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We performed a comparison between Akamai CloudTest and ReadyAPI Performance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"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.""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 level of support is quite good and the integration is also very flexible.""The solution is very stable."

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"The performance and reporting of this solution have been its most valuable features.""We can scale.""It stores good reports, as in, improved reports if compared with the SoapUI. It also has in-built security. You just need to switch and check the security testing. My team has never used it, but I know ReadyAPI provides those facilities as well.""We find the product to be scalable.""It's like a centralized interface that allows us to increase the quality of our APIs.""ReadyAPI automation can help us validate the functionality of most web services, allowing us to find out the exact number of defects before deployment to the user interface.""he initial deployment process is easy."

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"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.""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.""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.""The test clip should be more user-friendly."

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"This is an area for improvement with the tool. We unnecessarily use JMeter for some website testing, which we would like to avoid by introducing this tool for API and load testing because it provides load testing features.""I'd not sure if they have the same level of documentation for performance and security testing.""The solution’s interface could be improved.""This solution could be improved by offering artificial AI testing in addition to API testing. For example, we would like to have machine learning testing because when test applications, manual work could be completed automatically using this functionality.""I want the solution to be able to monitor Apache Kafka activity as well.""We need some time to understand and configure the solution.""It is very slow sometimes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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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  • "This solution operates on a licence basis and the usage and cost varies according to the use case. It is more expensive if you include access to the learning center. On average it costs approximately 800 Euros."
  • "We find the cost to be affordable."
  • "ReadyAPI Performance’s pricing is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    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:It's like a centralized interface that allows us to increase the quality of our APIs.
    Top Answer:The solution’s interface could be improved.
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    Also Known As
    SOASTA CloudTest
    LoadUI NG Pro
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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.

    ReadyAPI Performance is an open-source load and quality assurance testing solution whose design allows organizations of all sizes to completely control their load testing process. It gives administrators the ability to customize their testing parameters and tests to best meet their needs. They can also quickly run the tests that they need to run in order to guarantee the peak performance of their application and various network components. 

    ReadyAPI Performance Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by deploying ReadyAPI Performance include:

    • Run ReadyAPI Performance on the operating system of your choice. It is a system agnostic solution and can be deployed on any of the major operating systems that are currently on the market. 
    • Track events in real time. ReadyAPI Performance enables users to monitor every part of their application and network in real time. This makes it possible for administrators to spot potential issues and resolve them before they can harm their application’s performance. 
    • Test flexibility. Administrators can customize the tests that they run to best fit their particular needs. Any test that an organization needs can be designed and run by this solution without the need for integration with additional solutions. 

    ReadyAPI Performance Features

    Some of the many useful features ReadyAPI Performance has to offer include:

    • Test customization tools. Users have access to a number of tools that enable them to set the parameters of and design the tests that they run to meet their application requirements. These tools make it possible for them to tweak the tests while they are running, should that prove necessary. Administrators can drag and drop the components that they want to use to create the tests.
    • Test report generator. ReadyAPI Performance comes with a report generator that provides users with easy to understand test insights. After the tests end, this feature produces a report that shows not only the results of the test, but also an analysis that enables administrators to understand the implications of their test results. 
    • Robust load testing capabilities.  ReadyAPI Performance’s load testing tools can handle high volumes of load testing. 

    Reviews from Real Users

    ReadyAPI Performance is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. It can offer organizations many advantages. Two major advantages are the wealth of features that it makes available to users and the ease with which organizations can deploy it for use. 

    Kumar G., a software engineer at Birlasoft India Ltd., writes, “It provides many features. It facilitates load testing, operational volume testing, spike testing for the APIs, and the API is very fast It stores good reports, as in, improved reports if compared with SoapUI. It also has in-built security. You just need to switch and check the security testing.”

    He also writes, “The initial setup is not very complex. For testers, they have to create their test cases and scenarios within ReadyAPI, and there they simply go for the load testing.”

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    Insurance Company11%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Government11%
    Insurance Company9%
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    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise79%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Akamai CloudTest is ranked 12th in Performance Testing Tools with 6 reviews while ReadyAPI Performance is ranked 10th in Performance Testing Tools with 7 reviews. Akamai CloudTest is rated 7.6, while ReadyAPI Performance is rated 8.2. 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 ReadyAPI Performance writes "Straightforward to install with the ability to add multiple assertions but the price is too high". Akamai CloudTest is most compared with Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, Tricentis NeoLoad and BlazeMeter, whereas ReadyAPI Performance is most compared with SmartBear LoadNinja and Apache JMeter.

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