ab is a tool for benchmarking your web server. It is designed to give you an impression of how your current web server installation performs. This especially shows you how many requests per second your web server installation is capable of serving.

Apache JMeter is described as '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' and is a Benchmark tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Apache JMeter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Apache JMeter alternative is soapUI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apache JMeter are Loadrunner, k6, OctoPerf and CloudTest.
ab is a tool for benchmarking your web server. It is designed to give you an impression of how your current web server installation performs. This especially shows you how many requests per second your web server installation is capable of serving.

Blitz makes load and performance testing of your web site, API, iPhone and Android and Facebook apps a fun sport.

LoadUIWeb is a free desktop tool for performance, stress, scalability and load testing of web applications. Yours to keep. No expiration. Try it today!
Utilizing headless scriptable browser PhantomJS and Amazon cloud servers, LoadBooster offers the unique load testing service that provides large testing capacity, a real browser user experience, better AJAX support, clearer error reporting, as well as high-fidelity test results.



The Appvance Unified Test Platform is the Fastest Way to Test.
Installed fully behind your firewall, in the cloud, or hybrid.
Complete flexibility and security to work how you need to work.


API Test Base is a free tool for integration testing a variety of APIs. It is suitable for Integration, ESB and Microservices testing.


Pylot is a free open source tool for testing performance and scalability of web services. It runs HTTP load tests, which are useful for capacity planning, benchmarking, analysis, and system tuning.

