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193 tools across 17 categories. Filter by what you actually need — your language, your budget shape, whether it has to run on your own infrastructure.

37 tools

Apache JMeter

Load & Performance

The open-source workhorse: every protocol, a GUI, and twenty-five years of plugins.

Open sourceNo-codeSelf-host

Cypress

E2E & UI Testing

Developer-first browser testing with an interactive runner developers actually enjoy.

from $75Open sourceSelf-host

Grafana k6

Load & Performance

Developer-first load testing: JavaScript scripts, Go engine, CI-native thresholds.

from $19Open sourceSelf-host

LocalStack

Test Data & Mocks

A local AWS cloud emulator so you can test infrastructure without an AWS bill.

from $39Self-host

Playwright

E2E & UI Testing

Microsoft's cross-browser automation library with tracing and auto-waiting built in.

Open sourceSelf-host

Postman

API Testing

The API platform most developers already have open: requests, collections, tests, mocks.

from $9

pytest

Unit & Component

The de facto Python testing framework: fixtures, parametrisation, plugins.

Open sourceSelf-host

Testcontainers

Test Data & Mocks

Real databases and services in throwaway Docker containers, per test run.

Free tierOpen sourceSelf-host

WireMock

Test Data & Mocks

The standard HTTP mock server for JVM and beyond: record, replay, stub, simulate faults.

Free tierOpen sourceSelf-host

Artillery

Load & Performance

YAML or JavaScript load tests that run serverless on AWS at large scale.

Open sourceSelf-host

BlazeMeter

Load & Performance

Managed cloud execution for JMeter, Gatling, k6 and Selenium scripts.

from $149

Bruno

API Testing

Git-native API client that stores collections as plain files in your repo.

from $6Open sourceSelf-host

Checkly

Monitoring

Monitoring as code: your Playwright scripts, running against production on a schedule.

from $24

Gatling

Load & Performance

High-performance load testing with a code-first DSL and superb HTML reports.

from €89Open sourceSelf-host

Insomnia

API Testing

Clean, fast API client with strong GraphQL and gRPC support.

from $12Open sourceSelf-host

Karate

API Testing

API testing, mocks, performance and UI automation in one Gherkin-based DSL.

Free tierOpen sourceNo-codeSelf-host

Katalon Studio

E2E & UI Testing

All-in-one low-code platform covering web, API, mobile and desktop.

from $84No-code

Locust

Load & Performance

Write load tests as plain Python. Scale by adding workers.

Open sourceSelf-host

Mockoon

Test Data & Mocks

Spin up a realistic mock API from a desktop app in under a minute.

from $100Open sourceSelf-host

Pact

API Testing

Consumer-driven contract testing so services can deploy independently.

Free tierOpen sourceSelf-host

REST Assured

API Testing

Fluent Java DSL for testing REST services inside your existing JVM test suite.

Open sourceSelf-host

Robot Framework

E2E & UI Testing

Keyword-driven acceptance testing that reads like structured English.

Open sourceNo-codeSelf-host

SoapUI / ReadyAPI

API Testing

The long-standing tool for SOAP, JMS and enterprise protocol testing.

Free tierOpen sourceSelf-host

SuperTest

API Testing

In-process HTTP assertions for Node.js apps, without binding a port.

Open sourceSelf-host

Tricentis Tosca

E2E & UI Testing

Model-based enterprise test automation for SAP, mainframe and packaged applications.

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Apidog

API Testing

Design, mock, test and document APIs in one integrated workspace.

from $9

Hoppscotch

API Testing

Lightweight browser-based API client you can self-host in a container.

from $6Open sourceSelf-host

mabl

E2E & UI Testing

Low-code, AI-assisted test automation with self-healing locators.

Talk to salesNo-code

Mockaroo

Test Data & Mocks

Design a realistic dataset in the browser and export it as CSV, JSON or SQL.

from $60No-code

Prism

Test Data & Mocks

Turn an OpenAPI document into a mock server that validates as well as responds.

Open sourceSelf-host

Schemathesis

API Testing

Property-based fuzzing that generates API tests straight from your OpenAPI schema.

Free tierOpen sourceSelf-host

Testsigma

E2E & UI Testing

Write tests in plain English, run them on web, mobile and APIs.

Free tierOpen sourceNo-codeSelf-host

Hoverfly

Test Data & Mocks

Lightweight service virtualisation: capture real traffic, then simulate it.

Open sourceSelf-host

Leapwork

E2E & UI Testing

Visual flowchart automation designed for business users, not engineers.

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Specmatic

API Testing

Turn OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specs into executable contracts and smart mocks.

Free tierOpen sourceSelf-host

Step CI

API Testing

Open-source API testing configured entirely in YAML, built for pipelines.

Open sourceSelf-host

Virtuoso QA

E2E & UI Testing

Natural-language authoring with self-healing, aimed at enterprise QA teams.

Talk to salesNo-code