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Load testing, part of the broader work of QA testing and automated testing, involves putting demand on software or devices in order to measure the system’s behavior in normal usage and possible “peak load” scenarios. Sometimes called stress testing, the process is essential for understanding how a system will handle different numbers of simultaneous users. Load testing tools are used to help determine optimal architecture and scale needed to support projected usage patterns

PeerSpot users have commented on what they look for in a load testing tool. They generally want a tool that can easily identify the bottlenecks in an application. Simplicity is prized. There is a preference for tools that enable the automating of manual flows, which helps save time and effort for testing teams.

Testing professionals on PeerSpot prefer load testing tools that support multiple platforms and metrics. For instance, it is beneficial if a tool can support JMX for WebLogic, modern SNMP versions, flexible custom metrics, and so forth.

Testers want to easily assess load characteristics on any operating system and with many programming languages, including Windows, Linux and Solaris. For departments that base many of their systems on products from the same vendor, such as Oracle, an integrated package that fits their standard is also viewed as a boon to testing productivity.

The best load testing tools, according to users, feature recording and playback of test sequences. Some users express an interest in having a custom dashboard to enable different views of test results. Ideally, the tool will take test automation through the entire business process. For example, it will test web service availability before it starts automated test packs. This is important because applications touch multiple processes and do not exist in isolation. The behavior of one process step can affect others if load is an issue.

Leaderboard for Load Testing Tools

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#1. Abbasi Poonawala

1305

Points

Chief Enterprise Architect at a financial services firm

Reviewed Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud:

Offers good record and playback and endurance features

#2. Abdulla Pathan

1155

Points

Technology Competency and Solution Head at LearningMate

Reviewed Apache JMeter:

It is easily deployable and extendable, but it should start supporting the presentation layer

#3. Ravi Suvvari

580

Points

Performance and Fault-tolerance Architect

Reviewed Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise:

The web interface, which allows use by multiple users in multiple locations, is helpful as we…

#4. reviewer1322280

540

Points

Regional Head Customer Experience at a financial services firm

Reviewed Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional:

Supports multiple protocols, easy to install and use, and handles large workloads

#5. David Collier

530

Points

Co-Founder at Nobius IT

Reviewed Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise:

Performance testing that should be part of your everyday application development lifecycle

#6. RajeevSAwant

475

Points

Head Automation COE at Truglobal

Reviewed Apache JMeter:

Free, commonly used, and good for web API testing

#7. reviewer1800201

390

Points

Global Delivery Head at a consultancy

Reviewed BlazeMeter:

Lacking support and security, but has multifaceted capabilities

#8. Chetan Kousadikar

370

Points

Senior Software Engineer at Xylem

Reviewed Telerik Test Studio:

Helps us automate software cases but needs a feature that allows multiple file types to be selected

#9. Saroja Josephine Jillella

345

Points

Consultant at a computer software company

Reviewed Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional:

Reliable with good reporting and support of a wide range of protocols

#10. Sanket Sunil Randive

330

Points

Senior Consultant at Capgemini

Reviewed Tricentis NeoLoad:

Has a straightforward implementation, better scripting and execution versus competitors, and good…

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