Web Application Load, Stress And Performance Testing

Using WAPT
Last Updated:May 30, 2021
Why most of the manual testers fail when testing websites for performance? There are a couple of
reasons for the failure:
 They don’t have the proper tools to test the website for performance and
 They don’t have the skills required for performance testing.
Does that mean you should wait until your stakeholder report the performance glitches in a web
application you developed? Definitely not! Many testers are good at testing websites manually and they
report almost every defect while testing against standard test cases.

BUT, when the same tester performs load or stress tests, they get stuck either at resource (required tools)
level or at the skill level.

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 I suggest you not to take any risk if you are committed to defect-free service. Ask for required tools and
train your staff for necessary skills. Today, I’m going to review a load, stress, and performance testing
tool for websites. The tool is called WAPT – Web Application Load, Stress, and Performance
Testing – a cost-effective and easy to learn the Web Load Testing tool.
WAPT allows you to perform website load and performance testing by creating a heavy load from single
or multiple workstations. You can set and run your tests with this tool within a matter of minutes and you
can quickly get the performance reports of your website or web application.

WAPT uses powerful virtual users (which are same as the real-world users) with full control over how to
customize these virtual users.

What You Will Learn: [hide]

 Measuring Website Performance
 Getting Started With WAPT
o How To Record Tests
o Analyzing The WAPT Test Report
 How To Conclude Performance Tests?
 WAPT Is Available In Two Versions
 Extension Using Modules
 How To Try This Tool?
 Over to You!
 Recommended Reading

Measuring Website Performance

Did you ever wonder?
– How many users can work simultaneously on your website with an acceptable quality of service?
– How many visitors your website can handle in a day or in an hour?
– What is your website response time under load?
These questions are nothing but the measure of website “performance characteristic”.

Using WAPT, you can get answers to all of these above questions.

Watch out the below video for a quick introduction about WAPT:
Getting Started With WAPT
(Note: Click on any image for enlarged view)
WAPT – website performance tool performs the test by emulating the activity of many virtual users.
Each virtual user can have its own profile settings. You can have thousands of virtual users acting
simultaneously on your website performing any activity like reading or writing with your web server.
Once you set the number of virtual users to act on your website, you have the option to run your tests for
a specified time or specified user sessions.

Click here to view a Quick Start Guide for Load testing using WAPT.
Testing with WAPT in simple 5 steps
Record->Configure->Verify->Execute->Analyze

WAPT uses inline Microsoft internet explorer which is used to record your interaction with the website.
When you record your test all dynamic parameters are recorded as static values that can be configured
later while test execution.

You then need to configure each user with different settings like unique sessions, the number of virtual
users, values for dynamic parameters, etc.
Once you are done with recording and configuration just verify your test if it’s ready to run and then
execute performance tests if everything looks ok. Finally, analyze reports to decide website performance
test as accepted or failed against your set of defined standards. That’s it.

How To Record Tests

Each session is recorded to a virtual user profile as a sequence of HTTP requests. You can browse
profiles in the left view as shown in below screen-print:

WAPT works like any other record and playback tool but the real strength is behind its parametrization
where you can configure any parameter from website URL or user session to act as a real user:
Analyzing The WAPT Test Report
The final comprehensive report is provided at the end of the tests.
The test result also consists of charts updated in real-time which you can monitor when your tests are
running.
Number 1, 2 and 3 mentioned in the above screenshot represent below things:

#1) The test results are represented in the form of a Summary report, summary graphs and graphs
corresponding to each user profile. You can select the view of your choice.
#2) Shows the several parameters against which the graph is viewed.
#3) You can save the test report – either as HTML or as WPR
Here are the important parameters to be monitored on the test report:
Error Rate: Failure rate against the total number of tests run. The error may be due to the high load on
the server or due to the network problems and timeouts.
Response Time: Obviously, a great parameter to check when you run tests for website performance. This
response time indicates the time required by the server to provide a correct reply to the request.

A number of pages per second: Number of page requests successfully completed by the server per
second.
How To Conclude Performance Tests?
These performance criteria change during each test undergoes different load conditions. You need to
conclude what is your acceptable load limit and whether your server can serve this load.

For Example, Suppose you expect your server to handle 100 requests successfully per second. Now,
anything below this benchmark will be a failure of your server which needs to be tackled.
WAPT Is Available In Two Versions
– Standard version (Latest WAPT 9.7)
– A professional version of this Stress and Performance Testing tool (Latest WAPT Pro 4.7)
What can WAPT Pro do for you?
 Use several computers to generate load on the website.
 Switch test agents and change the test load on the fly.
 WAPT Pro can use WMI and SNMP interfaces to collect the performance counter values directly
from one or more servers.
 It can also monitor database performance using WAPT Pro.
 Measure web server performance in terms of CPU, RAM or network usage
 You can include the execution of a JavaScript code into virtual user profiles.
Extension Using Modules
If you don’t want to specify every parameter manually you can use some technology-specific modules to
significantly improve your test experience.
To provide better support, the following additional modules can be downloaded and installed along with
standard or professional version of WAPT:
 Module for ASP.NET testing
 Module for Adobe Flash testing
 Module for JSON format
 Module for Silverlight Testing
 Module for GWT Testing
 Module for binary formats
 Module for SharePoint Testing
Finally, any review can’t be complete without the list of Pros and cons.
WAPT Pros
 Easy to install – Takes only 5 minutes to install.
 Easy to use with the very short learning curve.
 You get run-time reports so that you can decide whether to continue the test or not, saving you big
time.
 Detailed test report with graphical representation.
 Supports secure HTTPS protocol.
 It provides scalability for large tests.
 Emulation accuracy.
 No programming background is required to use WAPT.
 Great level of technical support.
 30 days of free trial available!
WAPT Cons
 Only windows platform supported to install this tool. (But you can test your website running
under any OS and technology)
 No scripting ability
 It’s not free ;-)
How To Try This Tool?
You can download 30-day trial versions of WAPT and WAPT Pro from here.
WAPT makes website Load, Stress, and Performance testing super easy.
 Further Reading:
 The Beginner’s Guide to Web Application Performance Testing using WAPT Pro
 Want to Stress Test Website with 10,000+ Users? Use WAPT Pro x64 Load Engine
 What is Performance Testing? Difference Between Performance Testing, Load Testing, and
Stress Testing – With Examples
 Web Testing: A Complete guide to testing web applications
Over to You!
Which performance testing tool do you use?
Ask your queries related to the WAPT tool or performance testing in the comments below.

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 How to Perform Manual Performance Testing?
 Best Software Testing Tools 2021 [QA Test Automation Tools]
 Want to Stress Test Website with 10,000+ Users? Use WAPT Pro x64 Load Engine
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33 thoughts on “Web Application Load, Stress and Performance Testing
Using WAPT”
1. Minal Shashri
thats really useful review. always I try to find out tools to learn by my own. will definitly try this out as
i will be soon doing performance testing on my project.

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2. Mayasen
Really a nice article. Thanks for the information.

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3. Kirti Reddy
Excellent.
I faced similar problem recently. We didn’t have any formal training for performance testing but
assigned to a performance testing task. I tried my best but still missed one important issue and that
too reported by client :(
while doing performanc testing u must be aggressive in different testes and comparing the outputs.

good luck.

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4. Venkatesh
Is anyone try this? then share your experience with me because i need to do performance testing
but i dont know how to do……….. Please guide me

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5. Joby
Good one…nice to read…very informative.

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6. Pratap Guain
Hi
This is very nicely explained articles and informatic.
I have leanred from it and have done some pratical too after watching a practical work.
See this video
http://www.loadtestingtool.com/quick-start-guide.shtml
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7. vennu
my fri s working in accenture bpo, he hav a plan to start a career in software testing. He did bsc(cs)
and som paper s on pending. So can any1 guide him abt d best taining center in chennai and
opportunity in testing.He s fresher.

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8. Kamin
best tool. handy to use and easy to learn.
thanks for sharing.

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9. Gaurav Khanna
Can anyone suggest how to test a newsletter section?? I am testing newsletters but I want the
perfection so that it will help for the best product. Will be thankful for the suggestions :)

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10. Gaurav Khanna
Good topic. Thanks

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11. yuvraj
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12. thomas
i need help regarding Create script for links validation and get results into an excel file in qtp i tried
but i couldn’t get the required result
Set objDesc=Description.Create
objDesc(“micclass”).value=”Link”
Set objColl=Browser(“title:=.*”).page(“title:=.*”).ChildObjects(objDesc)
msgbox objColl.count
Set objExcel=Createobject(“Excel.application”)
objExcel.Visible=True
objExcel.Workbooks.Add
set objSheet=objExcel.ActiveSheet
objSheet.cells(1,1)=”LinkName”
set c1=objSheet.cells(1,1)
c1.font.color=vbBlue
objSheet.cells(1,2)=”TargetUrl”
Set c2=objSheet.cells(1,2)
c2.font.color=vbBlue
objSheet.cells(1,3)=”ActualUrl”
Set c3=objSheet.cells(1,3)
c3.font.color=vbBlue
objSheet.cells(1,4)=”Status”
Set c4=objSheet.cells(1,4)
c4.font.color=vbBlue
For i=0 to objColl.count-37 step 1
strName=Browser(“title:=.*”).page(“title:=.*”).Link(“index:=”&i).GetROProperty(“name”)
TargetUrl=Browser(“title:=.*”).page(“title:=.*”).Link(“index:=”&i).GetROProperty(“url”)
msgbox strName
msgbox TargetUrl
Browser(“title:=.*”).page(“title:=.*”).Link(“index:=”&i).click
wait(4)
ActualUrl=Browser(“title:=.*”).GetRoProperty(“url”)
msgbox ActualUrl
If instr (1,TargetUrl,ActualUrl,1) > 0 Then
Reporter.ReportEvent micPass,”Link Name “&strName,”Link Validation done”
objSheet.cells(i+2,1)=strName
objsheet.cells(i+2,2)=TargetUrl
objsheet.cells(i+2,3)=ActualUrl
objsheet.cells(i+2,4)=”Link Validation done”
Set c5= objsheet.cells(i+2,4)
c5.font.color=vbGreen
Else
Reporter.ReportEvent micFail,”Link Name “&strName,”Link validation fail”
objSheet.cells(i+2,1)=strName
objsheet.cells(i+2,2)=TargetUrl
objsheet.cells(i+2,3)=ActualUrl
objsheet.cells(i+2,4)=”Link Validation fail”
Set c5= objsheet.cells(i+2,4)
c5.font.color=vbRed
End If
Browser(“title:=.*”).Back
Next
 Set objWbook=objExcel.ActiveWorkbook
objWbook.SaveAs “F:\data back\kdgcreddy.xls”
objExcel.Quit
Set objExcel=nothing

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13. thomas
the above script which could get the links count but could not display anything in generated excel
sheet

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14. swathi
Hi.. gud evning..
this article is very use full. am worked for 3 tier(web testing) since 3 mnth. but i ha doubt in
testcases writing.
my company is open source company. we just enhancing the applications. for that how can i write
test cases. they dint give any training to me. but they asking for test cases. i read so many article. i
dint get this. and how to test permonce testing to web application manually. Plz give information. am
very struggling to do this.

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15. Abhay Kulshrestha
Thanks,
Very infomative in order to take inititave on Perfomence arena :)

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16. suneetha bonu
can anyone explain how to write checklist for a web based application in logical perspective not for
functional testing

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17. Heee
IT Talent Acquisition company based in Bangalore started in SEP 2005, providing end to end
solutions for our clients Manpower Requirement and Software Development & Services
requirement. As if now we are serving around 15 clients providing them Manpower and Software
Development & Services

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18. Renu
Thanks for Sharing WAPT information.

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19. Gurumurthy
i have interested in learning automation tools which reduced the effort of test engineers and make
some innovation think on application.

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20. anil yadav
 it nice

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21. Sagar
Can anyone suggest an automation tool for the below application?

Product/Service Name: UtilityPowerNet

Description: UtilityPowerNet “UPN” is the .Net and HTML technology product designed to run on HP
Integrity servers. HP-UX is the operating system. UPN provides comprehensive solutions for
electric, gas, and water utility CIS, CRM and ERP.
Business Problem Addressed:
UPN provides comprehensive solutions for electric, gas, and water utility CIS, CRM and ERP. It
includes Customer Information System, CRM and Billing. Capital Credits is also included for
membership utilities such as electric cooperatives, gas, water and multi-service municipal utilities.
General and Work Management Accounting, Mobile Work Force Management, Fleet Management
and a suite of integration products.

Platforms: HP Integrity Server (inc NSK)

Operating Systems: HP UX

Application Type:
Utilities: Electricity, Water, Waste Management

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22. kishore
I wonder there was an article on automation tool (Functional) Do you guys remember the thread.
Please mail me at [email protected]
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23. anitha
Thanks for the information. It was helpfull.

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24. Deepak
it’s really helpful article to everybody who want to start performance testing in their project.

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25. ankit
I want to conferm through load ui testing tool API testing load testing possible ?

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26. sangeet
Hi..
have used this tool..its nice ..but I am really confused with the report it displays..There is long report
page..cant make out which report is for which page.

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27. sudhajoyus
 Could anyone help me/guide me , how to test Web Services ? what is web Services ?

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28. priyanka
hey very informative site. i have done course thr ur program too.it was worth investing in that. I have
heard of JMeter for load testing.

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29. Muntasir Abdullah
Yea..great article. After long time i come to the right places. I was thirsty about performance testing.
After read this i m vary happy.

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30. Asha
Update to the tool:

WAPT PRO 4.0 is the latest version. WAPT/WAPT PRO can have additional trial period of 30 more
days if requested to their support team.

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31. Deepak Kumar Jena
What are the challenges for the stress testing of a software?

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32. Terry Coetez
Great post about WAPT. Thanks for Sharing information.

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33. Mai NGUYEN
thank you for sharing

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