Have you ever wondered how your application performs during a surge in user traffic? Performance testing can provide the answers, and Apache JMeter is an excellent open-source tool to help you discover them. Having worked on numerous products with diverse testing needs, I’ve observed the increasing significance of performance testing. It has become a fundamental aspect of our TestOps process, reflecting our clients’ desire to deliver the best possible customer experience.

What is a performance test?

Performance tests are a way to test software speed, responsiveness and stability under different conditions and loads. The most important goal is to ensure that the tool can manage the expected visitors to the site and preserve the overall performance over the years.

Types of performance testing

• Load Testing: Load testing checks how well the app works when there are a lot of users using it at once, to make sure it can handle the usual traffic.

• Stress Testing: Stress testing pushes the app beyond its limits to see when it breaks, helping us know how it fails and if it does so safely.

• Endurance Testing: Endurance testing tests how the app performs over a long time with constant use, making sure it doesn’t slow down or crash.

• Scalability Testing: Scalability testing checks if the app can handle more users or tasks as it grows, to see if it has enough resources to grow with demand.

Why use JMeter for performance testing?

Apache JMeter is an open-source performance tool designed to test the functionality and performance of both stable and dynamic applications. Many organizations that provide software testing services rely on JMeter to perform thorough performance and……Read More