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<\/p>\nAll open source load testing tools don\u2019t have the same functionality and some will better suit to your needs than others.<\/p>\n
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Open source load testing tools may not be ideal, but they\u2019re a whole lot better than skipping load testing entirely just because you don\u2019t have room in the budget for a premium tool. That doesn\u2019t mean you should just use the first open source tool you can find. They don\u2019t all have the same functionality and some will be better suited to your needs than others.<\/p>\n
The drawback to all open source load testing solutions (as opposed to\u00a0cloud-based solutions<\/a>\u00a0like LoadView) is that all the virtual users originate on your own servers. You\u2019ll be testing your site under ideal conditions \u2013 you won\u2019t even be crossing your own firewall. This may be adequate for your needs, or you may eventually decide to upgrade to a premium load testing solution.<\/p>\n JMeter<\/a>\u00a0is the most popular open source load testing tool, and it\u2019s easy to see why. It offers almost as many features as premium tools. It allows you to record test scripts via point and click, specify a maximum number of users, and validate the test scripts before running the load test. Reports include easy-to-read graphs that show a variety of performance metrics.<\/p>\n However, JMeter doesn\u2019t easily scale to large-scale testing across a number of machines.<\/p>\n Taurus<\/a>\u00a0is meant to work on its own or in conjunction with other open source load testing tools, adding to their functionality. Taurus allows you to perform load testing on a specific piece of code while it\u2019s still being developed. Instead of recording test scripts with point and click functionality, you\u2019ll write test scripts in YAML (an easily readable coding language). Reports are displayed within the application.<\/p>\n With\u00a0Locust<\/a>, you code test scripts in Python, and the application sends a swarm of virtual users to your website (or other system) to carry out those test scripts. Locust allows you to create hundreds of thousands of virtual users. It offers a web-based UI that displays load test results in real time.<\/p>\n The Grinder<\/a>\u00a0is Java-based and can load test any system that has a Java API. It\u2019s designed to be used by programmers, but can also be used for production load testing. It requires you to write scripts in Jython or Clojure.<\/p>\n Gatling<\/a>\u00a0uses a DSL (domain-specific language) for test scripting. The report it generates is colorful and dynamic. It works with any browser or operating system. Gatling does allow you to execute test cases in different clouds, but doesn\u2019t allow you to distribute load between multiple machines.<\/p>\n Multi-Mechanize<\/a>\u00a0performs load tests by running concurrent Python scripts. It can be used to load test any remote API accessible from Python, but is most often used to test web performance and scalability. Reports include a variety of graphs.<\/p>\n Siege<\/a>\u00a0is another load testing tool aimed at developers. Test scripts can test basic authentication, HTTP, HTTPS, cookies, and FTP protocols. Siege doesn\u2019t support more complicated transactions, but may still be adequate for your needs. It can be run with multiple IP addresses from the same machine, better mimicking real-world traffic. Siege isn\u2019t suited for large-scale testing, and is most useful in the coding phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All open source load testing tools don\u2019t have the same functionality and some will better suit to your needs than others. Open Source Drawbacks Open source load testing tools may not be ideal, but they\u2019re a whole lot better than skipping load testing entirely just because you don\u2019t have room in the budget for a … Continue reading The 7 Best Open Source Load Testing Tools of 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1487,"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486\/revisions\/1487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Apache JMeter<\/h3>\n
Taurus<\/h3>\n
Locust<\/h3>\n
The Grinder<\/h3>\n
Gatling<\/h3>\n
Multi-Mechanize<\/h3>\n
Siege<\/h3>\n