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# Load Testing Software

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> Load testing software is a type of system performance test that measures the system's behavior when handling different amounts of activity.

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## Products

1. [Loadster](https://www.capterra.ca/software/171996/loadster) — 5.0/5 (5 reviews) — Load testing, stress testing, and monitoring for websites, web apps, and APIs. Prevent crashes and increase uptime under heavy traffic.
2. [BrowserStack](https://www.capterra.ca/software/162900/browserstack) — 4.6/5 (774 reviews) — BrowserStack is the leading test platform built for developers \& QAs to expand test coverage, scale \& optimize testing.
3. [PFLB](https://www.capterra.ca/software/205650/PFLB) — 5.0/5 (44 reviews) — PFLB is an AI-powered load testing platform where you can simulate massive traffic to your websites to identify and fix bottlenecks.
4. [LoadView](https://www.capterra.ca/software/204026/loadview) — 4.5/5 (26 reviews) — Fully managed cloud load testing platform that simulates thousands of real-browser users to stress-test websites, web apps \& APIs.
5. [BlazeMeter](https://www.capterra.ca/software/157045/blazemeter) — 4.3/5 (19 reviews) — Scalable load testing for any app. Simulate real-world at massive scale with geo-distribution, real browsers, and cloud-native support.
6. [Apache JMeter](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1017240/apache-jmeter) — 4.6/5 (13 reviews) — Load testing software that helps professionals measure test performance across various type of applications, servers and protocols.
7. [TestingWhiz](https://www.capterra.ca/software/144800/testingwhiz) — 4.2/5 (10 reviews) — TestingWhiz is a completely codeless functional test automation tool for your Web, API, Mobile, Cloud, Database, and SAP applications.
8. [k6.io](https://www.capterra.ca/software/179047/load-impact) — 5.0/5 (3 reviews) — Cloud based load testing solution that helps DevOps teams to identify and fix issues early in the software development cycle.
9. [Loader.io](https://www.capterra.ca/software/213496/loader-io) — 4.7/5 (3 reviews) — Load testing solution that helps businesses conduct tests on targeted hosts to verify DNS and share statistics and graphs in real-time.
10. [SmartMeter.io](https://www.capterra.ca/software/165219/smartmeter-io) (0 reviews) — Using a familiar JMeter interface, yet adding enterprise-level features such as simple test recording, powerful editing and reporting.
11. [ApiZapi](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1021329/apizapi) (0 reviews) — ApiZapi is a cloud-hosted service that runs Web Application load tests on your HTTP API endpoint.
12. [LoadTester](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1095465/LoadTester) (0 reviews) — LoadTester tests HTTP load, API, and website performance without needing extra infrastructure or setup.

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