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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Locust
Star Rating
(10)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Locustk6
Star Rating
(31)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Locust excels in stress testing, with a score of 9.5, making it a preferred choice for teams needing to simulate high traffic scenarios effectively. In contrast, k6 also performs well but has a slightly lower score in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Locust's ability to handle extreme cases is rated at 9.2, which is impressive, but k6 shines with a perfect score in ease of setup at 9.6, indicating that users find it easier to get started with k6.
- G2 users highlight that Locust has a test variety score of 8.6, which some users feel could be improved. Meanwhile, k6's reporting capabilities are rated at 8.6, but reviewers mention that k6 offers more detailed insights and better visualization options, enhancing the overall reporting experience.
- Users on G2 report that while Locust has a quality of support score of 9.0, k6 slightly edges out with a score of 9.3, indicating that users find k6's support more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- Reviewers say that both products are strong partners in business, but k6 stands out with a perfect product direction score of 10.0, suggesting that users feel confident in the future development and enhancements of the software.
- Users report that while Locust has a solid overall rating of 4.3, k6's higher rating of 4.8 reflects a more favorable user experience, particularly in terms of ease of use and administration, with scores of 9.2 and 9.4 respectively.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Locust
No pricing availablek6
No pricing availableFree Trial
Locust
No trial information availablek6
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
9.3
14
Ease of Use
9.3
5
9.2
15
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.6
9
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.4
9
Quality of Support
9.0
5
9.3
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.3
9
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
10.0
14
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
13
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Locust and k6 are categorized as Load Testing Tools
Unique Categories
Locust has no unique categories
k6 has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Locust
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
k6
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
50.0%
Retail
20.0%
Financial Services
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
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Other
0.0%
Computer Software
26.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Telecommunications
6.7%
Retail
6.7%
Financial Services
6.7%
Other
36.7%
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Discussions
Locust has no discussions with answers
Hi guys, please teach me how to write the response body o whatever data, in a txt file, csv o .dat file as a dataset for subsequent requests. ?
1 Comment
PC
Hi Cesar,
we could assist you better if you post your question to the k6 OSS community forum:
https://community.k6.io/c/k6-support/
It would be...Read more
What is k6 performance tool?
1 Comment
MB
Basically, it's a powerful, modern framework for performance testing.Read more
k6 has no more discussions with answers
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