Performance Testing

Performance Testing is the Non functional software testing process to know the application behavior under the various loads in terms Speed, Availability and Scalability. the goal of performance testing is to identifying performance bottle necks.

Testing the performance of a software application with particular number of Virtual Users like 100 , 500, 1000 , 5000, 10000  etc. in the way of End-Users access the application in real time.

Daily there are many numbers users accessing software applications and performing their activities. All these below domain based applications must gone through the performance testing before going in to production.  

ECommerce Apps: Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Myntra, BookMyShow, FirstCry and 1mg etc.

Banking Apps:  HDFC, ICIC, SBI and AXIS etc.

Insurance  Apps: LIC, TATA AIG, Max Life and Bajaj Allianz etc.

Other domain like Health Care, Insurance, Automobile, Travel, News & Media Apps and Mobile apps etc.

Types of Performance Tests:

1. Load Test

2. Stress Test

3. Endurance Test

4. Spike Test

5. Fail Over Test

6. Capacity Planning test

7. Volume Test...etc

There are many tools available in Software Performance Testing Market. below tools are using by most of the software companies. 

1. Micro Focus Load Runner 

2. Apache JMeter 

3. NeoLoad 

4. VSTS