Load and stress tests help evaluate how your system behaves under different conditions.
Load tests, stress tests are two types of performance tests that can help you evaluate how your software, app or ecommerce performs under different levels of load, demand and duration. But how do you decide when to use each one and what are the benefits and challenges of each approach?
In Atentus, we will explain the differences between these three types of tests. In addition, we will give you some tips on how to complement all three types of tests to get the best result.
Load testing is the process that simulates the user's actual load on any application or website. Check how the application behaves during normal and high loads. This type of test is applied when a development project is nearing completion. Also when you expect a significant change in the charging or usage patterns of your system. Load testing can also help you plan for the scalability and reliability of your system.
This type of test measures response time, performance, resource utilization, and error rate. Load tests help you identify the maximum capacity of your system, the optimal configuration of your hardware and software, and potential bottlenecks and weaknesses in your system.
Perform the load tests when you want to determine if your system can support the anticipated number of concurrent users. You can set up tests to simulate various user scenarios that can focus on different parts of your system (such as a payment page, for example).
You can determine how the load behaves when it comes from different geographical locations. Load tests must be performed all the time to ensure that your system is always on point. You should also work with a complete solution such as Atentus.
Stress testing is the process of applying an extreme or abnormal load to your software system and observing how it handles stress, for example, how it degrades, recovers, or fails. Stress tests help you determine your system's breaking point, the limits of your resources, and your system's resilience under stress.
In that sense, these types of tests are done to test the worst-case scenarios of your system. Stress tests can also help you identify risks and vulnerabilities in your system and improve its security and robustness.
The performance test is a Superset of load, stress and other types of tests, which together achieve the maximum performance of the app or ecommerce software. At Atentus we offer this type of test for the best performance of your service.
Although load tests and stress tests are two of the most popular types of performance tests, they are far from the only performance testing options available.
The methodology of Atentus is innovative and unique in the market, carrying out not only load and stress tests, but also performance tests. With our solution, the reason for each error is detected for a quick and root resolution.
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Las Peak Tests : What happens when you reach that peak stress level all of a sudden?
From Configuration: This type of test helps you find changes in parts of your system that affect behavior or performance.
Las Tests of REndurance: This monitors continuous load and marks with a red flag any slow leak that may be slowing it down or wasting resources.
Insulation tests: Isolation tests are used to try to focus on a specific problem in the hope of finding its cause and fixing it.
Las Comparative tests: as the name suggests, it involves comparing the performance of two or more systems, both to find anomalies and, sometimes, to make a competitive decision. It also facilitates shared learning and intelligence between companies.
Custom tests: Certain industries and certain types of customers require certain types of testing that must be ongoing for brand success.
Performance Tests
Load tests
Stress tests
Superset of load and stress tests.
A subset of performance testing
A subset of performance testing
It helps to establish the reference point and standards for the application
To recognize the system's upper limit, configure the application's SLA and check how the system can handle a heavy load.
To check how the system behaves under extreme loads and how it recovers from a failure.
The purpose of performance testing is to obtain an indication of how an application behaves under regular parameters.
Generating a higher load on a web application is the main purpose of load testing.
Stress tests are intended to ensure that, under a sudden high load for a considerable period, the servers do not crash.
Resource usage, availability, and product reliability are validated under this test.
The attributes that are verified in a load test are maximum performance, number of servers, and response time.
This type of test verifies stability response time, etc.
In performance tests, the load limit is below and above the threshold of an interrupt.
In load tests, the load limit is a rupture threshold
In stress tests, the load limit is above the threshold of a rupture.
The load and stress testing methodology of Atentus It is innovative and unique in the market, it detects the reason for each error for a quick resolution from the root. Atentus robots perform simultaneous and massive web browsing to generate loads that stress it, testing the performance of all components of the digital channel in order to know the real behavior of the platform and maximum capacity.
It simulates a demand from real users with multiple Atentus bots browsing concurrently, allowing us to know your digital platform and identify errors that impact the experience of your users.
At Atentus, we understand that every second counts during discount events, and that's why our load and stress testing services are performed with the utmost precision and efficiency. This way, we can monitor that your website or application is working at full capacity when it's time for discount events.
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