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Software QA and Load Testing Solutions?

Posted by Cliff on from the stress-it-until-it-breaks dept.

tekiegreg asks: "I've been asked by the boss to evaluate Load Testing and QA solutions for use by our company. Google Searches have yielded TestComplete and Mercury's solutions. However prices are very steep. Has anything in the Open Source world even come close to this level of functionality in a testing suite? Searches of Sourceforge and Freshmeat reveal nil. Are there any other solutions that people have tried, out there?"

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  1. Uhmm, perl? by joto · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't think you'll find many open source testing tools. Usually open source software is tested by its users. While that is hopelessly inadequate if you have 5 users, and intend to charge them big bucks, it tends to work well in the open source world.

  2. Re:JRunner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This could be true, however

    1) It could be possible that the organization might not have the resources to develop (not just money, but expertise) such extensions

    2) The time to develop, test and deploy is probably going to be longer than a buy (or download) and implement. What is the time frame?

    3) The cost to benefit might still be better in buying a commercial package