Introduce a performance testing tool & service

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Can anyone introduce a performance testing tool that you feel good about. I am currently using this called PerfDog.
It includes a deep analysis mode, offering in-depth insights into CPU scheduling, usage, thread running states, call stacks, and rendering screenshots. It allows me to pinpoint performance issues at the function or module level, enabling timely optimization and repairs. Additionally, PerfDog embraces collaboration with a web data management platform, facilitating multiple human collaboration analyses for comprehensive performance evaluation.
I think its pretty good but I am also looking for something better, has anyone get the same experience as me? Or can you recommend me some other tools?

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Try Jmeter or k6.

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Hello,

Although I haven’t worked with PerfDog Tool, I do have experience with other performance testing tools.To conduct these tests effectively, there are numerous tools and services available. Some of them are Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, WebLOAD, NeoLoad, Locust, LoadNinja, BlazeMeter.

Performance Testing has various types, such as Load Testing, Volume Testing, Stress Testing, Spike Testing, Scalability Testing, and Endurance Testing.

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Sounds like you’re getting solid insights with PerfDog! If you’re looking for alternatives with deep performance analysis, here are a few that might be worth checking out:

  • WebLOAD – Great for large-scale load testing with advanced correlation, AI-powered analysis, and real-time monitoring. Good for web apps, APIs, and enterprise performance testing ** Moderators Edit. The author works for the company behind WebLOAD so take this advice with this weighting in mind **
  • JMeter – Open-source and widely used, though it can be resource-intensive at scale.
  • k6 – Scriptable and developer-friendly, great for API load testing but lacks built-in UI performance analysis.
  • Dynatrace / New Relic – More focused on APM (Application Performance Monitoring) but offer detailed performance insights like CPU/memory usage, transaction tracing, and anomaly detection.
  • Lighthouse / WebPageTest – If front-end performance and rendering times are a priority.

It really depends on what you’re testing—server load, front-end performance, or full-system analysis. What kind of apps are you working with?

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There are plenty of performance testing tools in the market, some of them are free and some of them are paid however, to get familiar with any tools resources are required and that’s where Jmeter is above all the tools.

Every tool has its own pros and cons, and Jmeter also has. But since it’s open source and has been in the market for a long time, so one can easily find the resources on it, and along with that, its community is also very large.

Also if you want to do performance testing for single users, then Google Lighthouse, GTMetrix are some of the tools you can try.

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