Comparison

Artillery vs Locust

On the evidence we track, Artillery leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Artillery67
Locust57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Artillery67 / 100medium · 73%
Locust57 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Artillery✓
Locust✓
Model
Artilleryfree
Price level
Artilleryfree
Locustfree
Transparent
Artillery✓
Locust✓
Integrations
Count
Artillery20
Locust4
Reliability
Status page
Artillery✓
Locust–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Artillery–
Locust1,883
Github stars
Artillery–
Locust28,210
Activity
Commits last 30d
Artillery–
Locust53
Release
Cadence days
Artillery–
Locust13
History
Artillery–
Locust20 items
License
Spdx
Artillery–
LocustMIT
Language
Primary
Artillery–
LocustPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Artillery6 items
Locust5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for testing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Test types
Artillery-
Locust-
Browser automation
Artillery✓
Locust✓
Built-in assertion library
Artillery✓
Locust-
Languages
ArtilleryJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
LocustPython
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Artillery-
Locust-
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Artillery-
Locust-
Performance
Parallel execution
Artillery✓
Locust✓
Insight
Code coverage
Artillery-
Locust-
DX
Watch mode
Artillery-
Locust-
Ops
CI integration
Artillery✓
Locust✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Artillery

Leader

A distributed load testing platform for production use, supporting real browser testing via Playwright alongside API testing, deployable on AWS Lambda or Fargate.

Independently observed

Locust

An open-source framework for writing performance tests as regular Python code, supporting distributed testing across multiple machines with real-time progress monitoring and the ability to test HTTP and other protocols.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Artillery

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans include Team, Business, and Enterprise.

  • Team-
  • Business-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Locust

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Artillery✓
Locust✓
CLI
Artillery✓
Locust✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Artillery✓
Locust✗
Self-hosted
Artillery✗
Locust✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Artillery

Leader
12 total
  • Slack
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • Azure ACI
  • Playwright
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Kinesis
  • GraphQL
  • WebSocket
  • gRPC
  • Socket.io
  • CloudWatch Logs
Independently observed

Locust

4 total
  • Azure Load Testing
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub
  • VS Code
Independently observed
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