--- description: Review of Loadster Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Loadster | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Load Testing Software](/directory/4634/load-testing/software) > [Loadster](/software/142867/loadster) # Loadster Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/142867/loadster > Loadster is a cloud-hybrid load testing tool for performance testing websites, web applications, and APIs. Record scripts in your browser with the Chrome or Firefox within various browsers like Chrome or Firefox using extensions, fine-tune them in the script editor, and then run your script with thousands of bots to see how your site performs under heavy load. With Loadster, you can modify the test scenarios and increase or decrease load to simulate visitor traffic. The platform lets testers add, edit or remove steps from scripts and view HTTP requests and responses at every stage of the simulation. The collaboration functionality allows teams to create scripts, deploy tests, and share results. Additionally, managers can gain insights into response time, errors, and user performance via real-time reports, charts and graphs Loadster supports integration with various third-party applications including PagerDuty, VictorOps, Opsgenie and Slack. Pricing includes pay-as-you-go Loadster Fuel as well as monthly/annual subscriptions. Support is through email, FAQs, and thorough online documentation. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 5 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Loadster - **Location**: Phoenix, US - **Founded**: 2013 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$97.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Get started for free with 50 units of Loadster Fuel. Add more fuel when you need it (starting at USD $97) or subscribe to a monthly plan for the most cost-effective testing. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Benchmarking - Bottleneck Identification - Browser Performance Metrics - Charting - Cloud Load Testing - Data Import/Export - Drag & Drop - Load Scenarios - Load Testing - Monitoring - Parallel Testing - Performance Metrics - Performance Testing - Real-Time Analytics - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Monitoring - Regression Testing - Reporting/Analytics ## Integrations (2 total) - PagerDuty - Slack ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Load Testing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4634/load-testing/software) ## Related Categories - [Performance Testing Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4316/performance-testing/software) - [Load Testing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4634/load-testing/software) - [Application Performance Management Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4140/application-performance-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Using Loadster also allowed us to perfectly size our servers and we now know perfectly what are our bottlenecks what we will need to upgrade once we hit a certain usage threshold. > > **Cons**: One killer feature would be to compare multiple testing runs. Let's say I launch test A. Then tweak my app and launch test B, I'd love to be able to easily compare A and B regarding what I changed in the app. ----- ### "One of the few tools I thoroughly enjoy using" — 5.0/5 > **Steve** | *29 December 2021* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: A bloody great tool - the scripts are easy to write, and the reporting / alerting are excellent. Makes setting up load testing \& monitoring straightforward and easily repeatable. > > **Cons**: Overall uptime reporting (e.g. monthly) isnt currently available :( However, the data is all available via API so you can roll your own. ----- ### "Invaluable tool for website load and performance testing\!" — 5.0/5 > **Christina** | *4 January 2022* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: This tool was super easy for us to get started with and use for a few items. Originally we used it to test out a emergency issue with our website and then we continued to use it to help us build new environments and when upgrading our website software. It gave us benchmarks to see that we were improving where we needed and helped us find areas that had issues. It also allowed us to feel confident that our site would handle the load of users it gets and more. > > **Cons**: I believe that we struggled only with getting to know more about how to use it and needing to do so very quickly. The learning curve to get going took a bit but given the ability the software has that was to be expected. I think we would have looked for some training tutorials if we had time. Also I think we struggled with how to test a development environment that isn't open to the public and not sure we solved being able to do that without opening somehow to the 'outside' web. > > We loved this application and what it provided for us. We will continue to use it for periodic testing of more specific updates and applications where performance and load testing are needed. I do expect we'll also continue to do benchmark testing several times a year to continue to monitor our production sites and how they perform. ----- ### "Simple to use, powerful performance testing" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 November 2020* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The user experience is awesome. The billing is simple and straightforward - the Fuel Calculator made it easy to work out the required usage. The actual script setup is easy as pie and so intuitive. You download the chrome extension and it records the script instantly. The screenshots auto generate so you can check it's run properly and it can easily handle entering values into fields, clicking on buttons and navigating around the site. If you've never used a performance testing tool for traffic, this is the one to go for - it didn't take much clicking around to feel familiar with the Dashboard and it's capabilities. > > **Cons**: It's more suited to enterprise in terms of pricing as the minimum top up amount is $119 which is quite high, it would be great if there was a smaller package. > > Highly recommended, will be using again regularly in the future and it's added another tool to our belt\! ----- ### "Loadster is Awesome \!" — 5.0/5 > **Alexandru** | *23 January 2023* | Security & Investigations | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Clear and intuitive UI - I did not have to reach out for help or even trawl through docs, everything was self-explanatory- Good level of detail in the report - much needed to make sure the results are properly understood- Option to import from Postman (which is a good but relatively slow tool) - I literally let out a small moan of satisfaction when I saw this was an option- Good trial offering > > **Cons**: What's there to dislike ? Nothing \!There is no such thing as perfect, but this hits the spot so well you might as well call it that \! ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/142867/loadster) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data