Goose

Spec sheet

Purpose

Goose is an open-source load-testing tool that simulates real-world traffic to find performance bottlenecks and validate scalability.Read 11 Oct 2026 · tag1.com

Security

Goose uses the system-native TLS implementation by default and can be configured to use the Rust-based rustls implementation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Support

The maker’s page links to the Goose Book, developer documentation, source code, and a way to contact a Goose expert.Read 11 Oct 2026 · tag1.com

License

The Goose repository lists the Apache-2.0 license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Headquarters

St. Petersburg, Florida, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · tag1.com

Founded

2007Read 28 Sep 2026 · tag1.com

Dashboard

The repository describes an opt-in web dashboard that streams live metrics and can optionally let authenticated users control a running test.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

How tests are written

Users define behavior in Rust code and build load tests as applications that depend on the Goose library.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

HTTP client

Goose uses the Reqwest HTTP client to make web requests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Implementation

Goose is written in Rust and inspired by the Python-based Locust framework.Read 11 Oct 2026 · tag1.com

Intended use

The maker describes Goose for teams that need to test site performance and peak loads on pre-production infrastructure.Read 11 Oct 2026 · tag1.com

Limit

The Goose Book says its biggest missing feature is a UI for controlling and monitoring tests, and describes that work as in progress.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Load generation

A single Goose process can use all available CPU cores, and distributed tests use a Manager and Worker model.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Metrics

Goose collects and aggregates metrics, with reports that can include summaries, segmentations, and test-to-test comparisons.Read 11 Oct 2026 · tag1.com

Performance

The Goose Book says Goose generates at least 11 times as much traffic as Locust per CPU core.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Reports

Goose can produce automated reports with summaries, segmentations, and test-to-test comparisons.Read 11 Oct 2026 · tag1.com

Test authoring

Users define behavior in Rust code and build load tests as applications that depend on the Goose library.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Use cases

The Goose Book describes use cases including complex workflows, API load testing, performance regression testing, and capacity planning.Read 11 Oct 2026 · book.goose.rs

Where Specifiction places it

• Performance Testing Software#31 of 387.1