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Two tools for quick and easy web application load testing during development

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I usually use Apache bench:

https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/programs/ab.html

That's what I use. Simple and effective.

wrk is pretty awesome for non-distributed testing. It supports lua scripting so it actually can be used to do tests that bust caches or run other custom logic.

If you need a more sophisticated product, I've used jmeter before. It is distributed, supports all kinds of protocols, scenarios, etc. If you want to stress test a checkout flow it can be good. It's kind of an ugly mess though.

wrk is capable of generating a lot more load than other tools I've tested (e.g. ApacheBench). If your web server can handle a ton of requests/sec, wrk is the only thing I've found which can push your server hard. Highly recommended.

Link: https://github.com/wg/wrk

We use Tsung.

http://tsung.erlang-projects.org/

I like Artillery: https://artillery.io/

I've had a lot of success using Bees With Machine Guns

https://github.com/newsapps/beeswithmachineguns/

(Also, the name is awesome)

The only thing about these 2 tools is that they can only ran on Windows. Which can be a barrier for most developers. We run mac ubuntu and redhat everyday. Sometimes it's even hard to get a windows machine inside company.

Hanselman is a Microsoft employee and a luminary in the .NET community. The audience for his blog is definitely Windows-focused.

Locust is really good, allows custom scripts for user behaviour, and works well spun up on multiple cloud instances http://locust.io/

I had a need to test random requests, so I built this: http://loadme.socialtalents.com/

Enter something like: http://domain.com/article/$RND(1000,9999)} to get random urls every time.

Please note, that website needs to be public accessible.

I also like Siege. A very simple tool: https://www.joedog.org/siege-home/

We use loader.io, but am looking for ways to load test websockets which loader.io doesn't support

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