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Vinod Patil
Is easy to use and quick to setup, and does not require much resource capacity for medium instances
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    What do you like most about Akamai CloudTest?
    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 »
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    What needs improvement with Akamai CloudTest?
    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 »
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    What is your primary use case for Akamai CloudTest?
    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 »
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    SOASTA CloudTest
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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.

    IxLoad provides comprehensive performance tests for validation and user experience (QoE). IxLoad works by emulating web, video, voice, storage, wireless VPN, infrastructure and encapsulation protocols/security to create realistic scenarios. With a modular design, IxLoad scales infrastructure in real time, producing metrics that can quickly identify network impairments and isolate breakpoints.
    Sample Customers
    Chester Zoo
    Marks & Spencer
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Insurance Company11%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise79%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Akamai CloudTest is ranked 12th in Performance Testing Tools with 6 reviews while Ixia IxLoad is ranked 17th in Performance Testing Tools. Akamai CloudTest is rated 7.6, while Ixia IxLoad is rated 0.0. 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, Akamai CloudTest is most compared with Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, Tricentis NeoLoad and BlazeMeter, whereas Ixia IxLoad is most compared with Spirent Avalanche and Apache JMeter.

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