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API Testing and Load Testing Tools in AI answers

Data as of Oct 16, 2026Based on 232 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Apache JMeter and Loadmill run neck and neck, with JMeter recommended for open-source public API load testing and Loadmill favored for converting production traffic into test profiles. For API mocking, network latency, and error simulation, WireMock is the usual answer instead.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Loadmill 46% generating realistic load tests automatically from recorded production traffic	generating realistic load tests automatically from recorded production traffic	46%
2	Apache JMeterApache Software Foundation product line 45% open-source protocol testing with extensive plugins and GUI test plans	open-source protocol testing with extensive plugins and GUI test plans	45%
3	k6 43% developer-friendly JavaScript scripting and CI/CD pipelines	developer-friendly JavaScript scripting and CI/CD pipelines	43%
4	Locust 41% distributed load testing scripted directly in Python	distributed load testing scripted directly in Python	41%
5	Gatling 39% high-concurrency simulation using an asynchronous, non-blocking engine	high-concurrency simulation using an asynchronous, non-blocking engine	39%
6	BlazeMeterOwned by Perforce 28% scaling open-source test scripts across global cloud infrastructure	scaling open-source test scripts across global cloud infrastructure	28%
7	Tricentis NeoLoadTricentis product line 22% enterprise workload modeling and converting functional test scripts	enterprise workload modeling and converting functional test scripts	22%
8	Grafana 21% real-time analytics dashboards paired with k6 test executions	real-time analytics dashboards paired with k6 test executions	21%
9	OpenText LoadRunner EnterpriseOpenText product line 13% simulating millions of concurrent users across distributed enterprise clouds	simulating millions of concurrent users across distributed enterprise clouds	13%
10	GoReplay 11% capturing and replaying live HTTP production traffic without scripting	capturing and replaying live HTTP production traffic without scripting	11%
11	Artillery 10%		10%
12	Postman 9%		9%
13	Speedscale 9%		9%
14	Stclab 8%		8%
15	ContextQA 7%		7%
16	Gatling EnterpriseGatling product line 7%		7%
17	StormForge 6%		6%
18	LoadTesterStclab product line 6%		6%
19	Datadog 5%		5%
20	AWSAmazon product line 4%		4%
21	TsungErlang-projects product line 4%		4%
22	Tricentis 4%		4%
23	Dynatrace 3%		3%
24	PerfEasy Enterprises 3%		3%
25	OctoPerf 3%		3%
26	Prometheus 3%		3%
27	PFLB 2%		2%
28	Azure Load TestingMicrosoft product line 2%		2%
29	TestSprite 2%		2%
30	Alibaba Cloud PTS 2%		2%
31	Akamai CloudTestAkamai product line 2%		2%
32	Keploy 2%		2%
33	LoadStorm 2%		2%
34	Grafana OSSGrafana product line 2%		2%
35	AppPlaybackApposite Technologies product line 2%		2%
36	JMeter.AI 2%		2%
37	New Relic 2%		2%
38	Mockarty 1%		1%
39	WireMock 1%		1%
40	MockServer 1%		1%
41	Grafana CloudGrafana product line 1%		1%
42	LoadStrike 1%		1%
43	CloudBolt 1%		1%
44	Perforce Autonomous TestingPerforce product line 1%		1%
45	WebLOADRadView product line 1%		1%
46	RadView 1%		1%
47	LoadForge 1%		1%
48	Alibaba Cloud Performance Testing Service (PTS)Alibaba Group product line 1%		1%
49	Newman 1%		1%
50	PlaywrightMicrosoft product line 1%		1%
51	RedLine13 1%		1%
52	GitHub ActionsGitHub product line 1%		1%
53	Alibaba CloudOwned by Alibaba Group 1%		1%
54	APILoadTest 1%		1%
55	Skyramp 1%		1%
56	Leapwork 1%		1%
57	UiPath 1%		1%
58	Perforce 1%		1%
59	ToxiProxy 1%		1%
60	Katalon TrueTestKatalon product line 1%		1%
61	Functionize 1%		1%
62	Envoy Proxy 1%		1%
63	SplunkOwned by Cisco 1%		1%
64	LoadView 1%		1%
65	dSPACE 1%		1%
66	Istio 1%		1%
67	Selenium 1%		1%
68	Azure DevOpsMicrosoft product line 1%		1%
69	Microsoft AzureMicrosoft product line 1%		1%
70	Jenkins 1%		1%
71	TestGuild <1%		<1%
72	Optimize <1%		<1%
73	Kentik <1%		<1%
74	Grafana LokiGrafana product line <1%		<1%
75	PactMock <1%		<1%
76	Katalon <1%		<1%
77	Kentik Synthetic TestingKentik product line <1%		<1%
78	nGrinder <1%		<1%
79	Microsoft <1%		<1%
80	ChatGPT WorkOpenAI product line <1%		<1%
81	SAB Core Technologies <1%		<1%
82	k6 Operator <1%		<1%
83	ShadowReader <1%		<1%
84	Elastic <1%		<1%
85	LoadMagic.ai <1%		<1%
86	Cavisson Systems <1%		<1%
87	Loadium <1%		<1%
88	Ripley <1%		<1%
89	Tricentis Agentic AITricentis product line <1%		<1%
90	Hoverfly <1%		<1%
91	Akamai <1%		<1%
92	Stoplight PrismStoplight product line <1%		<1%
93	Perfeasy IntelliLoadPerfEasy Enterprises product line <1%		<1%
94	Tricentis FloodTricentis product line <1%		<1%
95	OpenText <1%		<1%
96	OpenText Performance EngineeringOpenText product line <1%		<1%
97	GitLab CIGitLab product line <1%		<1%
98	Bees with Machine Guns <1%		<1%
99	OpenText AviatorOpenText product line <1%		<1%
100	Apposite Technologies <1%		<1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: BlazeMeter, 6% on ChatGPT Search and 51% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Loadmill	43%	49%
Apache JMeter	40%	50%
k6	41%	45%
Locust	41%	41%
Gatling	42%	36%
BlazeMeter	6%	51%
Tricentis NeoLoad	15%	29%
Grafana	25%	17%
OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise	14%	11%
GoReplay	8%	14%

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