We created RedLine13 and call it (Almost) Free Load Testing. So, what is it? Other load testing companies talk about it. But is it? First, let’s talk about (Almost) Free Load Testing and why we call it that. Two Cost Components of RedLine13 There are two cost components of RedLine13 load testing: RedLine13 costs and AWS costs. RedLine13 can be used for free. And when we say free, we mean free. We have different subscriptions includingRead More →
Most load testing tools offer a free version. There are typically many limitations that companies put on you when they offer free load testing. If you don’t like limitations, then you’ll probably want to check out RedLine13. Limitations Here is a common set of free load testing limitations that you’ll find on load testing subscriptions: Number of tests Test duration vCPUs (for load test servers) RedLine13 Free Load Testing Here is what RedLine has to sayRead More →
Be the first to load test with JMeter 5.3. Check out what’s new in Apache JMeter 5.3. That means you can now load test with all of the JMeter 5.3 capabilities. JMeter Versions Supported 2.13 3.1 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.2 5.2.1 5.3 Nightly JMeter Nightly Have you seen that Apache JMeter also supports Nightly builds for developers? RedLine13 support Nightly, meaning one could be adventurous. Try RedLine13 for Free and Load Test with JMeter 5.3 Try your own test,Read More →
This tutorial describes how to run your first RedLine13 load test in minutes. Begin by logging into or creating your account, hit “Start Test”, and then click the “Simple Test” tab. Next, begin to enter the parameters of your load test. In this example we will have 10 virtual users access StackOverflow. We have a 3 second ramp-up-time, a minimum delay of 500 ms, and a maximum delay of 10,000 ms: Below is a description ofRead More →
RedLine13 is a load testing platform that brings the low cost power of the cloud to JMeter and other open source load testing tools. Pricing and features for RedLine13 is simple and straightforward. As our tagline implies, we’re all about (almost) free load testing. Here at RedLine13 we provide a central service that allows our users the ability to freely create an account, setup connections to your AWS account, configure and run load tests, view realRead More →
When doing a Free Load Testing Comparison, ‘Free’ seems to mean very different things! Let’s be honest. Free load testing is not the same as a 30 day free trial. What good is that? You’re going to be paying on day 31, day 32 and on and on. And those ‘free trials’ have limitations on ‘free load testing’. The whole reason that RedLine13 got into the load testing business was because we had seen how expensiveRead More →
We’re proud to announce RedLine13’s (almost) Free Load Testing API has joined the AWS Marketplace. Click HERE for a full view of our listings on the AWS Marketplace! If you’re a current user of RedLine13’s Load Testing API, don’t be shy. Please, take one minute to click the above link and write us a quick one line review. We want prospective users to hear about your positive experiences. The good exposure helps us tremendously. As a thank you, we’ll send some goodRead More →
Intro We can gain a lot of insight into how applications or websites perform thanks to load testing. If you’re serious about testing, running tests inside your local environment will only take you so far. Eventually you will need some kind of solution that allows you to scale. This is where cloud load testing comes into play. Before the cloud, testing was very expensive to run. The costs associated with running & maintaining the hardware neededRead More →
SOASTA is a leading name within the testing industry, offering a great range of testing solutions. Not only do they have load testing solutions, they also offer real user monitoring services, continuous mobile app testing, expert support, and much more. SOASTA offers feature-rich tools and solutions that are ideal for large businesses, however the biggest downside with SOASTA is cost: their plans are expensive. So what if there was a way that you could access what SOASTARead More →
What’s New With RedLine13? We’ve been very busy since the last time we’ve reached out to our subscribers. In the time that has passed we have: Added new test tracking features Updated region support for Amazon Web Services Added the ability to create tests based on Apache & NGINX WebServer log files Grown to over 2,000 active users Have a combined total of over 27,000 tests ran with RedLine13. Brought on new staff members RedLine13 By TheRead More →
