# Performance: which testing tool and why?

**URL:** <https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-which-testing-tool-and-why/634>\
**Category:** Archive\
**Tags:** performance-testing\
**Created:** [19 April 2017 09:54 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-which-testing-tool-and-why/634 "2017-04-19T09:54:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [25 May 2020 12:14 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-which-testing-tool-and-why/634/24 "2020-05-25T12:14:00Z")

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A nice concise blog post comparing Locust to Jmeter. It presents an easy to read table comparison and some considerations for each tool.

> **[Load Tests: Locust vs Jmeter](https://azevedorafaela.com/2020/05/23/load-tests-locust-vs-jmeter/)**
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> Hello guys, Today I am going to post a comparison of these two different load tests framework. I know most people use Jmeter and it has been longer in the market, but I have recently used Locust an…

Also an interesting summary post here from @mintgreenmonkey

> **[My thoughts on performance testing libraries](https://josephward.tech/2020-06-01-my-thoughts-on-performance-testing-libraries/)**
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> Sometimes I write things in Slack conversationally that might be useful to refer to later or reflect on. Going forwards I’ll try to remember to add them here.

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