Performance testing this is this is an important stage of software testing .it analyze how fast the application/software is under different conditions.The performance testers will examine how quickly different parts of the application can respond to user actions, under what conditions transactions fail or time out.
In this review, I will share with you some performance testing tools you may need.
LoadNinja
It allows you to create scriptless sophisticated load tests and reduces testing time by half. It also replaces load emulators with real browsers and gets actionable, browser-based metrics at ninja speed. LoadNinja empowers teams to increase their test coverage without giving up on the quality by removing the tedious efforts of dynamic correlation, script translation, and script scrubbing.
| Features | Protocols |
| Scriptless load test creation & playbackReal browser load test execution at scaleVU Debugger debug tests in real timeVU Inspector manages virtual user activity in real timeIt is hosted on the cloudBrowser-based metrics with analytics and reporting features | HTTPHTTPSSAP GUI WebWebSocketJava-based protocolGoogle Web ToolkitOracle forms |
Apache JMeter
JMeter is an open source tool that can be used for performance and load testing for analyzing and measuring the performance of a variety of services. This tool is mainly used for web and web service applications.
| Features | Protocols |
| It supports multiple load injectors managed by a single controllerHighly portable and supports all the Java-based appsLess scripting efforts as compared to other toolsSimple charts and graphs for analyzing key load related statistics and resource usage monitors.Supports Integrated real-time, Tomcat collectors for Monitoring | HTTPHTTPSXMLSOAPJava-based protocolsFTP |
WebLOAD
WebLOAD is an enterprise-scale load testing tool. It features a comprehensive IDE, Load Generation Console, and a sophisticated Analytics Dashboard. This is a web and mobile load testing and analysis tool from RadView Software.
| Features | Protocols |
| Flexible test scenario creationSupports every major web technologyPowerful correlation engineAutomatic bottleneck detectionGenerate load on-premise or in the cloudNative JavaScript scripting | HTTPHTTPSXMLEnterprise applicationsNetwork TechnologyServer Technologies |
LoadUI Pro
LoadUI Pro allows you to quickly create scriptless sophisticated load tests, distribute them on cloud using load agents and monitor the performance of your servers as you increase the load on them. You can access detailed reports and quickly automate your load tests.
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| Features | Protocols |
| Scriptless Load test creationPreconfigured load test templates like spike, baseline, stress, smokeDrag and drop load tests on distribution agents on cloudSophisticated analytics and statists features for reportingQuick conversion of functional tests | HTTPRESTSOAPJSONAPI BlueprintJSON SchemaXML Schema |
LoadView
LoadView utilizes real browser-based load testing for websites, web applications, and APIs. It creates multi-step scripts that simulate users interacting with your website or application. With LoadView by Dotcom-Monitor, you can show the actual performance of your applications under load.
| Features | Protocols |
| Cloud-based load testing in real browsersSupports Rich Internet ApplicationsQuickly and easily build test scripts without touching a line of codeTest compatibility on mobile browsers and devicesIdentify bottlenecks and ensure scalabilityPerformance metrics and reports that can be shared with various internal stakeholders | FlashSilverlightJavaHTML5PHPRuby |
NeoLoad
NeoLoad is an innovative performance testing platform designed to automate test design, maintenance, and analysis for Agile and DevOps teams. It integrates with continuous delivery pipelines to support performance testing.
| Features | Protocols |
| Automated test design enabling faster test creationIntegration with CI servers for automated test runtimeIt consists of Shared test scripts and reportsHybrid on-premise and cloud load generation from over 70 global localizations | HTTPHTTPSSOAPRESTFlex PushAJAX Push |
LoadRunner
LoadRunner is a software testing tool from Micro Focus. It is used to test applications, measuring system behavior, and performance under load. It can simulate thousands of users concurrently using application software.
| Features | Protocols |
| Lower hardware and software costs by accurately predicting system capacityIt Pinpoints the root cause of application performance problems quickly and accuratelyIt has Effective tool utilization trackingBrowser-based access to global test resources and optimal usage of load generator farm | All protocols are supported by Load Runner |
REST-Assured
When using Java, REST-Assured is my first choice for API automation. In fact, it’s the main tool I use for API testing.
REST-Assured is a fluent Java library you can use to test HTTP-based REST services. It’s designed with testing in mind, and it integrates with any existing Java-based automation framework. The REST-Assured API was created so that you don’t necessarily need to be an HTTP expert.
It provides a behavior-driven development (BDD)-like, domain-specific language that makes creating API testing in Java simple. It also has a bunch of baked-in functionalities, which means you don’t have to code things from scratch.
Bonus: If you’re like me and use the Serenity automation framework, you will like that REST-Assured integrates seamlessly with it, which means you can combine your UI and REST tests all in one framework that generates awesome reports.
Testing and validating REST services is harder in Java than it is in dynamic languages such as Ruby and Groovy. This is one more reason to use REST-Assured, since it brings the simplicity of using those languages into the Java domain.
If your team is made up mainly of Java coders, I highly recommend REST-Assured for API testing.
Postman
Some folks don’t want to code in an integrated development environment using the same language as the developers. After all, if your developers don’t contribute to your automation efforts, why force yourself to use their tech stack when it’s not the best option for you?
Sometimes you just want a quick and dirty API test without all the overhead, or you need a tool to help with exploratory testing of your API. Postman is perfect in these scenarios. But it’s also powerful enough that you can create more integrated solutions if you wish.
Postman is an easy-to-use REST client, and you can get started with it quickly by leveraging its Chrome plug-in. There are native versions for both Mac and Windows.
Postman has a rich interface that many REST clients don’t have, making it easy to use. It also lets you easily share your knowledge with your co-workers, because you can package up all your requests and expected responses and send them off to someone else so that he or she can take a look.
Casual gaming company Big Fish Games uses Postman as a collaborative tool. According to Amber Race, a software development engineer in test (SDET) at the company, one person does the research and figures out all the test cases for the API.
That person then publishes that information to a wiki so that others can run the API tests and ensure that what they’re doing doesn’t break existing API functionality. Postman even allows you to place a button on your internal website saying, “Run in Postman,” and it automatically kicks off your Postman tests.
If your team wants to not only test APIs but also have a tool to help automate some of your exploratory API testing efforts, Postman is a great choice.
Postwoman
Postwoman, an alternative to Postman, is a new tool that has gained in popularity over the past few months. It has a clean and modern UI that makes creating API requests fast and easy.
Features that Postwoman is known for include:
- The ability to run everything online (no install required)
- Support for multiple platforms and multiple devices
- The ability to access it from anywhere
- High customizability
If you need to start testing APIs and don’t want the hassle of having to install bloated software on your machine, this tool is for you. It has received almost 15,000 stars on GitHub, a good indicator that folks are getting value from it.
SoapUI
If your team has complicated API testing scenarios and is weighted toward QA/test engineers, SoapUI is the tool to try first—especially if the team does mostly API testing.
This fully functional test tool is completely dedicated to API testing, so why produce a solution from scratch? And if for some reason you need to create a custom workflow or functionality, you can code up your solution in SoapUI using Groovy.
Insomnia
After looking at Insomnia, I’m not sure how I ever missed it. It’s free and easy to use, and it has a beautiful interface. Some other benefits of Insomnia are that it allows you to:
- Create HTTP requests
- View response details
- Organize your tests
- Reuse values
- Generate code snippets
There are even more features listed under the vendor’s “big ol'” list of features on its website.
Taurus
Taurus is an automation-friendly framework for continuous testing. Because you can use it with JMeter, it can handle API testing.
The power of Taurus is that it allows you to write your tests in YAML, a human-readable and editable approach that lets you describe a test in a simple text file. You can actually describe a full-blown script in about 10 lines of text, which allows teams to describe their tests in either a YAML or JSON file.
YAML is a big leap forward from the old days of having to bring up a big, heavy, vendor-specific record and scripting tool.
Other features include:
- The tests are much more readable, and therefore easier to perform code reviews on, since your test cases are written in YAML.
- Taurus basically fits performance testing into your CI/CD pipeline much more efficiently.
- Taurus provides a sort of abstraction layer on top of JMeter, as well as some other tools such as Locust, Gatling, The Grinder, and Selenium.
Taurus is great to use when teams want to take a more BDD-based testing approach to their API testing efforts. Using YAML files gives you clear, easy-to-read tests that anyone on your team can understand.
Karate
Karate, created by Intuit a few years ago, has matured into a stable tool with unique functionality. For example, it offers API testing, API testing doubles, and API performance testing all in one framework.
And with the its latest update, Karate also supports UI test automation—making it a true, end-to-end unified testing framework. It’s constantly being updated, so be sure to check it out regularly to get up to speed on all the latest features.
Tests are written using a BDD, Gherkin-like syntax. But unlike most BDD frameworks (Cucumber, JBehave, SpecFlow), you don’t need to write step definitions. Karate has already created all the step definitions you need to start testing APIs.
If you’re new to programming or automation, Karate is easy to use, since you don’t need any Java knowledge. If this is your situation, Karate might be the perfect choice.
Fiddler
Fiddler lets you monitor, manipulate, and reuse HTTP requests. It does many things that allow you to debug website issues, and, with one of its many extensions, you can accomplish even more.
One of those, the APITest extension, greatly validates the behavior of web APIs. (Validators offer a lightweight way to judge the success or failure of a test.) For more hard-core API testing development, use the FiddlerCore.NET class library to build your API testing infrastructure.
Fiddler is a great choice for teams that use .NET languages, since you can develop your tests using any .NET language you wish.
Citrus Framework
The Citrus Framework can help you automate integration tests for virtually any messaging protocol or data format.
Among its benefits:
- It works with REST, SOAP, HTTP, JMS, TCP/IP, and other protocols.
- It creates tests using Java or XML.
- It’s mature; version 1 launched in September 2009, and it’s been steadily updated ever since, with release 2.7.6 introduced in June 2019.
- It has great documentation.
If you plan to test other headless technologies beyond REST services, Citrus is the tool for you. It’s made to handle any headless protocol, offering an excellent solution for all your non-UI testing needs. This flexibility is beneficial if you work in an enterprise environment and need to test many different kinds of applications.
PowerShell
You might be saying, “PowerShell? Really?” Yes. Really.
With the adoption of DevOps in Windows-based organizations, PowerShell is awesome at automating lots of things from the command line.
Some benefits of using PowerShell for API testing are:
- You need only one line of code to import your Web Services Description Language.
- You need only one line of code to send in your request and get your output.
- It comes factory-installed on all Windows machines, so it’s available to all of your company’s employees.
- It’s easy to learn.
- It’s very fast, since it runs from the command line without any UI overhead.
PowerShell is an open-source Microsoft product. So pretty much anytime you want to use the command line or automate anything, such as API tests inside the Windows ecosystem (or pretty much any Microsoft product), you should go with PowerShell.
Conclusion
Performance testing is a software quality assurance technique. It is used for evaluating a system or Web application under a particular load and number of users to see whether the system performs within the desired limits. This better enables developers to optimize their applications’ performance under normal or heavy loads.