After getting into OpenSTA, we're switching to The Grinder for our opensource performance testing. Thought this was interesting:
1.1.3. How does The Grinder stack up against a commercial tool like Mercury Interactive's LoadRunnerâ„¢?
Here is an edited version of Tom Braverman's post to grinder-use.
A few reasons:
* The Grinder is lightweight
Compared to setting up LoadRunner or some other full featured tools, The Grinder is trivial to install and get running.
* The Grinder is a programmer's load tester