Tag: PerformanceTesting

Imagine launching a new app or platform, then finding out it slows to a crawl when real users start using it. That’s every developer’s nightmare, and a costly one, too. How do you avoid it?  By making sure your system can handle the pressure before it goes live. That’s exactly what benchmark testing helps you […]

Choosing between JMeter and Locust can feel like picking between two complex frameworks with distinct strengths. Both are popular for performance and load testing — but they come with steep learning curves, scripting needs, and manual configurations. Many organizations are turning to modern performance testing services to avoid the hassle of managing these tools directly. […]

When it comes to performance testing, LoadRunner is a familiar name — but it’s far from the only option. In this article, we’ll walk you through the best LoadRunner alternatives available today. If you’re scaling a new application, testing in an enterprise environment, or simply looking for more flexibility, read on to discover the load […]

Imagine launching a new product, only to have your website crash the moment traffic spikes. Or rolling out an update, confident in its stability — until real users start complaining about slow response times and timeouts. Performance issues can make or break an application, and that’s why performance testing is non-negotiable. Many development teams are […]

When it comes to performance testing, not all user interactions are created equal. The difference between concurrent and simultaneous user testing may sound subtle, but it has a big impact on how well your system handles real-world scenarios. If you’re preparing your platform for anything from daily traffic to high-stakes launches, understanding these terms can […]

Software testing professionals often use performance testing and load testing interchangeably, but these are not the same. Performance testing is an umbrella term that includes both load testing and stress testing, along with other methods that evaluate a system’s speed, stability, and scalability. Load testing checks how well a system handles expected traffic, ensuring it […]

We have a lot of experience in the field of web performance optimization, so we would like to share with you our best practices for solving such problems. In this part of the article, we will cover how to test a website on the WordPress platform, give you useful tools and important metrics for website testing. Additionally, we will shed light on site performance optimization.

K6 is a lightweight tool designed for developers using JavaScript. It’s easy to write simple test scenarios, especially for microservices or static websites. K6’s low resource usage and free version with limited features make it attractive for quick, small-scale testing. However, for more complex scenarios—such as distributed testing or advanced data pool management—K6 falls short. […]

Software interfaces were invented to integrate applications. They work as a kind of port through which you can connect to third-party software and interact with it, for example, send a request to a database and get a response. To make the interface usable for other software, there have to be some rules—what requests can be […]

Nowadays, almost every company has its own mobile app which provides millions of customers with products and services for all kinds of requests. Just think of it: every day, developers upload thousands of new applications to Google Play and App Store. In this blog post, we will take a step-by-step look at how to write a load script for a mobile application and run a test by generating HTTP/HTTPS traffic on the app server using JMeter.