Compare several test results

This tutorial describes how to compare two test results in NeoLoad and how to generate a comparison report.

To gain the most from this tutorial, it is recommended to read Compare test results.

Understand the context

NeoLoad provides the means of identifying potential performance bottlenecks in your application. This is mainly achieved by obtaining fine grained statistics on the different pages of the application. Through comparison you can analyze results from different runs of the same (or different) scenario(s). The steps typically involved in a testing phase are:

  1. Running a particular scenario

  2. Analyzing the results and identifying time consuming pages

  3. Changing and improving the pages, or the code called by those pages

  4. Re-running the scenario

  5. Comparing results before and after improvements

Compare results in the GUI

NeoLoad provides a compare mode within its graphical interface. To launch a Compare mode, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Results Manager from the Edit > Results Manager menu.

  2. In the table, select the two results to compare (click the first row, and CTRL+second row).

  3. Click on the Compare button.

  4. Edit the labels of the two tests and click OK. The defaults are "A" and "B".

Compare results in reports

NeoLoad can generate comparison reports. To generate a comparison report, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Results Manager from the Edit > Results Manager menu.

  2. In the table, select the two results to compare (single click for the first row, and CTRL+click for the second row)

  3. Click on the Generate report button.

  4. Edit the labels of the two tests and click Next. The default labels are "A" and "B".

  5. Configure the format, the report content and the report file directory, then click OK.