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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CloudTest

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAkamai now owns and supports CloudTest, a load and performance testing solution, developed by SOASTA and acquired with the company in 2017.N/A

    HeadSpin

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AHeadSpin is a Digital Experience AI Platform that combines a global device infrastructure, test automation, and ML-driven performance and quality of experience analytics. HeadSpin is designed to empower engineering, QA, operations, and product teams to assure optimal digital experiences across all delivery channels throughout the development lifecycle.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CloudTestHeadSpin
    Load Testing
    Comparison of Load Testing features of Akamai CloudTest and HeadSpin
    Feature
    Akamai CloudTest
    7.2
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    HeadSpin
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    Ratings
    End to end performance management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrated performance data8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment model flexibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real time monitoring6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated anomaly detection7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    JMeter
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    JMeter
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CloudTestHeadSpin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CloudTestHeadSpin
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    Akamai
    We were designing an Airlines reservation system, where we wanted to check the maximum number if reservation our system can handle, this tool helped us to get the test results but the issue was from set up point of view, the initial set up took too much time. But we were able to achieve our Reservation system process.
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    HeadSpin
    We have been using HeadSpin for our web and mobile application testing. It is an easy-to-use solution that provides detailed and in-depth analytics from the testing results. We also get a wide range of live networks and devices to perform the testing from HeadSpin. It has an inbuilt artificial intelligence engine that helps us to get real-time scenarios simulated, which is very helpful for finding performance issues and improving the overall quality of the applications.
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Integration Call's like REST
    • Integration Call's like SOAP
    • Performance Testing
    • Load Testing on Load Balancer
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    HeadSpin
    • Keep track of each browser we have tested and when we lastly updated them.
    • Remove any deprecated code or plugins that may cause issues with other browsers.
    • Add browser information to our site’s meta tags so that the site displays correctly in different browsers.
    • Test our website on all browsers to ensure compatibility.
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Report generation is difficult
    • Some graphs are not displaying accurate results
    • More information are missing with respect to load testing
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    HeadSpin
    • UI needs to be improved
    • Graphs on the dashboard are a bit laggy and need detailing for a better understanding of the user
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    Alternatives Considered
    Akamai
    The bundle of features that other tools provide is much higher when compared to the one provided by Akamai CloudTest, this is something they need to focus on Priority. Most tools comes with default setup and ends to end testing scenario that can be covered, such as Regression testing. From Akamai CloudTest this is a missing features that can be added up soon.
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    HeadSpin
    Though LambdaTest was cheaper, it did not offer the deal devices and we wanted to be 100% sure that our app offers a perfect experience to all users. Simulators and emulators are not the technology we wanted to rely on.
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • System Hangs as where severe load testing is required
    • Authentication is an issue when using OAUTH
    • Scalability can be improved and also an on premise tool can be of great help
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    HeadSpin
    • Simplified the approach to test the mobile application on multiple devices from different vendors. This helped us to ensure the stability of the application in different environments.
    • In-depth analysis to understand the loopholes in the application design function. This helped us to improve the application design and overall user experience.
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