locust-plugins
Useful plugins/extensions for Locust
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Low install friction, active maintenance, permissive Apache-2.0 license, and no known vulnerabilities. Install if you use Locust and need any of its plugins (non-HTTP protocols, data readers, result listeners, or command-line checks). Skip only if your load tests are purely HTTP and you have no need for the bundled extensions.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Some plugins require additional system dependencies or packages beyond the base install.
- Low friction installation as a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and state material changes.
last release 2026-06-12 (63 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-12 · 669 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,637,236 downloads/mo, #3,699 on PyPI
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pip install locust-plugins
from locust_plugins.users import WebdriverUser
from locust import task
class MyUser(WebdriverUser):
@task
def my_task(self):
self.client.get('https://example.com')- Whether all advertised plugins are included in version 5.0.3 or require separate optional dependencies.
- Compatibility of specific plugins with versions of locust beyond the base dependency specification.
- Performance overhead or resource requirements when using multiple plugins in a single test run.
What it is and what it does
Locust Plugins is a curated collection of extensions that fill gaps in Locust's core load-testing toolkit. Locust itself is intentionally minimal—it handles HTTP well but leaves protocol support, data ingestion, and result reporting to users. This package bundles solutions for common needs: listeners that send results to TimescaleDB, Grafana, Azure Application Insights, or JMeter-compatible files; user classes for Playwright, Selenium, Kafka, and FTP; data readers for CSV and MongoDB; and utility functions for wait times, transaction logging, and distributed test-data management.
The package is designed to evolve faster than Locust core by staying separate, allowing developers to add plugins without bloating the main tool. It supports Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12, and is actively maintained. Installation is straightforward, and most configuration happens in code, with some options exposed as command-line arguments.
Use it for
- Load test non-HTTP systems (Kafka, FTP, WebSocket) by using protocol-specific user classes instead of writing custom clients.
- Feed test data from CSV or MongoDB into load tests while maintaining order across distributed workers.
- Monitor load test results in real-time dashboards (Grafana + TimescaleDB) or export to JMeter format.
- Aggregate multi-step workflows as transactions and log them separately from individual requests.
- Set performance gates using command-line checks (e.g., fail if RPS or error rate thresholds are exceeded).
- Distribute test data from a master node to worker nodes while preserving order for stateful tests.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Low install friction, active maintenance, permissive Apache-2.0 license, and no known vulnerabilities. Install if you use Locust and need any of its plugins (non-HTTP protocols, data readers, result listeners, or command-line checks). Skip only if your load tests are purely HTTP and you have no need for the bundled extensions.
Install
locust-plugins on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation as a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance with a recent release and repository activity. Depends only on locust and typing-extensions.
Requires Python 3.10 or later. Some plugins require additional system dependencies or packages beyond the base install.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and state material changes.
Quickstart
pip install locust-plugins
from locust_plugins.users import WebdriverUser
from locust import task
class MyUser(WebdriverUser):
@task
def my_task(self):
self.client.get('https://example.com')Verify before relying
- Whether all advertised plugins are included in version 5.0.3 or require separate optional dependencies.
- Compatibility of specific plugins with versions of locust beyond the base dependency specification.
- Performance overhead or resource requirements when using multiple plugins in a single test run.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packageslocusttyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 63 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,637,236 / month, #3,699 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: MacOSOperating System :: POSIX :: LinuxProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Topic :: Software Development :: Testing :: Traffic Generation |
Evidence: locust_plugins-5.0.3-py3-none-any.whl
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