DevOps teams want to be sure they are using the best performance testing tools available. But understanding which tool is best for performance testing has to go beyond a simple consideration of which performance testing tool is easiest. In truth, there are a wide variety of tools that can serve different functions—finding the right set for specific scenarios takes experience.
So what are the tools used for performance testing at Foulk Consulting? Deciding between different test environments and test automation platforms requires strategic thinking about the performance test requirements and how the results align with business objectives. Let’s take a close look at the tools we use for performance testing to give a sense of the scope of tools that are available and how every solution might serve different needs.
What are the Tools Used for Testing?
From pre-release application testing to continuous monitoring and testing releases queued for deployment, these tools are powerful applications we trust to serve DevOps teams in performance testing and beyond.
- Loadrunner: An industry leader for over 20+ years Loadrunner was previously of Mercury Interactive, HP, and Micro Focus and is now part of the OpenText software solution portfolio. With its vast coverage of recording protocols and its flexibility to allow for test designs that can be structured around an abundance of software and IT technologies. Loadrunner has three platforms from Loadrunner Professional, enterprise-grade Loadrunner Enterprise, and a service for Cloud-only provisioning in Loadrunner Cloud.
- NeoLoad: Speaking of NeoLoad, this tool allows for the code-less design and automation of performance tests. This allows teams throughout the development pipeline to carry out resource-intensive testing like load testing when resources are guaranteed to be available. This enables the identification of issues like performance bottlenecks even when advanced user behavior is being modeled. Even better, the automatic test updates feature means once a test is created, it can be re-used on many different projects when the same requirements need to be tested. That’s called working smarter, not harder.
- Flood.io: Flood.io is a load testing platform that integrates with products like JMeter, Gatling, Selenium, or Element (Puppeteer) to define user behaviors and see how they impact system performance. Flood.io’s products can run both in the cloud or through on-premises technology. Options include real browser load testing, an on-premises load generator or multi-cloud load generator orchestration, and historical performance analysis, among other opportunities.
- Octoperf: OctoPerf is a commercial Saas and on-Prem platform. Octoperf represents a full-stack cloud load-testing platform. It allows to simulate thousands of concurrent users on any HTTP-based website or mobile application. With the flexibility of on-premise essentially allows a performance test COE or company to install their own OctoPerf platform anywhere you want. With more dynamic open source capabilities, incentives within its pricing models, and complete testing process capabilities it’s a true end-to-end solution.
Outsource Performance Testing Tools Comparison and Management to Foulk Consulting
Whether you’re looking for the front-end performance testing tools that will help ensure a satisfactory user experience, or wondering which is the best performance testing tool, Foulk Consulting invites you to take a step back from worrying about the details by reaching out to us for a conversation. Understanding your test requirements, objectives, and the business goals supported by your product is enough work without also having to worry about how to get the testing done. As a high-caliber, experienced solutions IT partner, you can trust Foulk Consulting with your investment of personnel, expertise, and infrastructure. We empower our clients to better understand, deploy and take full advantage of their software investments while delivering high-quality solutions that exceed expectations.
The Foulk Consulting team is passionate about continually exploring the performance testing tools available to ensure our clients are employing and delivering ahead-of-the-curve solutions. Whether it’s helping you structure and carry out testing internally or serving as third-party software performance testers to add the benefits of deep performance engineering experiences to your efforts, our ultimate goal is helping you serve end-users better. We’d love to start winning your trust—reach out and get to know us.
