--- title: "Artillery vs Locust: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Artillery or Locust more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Load testing tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/artillery-io-vs-locust" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Artillery vs Locust: Which is searched more? Is Artillery or Locust more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Load testing tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Artillery and Locust - **Competitive set**: Load testing tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Artillery Share of Search**: 0.74% - **Locust Share of Search**: 2.6% ## Is Artillery or Locust more popular in search? - In September 2026, Locust had more branded searches than Artillery among load testing tools worldwide. Locust had about 2,400 branded searches, while Artillery had 690. Locust made up 2.6% of all load testing tool searches we track, and Artillery accounted for 0.74%. - Locust was ahead of Artillery in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Artillery’s share of searches among load testing tools worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.74%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 690. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Locust’s share of searches among load testing tools worldwide moved from 1.6% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K. ## Top load testing tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Locust was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Artillery was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Locust was listed before Artillery in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | k6 | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | JMeter | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Locust | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Gatling | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Artillery | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LoadRunner | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | BlazeMeter | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about load testing tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which load testing tool should I use?": 1. k6, 2. JMeter, 3. Locust, 4. Gatling, 5. Artillery - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best load testing tools?": 1. k6, 2. JMeter, 3. Locust, 4. Gatling, 5. Artillery, 6. LoadRunner, 7. BlazeMeter - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best load testing tool for a small dev team?": 1. k6, 2. Locust, 3. JMeter, 4. Artillery - Searched Google, AI Overview "load testing software": 1. JMeter, 2. Gatling, 3. k6, 4. LoadRunner - Searched Google, AI Overview "performance testing tools": 1. JMeter, 2. k6, 3. Gatling, 4. Locust, 5. LoadRunner, 6. BlazeMeter Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for load testing tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Locust gained share of searches among load testing tools worldwide, from 2.1% to 2.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Artillery worldwide fell 63.5% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 690 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Artillery estimated searches | Artillery Share of Search | Artillery rank | Locust estimated searches | Locust Share of Search | Locust rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 7 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 1.5K | 1% | 7 | 2.4K | 1.7% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2K | 0.96% | 7 | 2.4K | 1.9% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 0.89% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.5% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.95% | 7 | 2.4K | 2.2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2K | 0.95% | 7 | 2.4K | 1.9% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.98% | 7 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 850 | 0.82% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.8% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 800 | 0.77% | 7 | 1.9K | 1.8% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 910 | 0.98% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.1% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 650 | 0.71% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.1% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 690 | 0.74% | 7 | 2.4K | 2.6% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Artillery’s and Locust’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Artillery**: Measured on the search terms “artillery io” and “artillery load testing”, summed into one figure. - **Locust**: Measured on the search term “locust load testing”. - [Artillery profile](/demand/global-en/brands/artillery-io) - [Locust profile](/demand/global-en/brands/locust) - [All load testing tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/load-testing-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Artillery or Locust more popular in search? In September 2026, Locust had more branded searches than Artillery among load testing tools worldwide. Locust had about 2,400 branded searches, while Artillery had 690. Locust made up 2.6% of all load testing tool searches we track, and Artillery accounted for 0.74%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Artillery vs Locust: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/artillery-io-vs-locust This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/artillery-io-vs-locust. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.