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Formerly SOASTA

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What is CloudTest?

Akamai now owns and supports CloudTest, a load and performance testing solution, developed by SOASTA and acquired with the company in 2017.

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Akamai CloudTest has proven to be a valuable tool for users in various industries, addressing the challenges encountered during mobile app …
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What is CloudTest?

Akamai now owns and supports CloudTest, a load and performance testing solution, developed by SOASTA and acquired with the company in 2017.

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Akamai CloudTest has proven to be a valuable tool for users in various industries, addressing the challenges encountered during mobile app testing in a cloud-based environment. The software’s ability to simulate real-world network conditions and traffic has enabled users to test their apps under different scenarios and identify potential defects. By distributing traffic across multiple servers, Akamai CloudTest ensures well-balanced loads, resulting in better app performance. Users have reported that the platform helps them achieve higher quality and performance by testing their mobile apps on actual devices, browsers, and operating systems. Additionally, Akamai CloudTest’s performance reports have assisted users in troubleshooting errors, optimizing configurations, and monitoring devices during load testing. This software is particularly useful for load testing new applications across a wide range of scenarios and has also been employed for stress testing ecommerce applications. Its flexibility allows users to scale their applications horizontally by adding more servers and data centers while ensuring efficient load balancing. Akamai CloudTest has also played a role in preparing websites for peak periods, providing insights into performance under load and contributing to scaling infrastructure effectively. Furthermore, this software offers global accessibility and supports intense performance and load testing in all environments, including REST and SOAP integration calls for headless applications. Overall, users have found Akamai CloudTest to be a reliable solution for overcoming the challenges of mobile app testing in the cloud.

Powerful mobile app testing solution: Users have found Akamai cloud testing to be a powerful mobile app testing solution. Many reviewers have mentioned that the platform offers robust capabilities for testing mobile applications, allowing them to thoroughly assess the performance and functionality of their apps.

Ability to simulate realistic user traffic: The ability to simulate realistic user traffic is a key feature that users appreciate about Akamai cloud testing. Several reviewers have specifically highlighted this capability, as it enables them to replicate real-world usage scenarios and accurately evaluate how their application performs under different levels of load.

Comprehensive test reporting: The comprehensive test reporting provided by Akamai cloud testing is highly valued by users. Numerous reviewers have praised the detailed and insightful reports generated by the platform, which provide valuable insights into the performance metrics and potential issues encountered during testing.

Limited customization options for scripts: Some users have found running complex testing scenarios challenging due to the limited customization options available for scripts. They feel that more flexibility in customizing scripts would greatly enhance their ability to create and execute advanced test scenarios.

Costly dependency on Akamai Infrastructure: Several reviewers have mentioned that the tool's reliance on Akamai Infrastructure can be costly, which may pose a financial burden for small organizations. This limitation restricts access to the tool for those who cannot afford the additional expenses associated with using Akamai services.

Limited device selection: Multiple users have expressed dissatisfaction with the limited device selection offered by the tool. They believe that a wider range of devices should be supported, as it is essential for thoroughly testing applications across various platforms and screen sizes.

Users have provided positive feedback about CloudTest, recommending it as a useful tool for performance testing. They suggest considering CloudTest for load and performance testing purposes. Additionally, users recommend combining CloudTest with a synthetic test solution like Rigor to gain a comprehensive understanding of the end user experience. It is important to note that CloudTest has received favorable recommendations from users in the context of performance testing due to its effectiveness and ability to provide valuable insights.

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Score 8 out of 10
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When it comes to performance testing we take help of Akamai CloudTest, with the help of this tool we make sure that we have intense Performance and load testing in all the environment. For example any Rest or SOAP integration call's load testing for any headless application can be achieved easily using this tool, as easily accessible in cloud, it's globally accessible.
  • Integration Call's like REST
  • Integration Call's like SOAP
  • Performance Testing
  • Load Testing on Load Balancer
  • Report generation is difficult
  • Some graphs are not displaying accurate results
  • More information are missing with respect to load testing
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.
  • Performance Testing
  • Testing Soap and Rest Integration calls
  • Load balancing test with multiple users
Load Testing (5)
72%
7.2
End to end performance management
60%
6.0
Integrated performance data
80%
8.0
Deployment model flexibility
90%
9.0
Real time monitoring
60%
6.0
Automated anomaly detection
70%
7.0
  • 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
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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