List of 12 Best Software Performance Testing Tools

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List of 12 Best Software Performance Testing Tools
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Learning Objectives

• WebLOAD
• Apache JMeter
• HP LoadRunner
• Load Complete
• Rational Performance Tester
• Load UI
• Loadster
• WAPT
• Testing Anywhere
• Load Impact
• Appvance
• Open STA

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WebLOAD

• WebLOAD is load testing tool, performance
  testing, stress test web applications. This web
  and mobile load testing and analysis tool is from
  RadView Software. Load testing tool WebLOAD
  combines performance, scalability, and integrity
  as a single process for the verification of web
  and mobile applications
• Using its multi-protocol support, WebLOAD
  simulates traffic of hundreds of thousands of
  users and provides analysis data on how the
  application behaves under load.
• WebLOAD monitors and incorporates statistics from
  the various components of the system under test
  servers, application server, database, network,
  load-balancer, firewall, etc.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebLOAD

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Apache JMeter

• Apache JMeter is an Apache project that can be
  used as a load testing tool for analyzing and
  measuring the performance of a variety of
  services, with a focus on web applications.
• JMeter supports variable parameterization,
  assertions (response validation), per-thread
  cookies, configuration variables and a variety of
  reports.
• JMeter architecture is based on plugins. Most of
  its "out of the box" features are implemented
  with plugins.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_JMeter

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HP LoadRunner

• LoadRunner is a software testing tool from Micro
  Focus. It is used to test applications, measuring
  system behaviour and performance under load.
  LoadRunner can simulate thousands of users
  concurrently using application software,
  recording and later analyzing the performance of
  key components of the application.
• LoadRunner simulates user activity by generating
  messages between application components or by
  simulating interactions with the user interface
  such as keypresses or mouse movements.
• Load Generator generates the load against the
  application by following scripts.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoadRunner

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Load Complete

• LoadComplete allows you to easily generate
  traffic using the cloud, virtual machines, or
  even through on-premise computers. 
• Create load tests within seconds using the record
  and playback feature.
• Steadily ramp-up traffic and create custom load
  profiles for different geographical locations.
• Generate different load testing scenarios without
  knowing any scripting languages.
• Ref - https//smartbear.com/product/loadcomplete/o
  verview/

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Rational Performance Tester

• Rational Performance Tester is a tool for
  automated performance testing of web- and
  server-based applications from the Rational
  Software division of IBM.
• It allows users to create tests that mimic user
  transactions between an application client and
  server.
• During test execution, these transactions are
  replicated in parallel to simulate a large
  transaction load on the server.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_Perfo
  rmance_Tester

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Load UI

• LoadUI is a load testing software, targeted
  mainly at web services. LoadUI runs on Windows,
  Linux and Mac OS. LoadUI allows users to test the
  speed and scalability of APIs, preview API
  performance behaviors before releasing to
  production environments and shift performance
  insights to the left-
• Functionality can be added at runtime using
  plugins created by third-party developers.
• Features include integration with the functional
  testing tool SoapUI and load distribution.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoadUI

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Loadster

• Loadster is a cloud-hybrid load testing solution,
  with a powerful desktop app to control
  everything.
• Generate load from 15 cloud regions or your own
  self-hosted engines
• It's the best of both worlds and allows you to
  test both public and private sites.
• With Loadster, you'll pay a set monthly price, no
  matter how many tests you need to run.
• Ref - https//loadster.app/

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WAPT

• WAPT tool is a perfect combination of efficiency
  and flexibility with ease of use. The product is
  backed by a team of professionals with over 14
  years of experience in load testing.
• WAPT employs a simple test design approach by
  recording real life web sessions from a browser
  or a mobile application.
• It represents each recorded session as a sequence
  of HTTP requests, which is easy to understand and
  modify through a convenient user interface.
• Ref - https//www.loadtestingtool.com/help.shtml

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Testing Anywhere

• The software allows testers and developers to
  test applications, Web sites, objects, controls
  and GUI front-ends
• Test cases are created using one of five methods
  (web recording, object recording, image
  recognition, Smart recording, editor).
• These test cases are recorded, saved, and can be
  edited and enhanced.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testing_Anywhe
  re

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Load Impact

• Load Impact is a leading online load and
  performance testing service that lets you test
  your website, web-app, mobile app or API over the
  Internet.
• Its a true on-demand service, where you can
  start testing instantly and there are no licenses
  fees or software to install.
• Making Load Impact the most popular load testing
  service on the Internet.
• Ref - https//loadimpact.com/about/

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Appvance

• AI-driven test generation, which is
  revolutionizing how software testing is
  performed. The companys premier product is
  Appvance IQ, the worlds first AI-driven, unified
  test automation system.
• Appvance IQ lets testing teams easily create and
  execute exponentially more tests than they can
  with current automation.
• Dramatically fewer bugs slip into production with
  Appvance IQ because its vast and comprehensive
  test creation and execution capabilities find
  most defects.
• Ref - https//www.appvance.ai/company

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Open STA

• OpenSTA is a feature-rich GUI-based web server
  benchmarking utility that can perform scripted
  HTTP and HTTPS heavy load tests with performance
  measurements.
• It is freely available and distributable under
  the open source GNU General Public License.
• OpenSTA currently only runs on Microsoft
  Windows-based operating systems.
• Ref - https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSTA

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