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LoadComplete

Score7.8 out of 10

6 Reviews and Ratings

What is LoadComplete?

SmartBear LoadComplete is a performance, stress and load testing tool for web and Rich Internet Applications, including ASP.NET, Ajax, Flash/Flex and Silverlight.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Integrated performance data

    Cross-analysis of data gathered from all the components of the application

    Category average: 9.2

  • End to end performance management

    Identify end to end performance bottlenecks, not just web application response time

    Category average: 8.9

  • Automated anomaly detection

    Automated anomaly detection helps detect exception conditions that can be the cause of performance degradation

    Category average: 6.1

Areas for Improvement

  • Real time monitoring

    Real time monitoring means monitoring the entire application environment while under load

    Category average: 8.3

  • Deployment model flexibility

    Software can be deployed in testing lab, and also in cloud

    Category average: 7.1

Smart tool for Load Testing

Pros

  • We have been using LoadComplete in the Tech Department. I usually use LoadComplete to test the speed and loads of several applications we develop in-house.
  • Moreover, we have also used LoadComplete to create reports and at the same time report any issues that we notice during a certain load.
  • It is an affordable platform.
  • LoadComplete has a lot of good features which has made my life so much easier so there are many pros of this tool as well. It is quite easy to use and comes in very handy.

Cons

  • Some of the cons of LoadComplete are that it gets slow when the size of the test increases. Also, the coding is not possible with LoadComplete.
  • Moreover, it needs to support flexibility for a framework that can be customized based on the needs. Also, some graphs remain empty which is confusing for me as a user and I would like a description of why a certain graph cannot gather data.

Most Important Features

  • Efficient reporting.
  • Data security.
  • Automation is smart.

Return on Investment

  • This tool always yields eye-catching results. It has good support from the documentation. Also, it generates detailed reports which is a very good thing.
  • There is also a record and play feature in LoadComplete which means all applications can be recorded like Applications Servers’ Metric and so on.
  • This tool has a good reporting and record playback due to which I will recommend it.

Other Software Used

Hubstaff, Qualys Web Application Scanning (WAS), Yubico

LoadComplete - Smart and fast tool for load tests development.

Pros

  • Smart built-in data correlation. Automatically helps to correlate different dynamic parameters like user session ids, authorization tokens, db-identifiers and so on. Works very fast and save your time for test development.
  • Record & Play feature - LoadComplete can record application servers' metrics like CPU and memory usage.

Cons

  • Rather slow work with logging, especially on long tests. Test logs can occupy a big memory space.
  • Coding is not presented in LoadComplete, we can use only predefined features, so we have some limitations in test development.

Return on Investment

  • Many built-in features (like auto data correlation, load distributing etc) will save time for development.

Alternatives Considered

JMeter

Other Software Used

JMeter

LoadComplete for basic load testing

Pros

  • Easy and handy UI options to select
  • Good support from documentation
  • Eye-catching results

Cons

  • Slow when the size of tests increase
  • Coding is not possible
  • Need to support flexibility for a framework that can be customized based on needs

Return on Investment

  • ROI is a different factor to consider.
  • Not a great tool for load testing if that is the real purpose.
  • JMeter being open-source can easily yield good ROI compared to LoadComplete.

Alternatives Considered

JMeter

Usability

Other Software Used

JMeter

LoadComplete: Great software but lacks proper support

Pros

  • Able to generate detailed reports.
  • Displays graphs during load testing to show the user (Performance Engineer) where a bottleneck occurred.
  • Ability to run tests in the cloud.
  • Port test scripts from TestComplete.

Cons

  • Some graphs remain empty, I would like a description of why a certain graph cannot gather data.
  • Allow user to customize the graph.

Return on Investment

  • Negative: Licensing fees are too expensive.
  • Positive: Able to generate and present reports, Able to show developers where bottleneck shows up.
  • Positive: Easy to understand software to train new users.

Alternatives Considered

Neotys