%% Related - [[Software Testing]] - [[Performance Testing]] - [[Load Testing]] %% A load testing platform is a reusable framework for simulating traffic on application servers. It typically includes a cloud component that allows load tests to be run on virtual machines on demand. ## Platforms on the Market Load testing platforms are [[SaaS]] applications that help testers scale up their load testing scripts by leveraging cloud-based infrastructure. ### Based on open-source tools - [[CA Technologies|CA]] [[CA BlazeMeter|Blazemeter]]: wide range of tools supported, mature ecosystem, and substantial contributions to open source (especially JMeter)-- but expensive and support is lacking - [[browserless.io]] - [[Cypress]] - [[flood.io]]: supports [[JMeter]], [[Gatling]], [[Selenium WebDriver]], and [[Flood Element]], but its future is unknown after [[Tricentis]]'s acquisition of [[Neotys]] - [[Gatling Frontline]]: SaaS version is still in closed beta, but public release is imminent - [[k6 Cloud]]: superior platform and opinionated results analysis with valuable automated insights, but only supports one tool, [[k6 (tool)|k6]] - [[OctoPerf]] - [[Locust]] - [[AWS Distributed Load Testing]] ### Based on commercial tools - [[Eggplant Performance]] - [[Micro Focus]] [[LoadRunner]] - [[Micro Focus]] [[Silk Performer]] - [[Neotys]] [[NeoLoad]] - [[Smartbear]] [[LoadNinja]] - Deprecated: [[Microsoft]] [[Visual Studio Load Testing]] %%- Upcoming: [[Tricentis Cloud]]%% ![[Load Testing Platform Assessment Framework]]