Real Chrome browsers, from script to scale in minutes. Launch tests from 32 cloud regions.

Stop configuring test infrastructure. Start actually load testing. Record a script, launch thousands of bots, and get test results in real time.

96M
Bots Launched
60K
Sites Tested
7M
Scripts Played
32
Cloud Regions

Loadster has helped improve the performance, scalability, and uptime of thousands of sites. Proud to be chosen by many of the best teams.

  • Nginx
  • Wells Fargo
  • Amazon
  • Queensland Government
  • Accenture
  • Yale University
  • HBO
  • Mint Mobile
  • KPMG
  • Perficient
  • Dell
  • Pearson

Every website has a breaking point. Find yours before your users do.

Your site might be fast and stable right now, under typical traffic. But what happens when thousands of users hit it at once during a launch, marketing campaign, or unexpected spike? Load testing simulates peak traffic conditions ahead of time, so you can proactively find scalability bottlenecks and optimize for heavy traffic.

Loadster is cloud-based load testing software built for product teams who want results, not a second job maintaining test infrastructure.

Three bot types. One cloud platform. Test the way that fits your stack.

Loadster supports three different bot types, all running from the same cloud infrastructure with shared reporting. Pick the one that fits your tests, or mix and match within a single scenario.

Playwright Bot

Playwright Bots

Run your Playwright Test scripts at scale through Loadster's cloud. Ideal for teams already using Playwright or who want programmatic control with an open source testing framework, combined with Loadster's cloud scaling and reporting.

Scripting Style
JavaScript/TypeScript
Good For Testing
Web Applications, Modern Websites
Fuel Consumption
Loadster Fuel Loadster Fuel Loadster Fuel Loadster Fuel 4X
Browser Bot

Browser Bots

Record scripts in your browser with Loadster's free extension and edit them visually. Add JavaScript if necessary. Browser Bots automate real headless Chrome browsers for realistic web application testing with a minimal learning curve.

Scripting Style
Visual or JavaScript
Good For Testing
Web Applications, Modern Websites
Fuel Consumption
Loadster Fuel Loadster Fuel Loadster Fuel Loadster Fuel 4X
Protocol Bot

Protocol Bots

Protocol Bots execute scripted HTTP/S requests against your API or static website. Testing at the protocol layer is cost-effective and easily scales to hundreds of thousands of concurrent bots, and is ideal for testing HTTP APIs at scale.

Scripting Style
Visual or JavaScript
Good For Testing
APIs, Simple Websites
Fuel Consumption
Loadster Fuel 1X
Start Load Testing

Load test from 32 cloud regions across AWS and GCP clouds. Monitor from 8 dedicated locations on 5 continents.

Faster results, less effort. Loadster makes you faster with browser-based scripting, fully managed infrastructure, live metrics, and automatic reporting.

  • Fast script recording

    Script Recording

    Record scripts right in your browser with the free Chrome or Firefox extension. Or add steps manually, if you prefer.

  • Quick Editing

    Quick Editing

    Edit your scripts and replay them with a single bot until it works perfectly... all from your browser.

  • Instant Playback

    Instant Playback

    As you play scripts from your web browser, watch the results in real time as each step runs. Edit and repeat as necessary!

  • Diagnostic Traces

    Diagnostic Traces

    After your script runs, you can inspect requests, responses, screenshots, and errors from every step.

  • Managed cloud

    Managed Cloud

    No need install anything or set up test infrastructure! Loadster spins up fully managed cloud instances in about 2-3 minutes.

  • Live results

    Live Results

    As each load test runs, keep an eye on the real-time graphs and tables. Observe your site's response times, throughput, and errors.

  • Automatic Reports

    Automatic Reports

    Loadster automatically generates a full test report with charts and tables after each test. No more tedious manual reporting.

  • Team Collaboration

    Team Collaboration

    Invite your colleagues, and anyone on your team can create scripts, run tests, and share results. Make scalability a team effort!

Load Test Your Site

Loadster scales with your testing and your budget. Choose between flexible pay-as-you-go and subscription pricing.

Monthly Fuel Plans

Starting at $78 a month

Subscribe to a monthly plan to automatically add fuel every month at a discount. Unused fuel rolls over as long as you keep the plan.

Plan Pricing

Pay As You Go

Starting at $97 for 1000 units

Purchase as much Loadster Fuel as you need for your load testing and monitoring. No commitment, just buy it when you need it.

Fuel Pricing

Not just a load testing tool. Reuse your scripts for 24/7 site & API monitoring.

The same Loadster scripts you write for load testing also power 24×7×365 site monitoring. Instead of running thousands of bots at once, a monitor runs a single bot on a schedule and alerts you via email, SMS, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, or Slack the moment something breaks.

One platform, one set of scripts, both jobs covered.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Loadster cost?
Every account starts with 50 free units of Loadster Fuel (enough for a handful of tests). No credit card is required to start. After that, pay-as-you-go starts at $97 for 1,000 units, or subscribe to a monthly plan from $78/month for ongoing testing and monitoring.
How is Loadster different from JMeter, k6, or Locust?
Open source tools like JMeter, k6, and Locust are powerful, but you have to write the scripts, stand up the infrastructure, distribute it across regions, persist the results, and build your own monitoring on top. Loadster gives you the same scale in a managed cloud, with browser-based script recording, three bot types in one platform (Playwright, Browser, Protocol), and built-in 24/7 site monitoring using the same scripts.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Loadster runs entirely in the cloud. The Loadster Recorder browser extension (Chrome or Firefox) is optional and free, useful for recording browser-based test scripts. A self-hosted engine is also available if you need to test systems behind a firewall.
How long does it take to run my first load test?
Many teams go from signup to first test results in under 10 minutes. Install the recorder extension, walk through your site to record a script, then launch a test from the dashboard. Cloud load generators spin up in 2-3 minutes.
Can I test sites behind a firewall or on a private network?
Yes. A self-hosted Loadster engine runs on your own infrastructure (Docker) and tests systems on private networks while the scripts, results, and reporting stay in the Loadster cloud dashboard.
Not quite ready to load test? Check your site's baseline performance first.