Loadrunner Alternatives for Mac

Loadrunner is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Apache JMeter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Loadrunner and 15 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Loadrunner are locust, Gatling.io, OctoPerf and SmartMeter.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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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
     
  3. Gatling.io icon
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    Gatling is an open-source load testing framework based on Scala, Akka and Netty.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Maven
     
  4. OctoPerf icon
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    OctoPerf is an enterprise-grade performance and load testing platform available as SaaS and on-premise, enabling engineering teams to simulate realistic traffic, identify bottlenecks, and validate application scalability at a lower cost than traditional enterprise tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. SmartMeter.io icon
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    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
     
  6. CloudTest icon
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    Load Testing of Web Sites, Mobile Applications, Web Services, and Web Sockets. Real-Time Analytics, Public Cloud load injectors, rapid test development, real user data, network emulation, SLAs, all with CI Integration. 100VUs for free, forever.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Neoload icon
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    NeoLoad is a load and stress testing tool to measure the performance of web and mobile applications. NeoLoad is designed, developed and marketed by Neotys, a company based in Gémenos, France.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. PurpleStrike Real Time (RT) load tester is a turnkey performance testing services on the cloud with intuitive user interface. You can automate real applications and run web applications from real browsers to generate real time load scenarios.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. UbikLoadPack icon
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    Ubik Load Pack - professional Plugins for Apache JMeter

    Commercial Apache JMeter based plugins for:

    • Video Streaming (Apple HTTP Live Streaming, MPEG-DASH, MS Smooth, Adobe HDS) for Live and VOD
    • Autocorrelator for Enterprise Application (Oracle JD-Edwards, Oracle Hyperion Fin.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Apache Jmeter
     
  10. Apica ProxySniffer ™ is a professional and high-duty Web Load and Stress Testing Tool that runs on Java.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. 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
     
  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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