Cheap Cloud Load Generation
All versions of Load Tester can generate load either from computers you provide, or you can automatically generate load from our Amazon EC2-based load engines with zero configuration. At the click of a button you can configure enough computers to generate up to a million simulated users, automatically billed directly to your Amazon EC2 account.
Example Cloud Prices
Cloud load testing is a small additional charge to the licensing cost of Load Tester™. The number of virtual users that can be generated from a single cloud-based load engine depends on the test case and test case configuration. The average capacity of a cloud engine is somewhere around 2,000 concurrent virtual users and 10-20 real browsers. The numbers below are meant to give an idea of the typical cost, but your actual cost may be higher or lower depending on the test cases.
| Simultaneous Virtual Users |
Virtual Browsers | Real Browsers | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cloud Cost/Hour |
Cloud Cost/Hour |
||
| 100 | $1 |
$2.5–$5 |
|
| 250 | $1 |
$6–$13 |
|
| 1,000 | $1 | $25–$50 | |
| 5,000 | $3 |
$125–$250 |
|
| 10,000 | $5 |
$250-$500 |
|
| 25,000 | $7 |
$625-$1,250 |
|
| 50,000 | $25 |
N/A | |
| 100,000 | $50 |
N/A | |
| 500,000 | $250 |
N/A | |
| 1,000,000 | $500 |
N/A | |
Getting Started
To get started generating load from outside of your network first signup for the Amazon EC2 service, and then follow this tutorial to configure Load Tester™.
One Hour Minimum
Please note that Amazon EC2 charges by whole hours - this time includes the engine startup, test initialization and ramp-down time. Any partial hours are rounded up. For a five minute test, the charge will be for a full hour. The charge for a 55 minute test will likely be 2 hours. Please plan accordingly.