test and performance test solution that helps you design and simulate thousands of users in a realistic manner which can be used to load test your application infrastructure for performance, reliability and scalability.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. StormForger is a cloud-based Performance Testing as a Service platform, targeting HTTP APIs. Use the expressive JavaScript DSL to specify your test cases, run tests and integrate it in you CI to do continuous performance testing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Kraken is a load testing IDE. Kraken provides a complete development environment to software programmers and load testers that seek to make the most out of Gatling.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. 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
     
  12. Taurus icon
     1 like

    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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