Best Loader.io Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from performance testing software ranked against Loader.io on the same published basis.
- 1Loader.io vs Artillery
- 2Loader.io vs Fortio
- 3Loader.io vs Locust
- 4Loader.io vs Taurus
- 5Loader.io vs Apache JMeter
- 6Loader.io vs Grafana k6
- 8Loader.io vs LoadFocus
- 9Loader.io vs OctoPerf
- 10Loader.io vs Gatling
- 11Loader.io vs Blackfire.io
- 12Loader.io vs BlazeMeter
- 13Loader.io vs Keysight Eggplant Test
- 14Loader.io vs OpenText Core Performance Engineering
- 15Loader.io vs OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
- 16Loader.io vs Speedscale
- 17Loader.io vs Tsung
- 18Loader.io vs Xceptance LoadTest
- 19Loader.io vs HammerDB
- 20Loader.io vs Tricentis Testim
- 21Loader.io vs Vegeta
Loader.io alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artillery | 6.6 | Free plan | $199/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Fortio | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Locust | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Taurus | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Apache JMeter | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Grafana k6 | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 8 | LoadFocus | 6.4 | Free plan | $15.80/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 9 | OctoPerf | 6.4 | Free plan | €649/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Gatling | 5.7 | No | €7.42/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Blackfire.io | 5.6 | No | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | BlazeMeter | 5.5 | No | $8.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Keysight Eggplant Test | 5.4 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | OpenText Core Performance Engineering | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Speedscale | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac |
| 17 | Tsung | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Xceptance LoadTest | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | HammerDB | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 20 | Tricentis Testim | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Vegeta | 5.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
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Questions about Loader.io alternatives
What is the best alternative to Loader.io?
Artillery, number 1 in performance testing software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Fortio, Locust, Taurus and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Loader.io?
Artillery is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.