Eggplant Performance vs Locust

Eggplant Performance9.0Visit Locust8.8Visit

Higher score Eggplant Performance #5 in Performance Testing Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

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Locust #7 in Performance Testing Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Locust

• Eggplant Performance fits best

  Specialized enterprise UI and protocol testing

• Locust fits best

  Python teams building flexible open-source tests

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Side by side

Feature	Eggplant Performance 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Locust 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#5 in Performance Testing Software	#7 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Specialized enterprise UI and protocol testing	Python teams building flexible open-source tests
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Docs
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Eggplant Performance 5/5 · Locust 5/5
Load testing	✓	✓
Stress testing	✓	✓
Browser-based testing	✓	✓
Distributed load	✓	✓
API testing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Max virtual users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tests web, APIs, Citrix, SAP, mainframes, and virtualized desktops Combines protocol-level virtual users with UI-level performance journeys Supports live parameter changes, diagnostics, and CI/CD integrations	Define test scenarios in regular Python code Run real-time, headless, or distributed tests Extend workloads with protocols, clients, and integrations
Cons	Pricing uses a contact-sales buying process The product is primarily Windows-based Its enterprise scope may exceed simple web or API testing needs	Self-hosted deployment places operations on your team Browser testing uses documented Playwright or Selenium extensions Core HTTP/HTTPS coverage may require extensions for other protocols
Our verdict	Eggplant Performance is Keysight’s enterprise performance and load testing software for teams validating complex applications and infrastructure. It covers web applications, APIs, Citrix, SAP, virtualized desktops, mainframes, and other… Read the review →	Locust is an open-source performance and load testing tool for developers and test engineers who want to define simulated behavior in Python. It supports load, stress, browser, distributed-load, and API testing across web, Windows, macOS,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Eggplant Performance — where it wins

  • Tests web, APIs, Citrix, SAP, mainframes, and virtualized desktops
  • Combines protocol-level virtual users with UI-level performance journeys
  • Supports live parameter changes, diagnostics, and CI/CD integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales buying process
  • The product is primarily Windows-based
  • Its enterprise scope may exceed simple web or API testing needs

• Locust — where it wins

  • Define test scenarios in regular Python code
  • Run real-time, headless, or distributed tests
  • Extend workloads with protocols, clients, and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment places operations on your team
  • Browser testing uses documented Playwright or Selenium extensions
  • Core HTTP/HTTPS coverage may require extensions for other protocols

• Eggplant Performance9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise performance testing suite for complex systems and workload scenarios.

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• Locust8.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Python-based load testing tool for teams that want self-hosted control.

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