Goose
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The facts
Each one read from Goose's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Dashboard
- The repository describes an opt-in web dashboard that streams live metrics and can optionally let authenticated users control a running test.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dashboard limit
- The Goose Book describes a UI for controlling and monitoring load tests as a missing feature that was a work in progress; it also mentions an optional HTML report.checked 11 Oct 2026
- How tests are written
- Users define behavior in Rust code and build load tests as applications that depend on the Goose library.checked 11 Oct 2026
- HTTP client
- Goose uses the Reqwest HTTP client to make web requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- Goose is written in Rust and inspired by the Python-based Locust framework.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The maker describes Goose for teams that need to test site performance and peak loads on pre-production infrastructure.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The Goose repository lists the Apache-2.0 license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The Goose Book says its biggest missing feature is a UI for controlling and monitoring tests, and describes that work as in progress.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Load generation
- A single Goose process can use all available CPU cores, and distributed tests use a Manager and Worker model.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- Goose collects and aggregates metrics, with reports that can include summaries, segmentations, and test-to-test comparisons.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The Goose Book says Goose generates at least 11 times as much traffic as Locust per CPU core.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Goose is an open-source load-testing tool that simulates real-world traffic to find performance bottlenecks and validate scalability.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reports
- Goose can produce automated reports with summaries, segmentations, and test-to-test comparisons.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Goose uses the system-native TLS implementation by default and can be configured to use the Rust-based rustls implementation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker’s page links to the Goose Book, developer documentation, source code, and a way to contact a Goose expert.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Test authoring
- Users define behavior in Rust code and build load tests as applications that depend on the Goose library.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The Goose Book describes use cases including complex workflows, API load testing, performance regression testing, and capacity planning.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- St. Petersburg, Florida, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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