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PureLoadTM Feature and Edition matrix
The following table briefly lists the functionality and what is part of the PureLoad Enterprise and PureLoad Web editions.

PureLoad is available in one delivarable. The actual edition is a matter of the license that is purchased.

General Features  Enterprise 
Edition 
Web Edition 
Distributed Architecture Load can be generated from a single machine or distributed on multiple machines. PureLoad do also make use of machines with multi CPU's. Distributed Architecture -Yes Distributed Architecture -Yes
Platform independent Verified on Solaris, Linux (RedHat 7) and Windows NT/2000/XP. (Windows 95/98 can be used for evaluation purposes). Platform Independent -Yes Platform Independent -Yes
Testing of web applications PureLoad tasks for testing of HTTP based applications including support for forms, uploading files, setting headers etc. Testing of Web Applications -Yes Testing of Web Applications -Yes
Supported standard protocols PureLoad is delivered with ready to use tasks for testing of NNTP, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, JDBC (relational databases), LDAP, DNS and JMS (Java Messaging Service) Echo. Supported Standard Protocols -Yes  
Single point of control From the intuitive graphical user interface all actions required to set up the environment, define scenarios and control the load execution is performed. Single Point of Control -Yes Single Point of Control -Yes
Scenario Editor Create scenarios using the point and click interface. Includes a full blown scenario debugger including single step, break points and response introspection. Scenario Editor -Yes Scenario Editor -Yes
Virtual Clients Attach virtual clients (worker threads) with a mouse click. Virtual Clients -Yes Virtual Clients -Yes
Real-time graphs and reports The console instantly reports the current status of the load execution. Follow the trends and analyze during the execution. Real-time Graphs and Reports -Yes Real-time Graphs and Reports -Yes
HTML Reports Results and graphs are exported to files in HTML format. Result metrics can also be stored in a character separated value (CSV file for further processing in example Microsoft Excel. HTML Reports -Yes HTML Reports -Yes
Java Task API Build custom tasks using the Java Beans based Task API. Java Task API  
Data Driven Testing The ability to specify dynamic parameters in tasks is crucial since a load execution must simulate real users. Dynamic data can be generated using the built in patterns or by reading a file. Data Driven Testing Data Driven Testing
Custom Data Sources Custom data sources is a way to extend the supplied parameter generators to generate any values. I.e read values from databases, directories, etc. Custom Data Sources -Yes  
Bytes transferred statistics Tasks that supports counting of bytes (ex. HTTP) will report various statistics of bytes transferred between the virtual client and the server application. Bytes Transferred Statistics -Yes Bytes Transferred Statistics -Yes
Load distribution Make the amount of load change over time Load Distribution -Yes Load Distribution -Yes
Result Comparer Graphically compare the results from one or several load executions. Result Comparer -Yes Result Comparer -Yes
 
Web Testing Support  Enterprise 
Edition 
Web Edition
HTTP Recorder The HTTP Recorder eases the process of catching all requests between a browser and the web server. HTTP Recorder -Yes HTTP Recorder -Yes
HTTPS/SSL Supports SSL v3 HTTPS/SSL -Yes HTTPS/SSL -Yes
Dynamic Web Applications Standard session handling techniques, such as cookies and URL-rewriting is supported. Dynamic Web Applications Dynamic Web Applications
Response Validation Support for parsing response codes or parsing page content for expected strings. Response Validation -Yes Response Validation -Yes
PureLoad Web Crawler Utility that crawls a web of static content and reports various statistics and error. The requests can easily be generated into PureLoad scenarios for use in a load test session. PureLoad Web Crawler -Yes PureLoad Web Crawler -Yes
 
 
 

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Scenario Editor
PureLoad snapshot - Scenario Editor, Load testing

Time Slot Graph
PureLoad snapshot - Result Graph, Stress Testing

Summary Graph
PureLoad snapshot - Summary Graph, Load Testing

Web Crawler
PureLoad snapshot - Web Crawler, Platform independent

Web Crawler
PureLoad snapshot - Web Crawler, HTML, CVS, XML output

HTTP Recorder
PureLoad snapshot - HTTP Recorder

Result Comparer
PureLoad snapshot - Result Comparer