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Apache JMeterautocannon
Free

Free and open source from the Apache Software Foundation.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Tests many protocols, including HTTP, REST, SOAP, FTP and databases
  • Distributed testing across several machines
  • Quick to run from the command line against any URL
  • Can also be used programmatically from Node.js
  • Requires a Java runtime
  • Test plans take time to learn for newcomers
  • Tests HTTP/1.1 only
  • Requires Node.js to be installed
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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