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We performed a comparison between Akamai CloudTest and k6 Open Source based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"From my own experience, if you're talking about load testing and performance testing then definitely you should go for CloudTest. Because when we compared CloudTest with Performance Center, cost wise it was a better solution. It is easy to use as well, and you can definitely get an automation engineer or a performance engineer with very little exposure to any programming or scripting language such as JavaScript. I would definitely recommend this solution and would rate it at eight on a scale from one to ten.""The level of support is quite good and the integration is also very flexible.""This is an awesome performance testing tool for web based applications, able to generate load multiple geographies, dynamic ramp-up to any levels of virtual users.""The solution is very stable."

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"The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing."

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Cons
"The test clip should be more user-friendly.""It's a manual process to whitelist respective internal IPs in coordination with web operations team to access Soasta. Availability of any standardized tool from Soasta will make setup process easy.""In terms of improvement, I think integration of these tools with the leading EPM tools would be good. It would help to seamlessly integrate to Dynatrace or AppDynamics to understand what the profiling looks like when generating a load.""Akamai cloud test integration into our current CI/CD pipelines (i.e.) identify and resolve the issues during the sprint phase which helps in delivering an absolute product and reduces time to market/release."

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"One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter."

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  • "Running cost is very low."
  • "We have a yearly license, and I would give it a rating of three out of five."
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    Top Answer:From my own experience, if you're talking about load testing and performance testing then definitely you should go for CloudTest. Because when we compared CloudTest with Performance Center, cost wise… more »
    Top Answer:In terms of improvement, I think integration of these tools with the leading EPM tools would be good. It would help to seamlessly integrate to Dynatrace or AppDynamics to understand what the profiling… more »
    Top Answer:We use this solution mostly for generating loads for a couple of our retail clients, especially for holiday readiness. We want to get our system up and running to get ready for unpredicted loads. So… more »
    Top Answer:The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing.
    Top Answer:One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter. While k6 is a powerful tool for performance testing, it leans heavily towards coding. Having a GUI, even if it is a low-code… more »
    Top Answer:k6 Open Source is a powerful tool, especially for API-level performance testing. Its integration capabilities and ease of use make it promising for a wider audience.
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    Also Known As
    SOASTA CloudTest
    Load Impact
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    Overview

    Soasta's CloudTest rapidly builds realistic test scenarios using real user data, then tests, analyzes and repairs faster. CloudTest's visual test environment and real-time analytics test your website, mobile app and api backend to give you a streaming view of all your performance data while tests run from back-end systems to front end performance.

    Load Impact offers three main features:

    1. Automated testing - Integrates into your CD pipeline with CI plug-ins or opt for full control with API/SDKs.
    2. API testing - a powerful scripting environment where you can create as simple or complex API scenarios as you need.
    3. Web & web app testing - easily load test your website or web app. Record user scenarios using our Chrome extension or proxy recorder and configure a test with just a few clicks - no programming required.
    Sample Customers
    Chester Zoo
    rackspace, salesforce.com, IBM, servicenow, Nasdaq, JWT
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Insurance Company11%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise79%
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    Akamai CloudTest is ranked 11th in Load Testing Tools with 6 reviews while k6 Open Source is ranked 17th in Load Testing Tools with 1 review. Akamai CloudTest is rated 7.6, while k6 Open Source is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Akamai CloudTest writes "Is easy to use and quick to setup, and does not require much resource capacity for medium instances". On the other hand, the top reviewer of k6 Open Source writes "Offers good scalability and has the ability to integrate with various systems and services". Akamai CloudTest is most compared with Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise and Tricentis NeoLoad, whereas k6 Open Source is most compared with Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad and RadView WebLOAD.

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