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title: "LoadRunner vs Locust: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LoadRunner or Locust? 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."
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# LoadRunner vs Locust: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, LoadRunner or Locust? 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**: LoadRunner and Locust
- **Competitive set**: Load testing tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LoadRunner Share of Search**: 5.5%
- **Locust Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, LoadRunner or Locust?

- In August 2026, LoadRunner had more branded searches than Locust among load testing tools worldwide. LoadRunner was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Locust’s 1.9K, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus Locust’s 1.3%.
- LoadRunner was ahead of Locust in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LoadRunner’s estimated Share of Search among load testing tools worldwide moved from 4.8% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Locust’s estimated Share of Search among load testing tools worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for load testing tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Locust worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LoadRunner worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | LoadRunner estimated searches | LoadRunner Share of Search | LoadRunner rank | Locust estimated searches | Locust Share of Search | Locust rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.9K | 4.8% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 5% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 5.8% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 7.4% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 5.5% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 6.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 5.1% | 4 | 1.9K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 5.1% | 4 | 1.9K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LoadRunner’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.

- **LoadRunner**: Measured on the search term “loadrunner”.
- **Locust**: Measured on the search term “locust load testing”.

- [LoadRunner profile](/demand/global-en/brands/loadrunner)
- [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, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, LoadRunner or Locust?

In August 2026, LoadRunner had more branded searches than Locust among load testing tools worldwide. LoadRunner was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Locust’s 1.9K, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus Locust’s 1.3%.

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