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Locust
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Locust
Free
Open source · MIT license
Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.locust.io
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- Execution and reporting
- Tests run from the command line or web interface, which displays throughput, response times, and errors in real time; results can also be exported for later analysis.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Hosted option
- Locust documentation describes hosted load testing through Azure Load Testing, with built-in reporting, Azure Application Insights integration, and CI/CD support for Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Installation
- The documented installation method is pip install locust, with uvx also offered as an alternative.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Optional OpenTelemetry support exports traces, metrics, and logs to compatible backends, including OTLP, Prometheus, Jaeger, and Tempo.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- License
- Locust is licensed under the MIT license.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Load adjustment
- The web interface shows test progress in real time and allows load to be changed while a test is running.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- OpenTelemetry limit
- Automatic instrumentation currently covers the requests library, so HttpUser requests generate spans and metrics without additional configuration.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Protocol extensibility
- Locust can test other systems and protocols by adding a client, and its documentation lists community extensions for protocols and reporting.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Locust is an open-source performance and load testing tool for HTTP and other protocols.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Scale
- Locust supports distributed tests across multiple machines and says it can support hundreds of thousands of concurrent users.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The project README directs support questions to Stack Overflow and discussion to Discord, while locust.io says Locust.cloud provides dedicated commercial support.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Test authoring
- Users define test scenarios in regular Python code and can use regular Python libraries in their tests.docs.locust.io · read 30 Sep 2026
