Performance and Load Testing Services to Deliver Scalable Software
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We've Got All Your Performance Testing Needs Covered
Ensure Scalability for Growth
Identify Breaking Points
Maintain Long-Term Stability
Our Comprehensive Performance Testing Services Ensure the Delivery of Highly Responsive Applications
01 Load Testing
02 Stress Testing
03 Endurance Testing
04 Data Volume Testing
How to Get Started with Performance Testing
Step 1 Discover Your Testing Needs
Step 2 Create a Strategy and Build the Team
Step 3 Get Started
Case Study
Our customer PEC has recently launched brand new storm center and outage reporting systems to ensure a seamless experience for clients during Texan storms.
With the assistance of PFLB’s professional services team, they simulated storm-specific user behavior and ensured the applications’ ability to handle heavy user traffic.
A Massachusetts-based e-learning services provider, FolderWave, faced significant strain on their systems due to cyclical educational processes and increased online learning.
PFLB conducted stress testing to emulate peak user loads, identifying and resolving critical performance issues. The process ensured that FolderWave’s systems could handle high volumes of student activity, strengthening their reliability and reputation in the industry.
Our client, a major nation-wide meat producer, was actively using local WMS and TMS.
As a result, their 5,000 employees used to waste much time and effort storing and processing a lot of data in different systems.
PFLB Client’s Review
PFLB's professional services team is top-notch. They really came through for us, stress-testing our new outage map and OR&S apps before we went live. I was super impressed with their service. Working with Boris was awesome—totally recommend them!
PFLB's professional services team is top-notch. They really came through for us, stress-testing our new outage map and OR&S apps before we went live. I was super impressed with their service. Working with Boris was awesome—totally recommend them!
I was highly satisfied working with PFLB. They're a fantastic one-stop shop for performance testing, with everything you need—their platform and skilled engineers. I've used them twice to load test the College Board software before big updates, and it all went smoothly. Plus, I love that they store all the testing data, so we can track performance capacity over time.
I was highly satisfied working with PFLB. They're a fantastic one-stop shop for performance testing, with everything you need—their platform and skilled engineers. I've used them twice to load test the College Board software before big updates, and it all went smoothly. Plus, I love that they store all the testing data, so we can track performance capacity over time.
It was a pleasure working with PFLB, and I’d recommend them for performance testing. They quickly got up to speed with our complex software architecture and were super productive in setting up our load testing in the cloud. They were really dedicated to improving our product with their performance optimization expertise. Highly recommend them!
It was a pleasure working with PFLB, and I’d recommend them for performance testing. They quickly got up to speed with our complex software architecture and were super productive in setting up our load testing in the cloud. They were really dedicated to improving our product with their performance optimization expertise. Highly recommend them!
PFLB was willing to work with a very small solopreneur without an enormous investment in capital. Their prices were reasonable and provided me with notable improvements to my php performance.
PFLB was willing to work with a very small solopreneur without an enormous investment in capital. Their prices were reasonable and provided me with notable improvements to my php performance.
PFLB did benchmarking tests on our database storage engine under standard and uncommon conditions, using specialized tools. Their analysis gave us valuable insights and recommendations to boost our product's performance. I highly recommend PFLB to anyone looking to optimize software performance.
PFLB did benchmarking tests on our database storage engine under standard and uncommon conditions, using specialized tools. Their analysis gave us valuable insights and recommendations to boost our product's performance. I highly recommend PFLB to anyone looking to optimize software performance.
We smoothly moved over 30 JMeter projects to PFLB, and it's been a total game changer. It's given our team of 50+ remote performance engineers the ability to handle large-scale load tests every day with real ease.
We smoothly moved over 30 JMeter projects to PFLB, and it's been a total game changer. It's given our team of 50+ remote performance engineers the ability to handle large-scale load tests every day with real ease.
PFLB's testing team helped us successfully complete the FDA regulations for the computer system validation (CSV) process at Illumina. I highly recommend Yuri Kovalov and his team—they're top-notch professionals in performance and load testing.
PFLB's testing team helped us successfully complete the FDA regulations for the computer system validation (CSV) process at Illumina. I highly recommend Yuri Kovalov and his team—they're top-notch professionals in performance and load testing.
PFLB has been Tinder's load testing provider for over 5 years, and it is a true pleasure working with them. They managed the entire performance testing process for our app releases, helping us fix tons of performance issues. I highly recommend PFLB as a reliable vendor.
PFLB has been Tinder's load testing provider for over 5 years, and it is a true pleasure working with them. They managed the entire performance testing process for our app releases, helping us fix tons of performance issues. I highly recommend PFLB as a reliable vendor.
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Explore Challenges We’re Best at Solving
Maximize your launch success. Pre-release performance testing ensures your app or product update handles surges seamlessly, safeguarding your reputation and business continuity.
Simulate high traffic and offers. Identify and address bottlenecks for a smooth and lucrative Black Friday online shopping experience.
Maximize ROI by optimizing code with PFLB's performance testing. Reduce redundancies, ensuring cost-effective cloud infrastructure.
Evaluate system performance against chosen hardware. Our tests guide recommendations for peak performance and cost-effectiveness.
Ensure top-notch performance for new software. Trust us for robust software validation processes that guarantee customer acceptance.
Smooth transitions with minimal failures. Simulate user behavior, analyze old systems, and ensure optimal performance during migration.
Best Performance Testing Practices in 2024
Service Availability and Continuity
- Prevent service disruptions: Performance testing identifies and eliminates potential bottlenecks before deployment, ensuring consistent service availability and minimizing downtime.
- Proactive capacity planning: Testing helps determine resource requirements under peak loads, allowing for proactive scaling and infrastructure adjustments to avoid service disruptions during high-demand periods.
- Faster incident resolution: By pinpointing performance issues in advance, troubleshooting during actual incidents becomes faster and more efficient, minimizing service disruption duration and improving MTTR (Mean Time to Restore).
Service Desk & Incident Management
- Reduce incident volume: Proactive performance testing minimizes the occurrence of performance-related incidents, lowering the workload on the service desk and improving overall efficiency.
- Improve incident resolution quality: Identifying the root cause of performance issues becomes easier with pre-emptive testing, leading to faster and more accurate resolutions.
- Enhance customer satisfaction: Preventing performance issues translates to smoother user experiences and reduced frustration, ultimately improving customer satisfaction with IT services.
Continual Service Improvement (CSI)
- Data-driven optimization: Performance testing provides valuable data on system behavior and user interactions, enabling data-driven decisions for continuous service improvement.
- Benchmarking and performance baselines: Establishing performance baselines through testing allows for ongoing monitoring and measurement of service improvements over time.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities: By optimizing resource allocation based on actual performance demands, performance testing can contribute to cost reduction and resource optimization.
Additional Benefits
- Compliance with regulations: Performance testing helps ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for system performance and availability in certain industries, mitigating risk and potential penalties.
- Improved IT risk management: Proactively addressing performance issues allows IT departments to mitigate risks associated with system failures and maintain a more stable and secure computing environment.
FAQs
01 What is performance testing in software testing?
Performance testing assesses an application's responsiveness and scalability under controlled load conditions. It helps identify performance bottlenecks and ensures the system meets performance benchmarks for real-world user demands.
02 What is stress testing in performance testing?
Stress testing, a type of performance testing, pushes an application to its limits by simulating extreme user loads. It helps identify breaking points and ensure the system can recover gracefully from overload.
03 How much does load testing cost?
Pricing depends on your app’s size, the number of external services, the need for generating data volumes, the need for data masking, and the number of test iterations. You’ll never get a surprise bill.
04 What is a load generator in performance testing?
In performance testing, a load generator acts as a virtual user injector. It simulates realistic user behavior by sending controlled loads to an application.
05 What performance testing tools do you use?
We use PFLB as a load testing platform for web, mobile and API testing. For legacy, SAP, and others, we use LoadRunner and JMeter. We also use various system tools for performance diagnostics and benchmarking – IOzone, FIO, and many more.
06 What is throughput or tps in performance testing?
Throughput, often measured in Transactions Per Second (TPS), refers to the rate at which a system can process requests. In performance testing, it reflects how many actions an application can handle within a specific timeframe. Imagine a bank's online system. Throughput testing helps determine how many transactions (logins, transfers, etc.) the system can process per second during peak hours.