Loadster Alternatives

Loadster is described as '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' and is an website in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Loadster, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and SaaS apps. The best Loadster alternative is Apache JMeter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Loadster are locust, Guardius, Low Orbit Ion Cannon 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 Loadster.

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

    • Apache JMeter is Free and Open SourceLoadster is Freemium and Proprietary
  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 Loadster.

    • locust is Free and Open SourceLoadster is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Guardius icon
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    Guardius is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company designed to streamline and automate various IT needs for companies that operate their own websites or manage their own infrastructure. It is crucial for companies to safeguard their websites and infrastructure against potential...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Guardius is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Loadster.

    • Guardius is Freemium and ProprietaryLoadster is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Guardius is Security-focusedLoadster is not according to our users
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    LOIC is an open source network stress testing application, written in C#.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  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 Loadster.

    • OctoPerf is Paid and ProprietaryLoadster is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. 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
     
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    Managed load testing platform built on k6, integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines, supporting frontend and backend scenarios, GUI test builder, browser recorder, and JavaScript scripting. Free tier offers virtual user hours, metrics, logs, traces, and observability.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    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. Loadrunner icon
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    LoadRunner is a software testing tool used to test applications, measuring system behaviour and performance under load. LoadRunner can simulate thousands of users concurrently using application software, recording and later analyzing the performance of key components of the...

    44 Loadrunner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. 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
     
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