Manage licenses

Tricentis NeoLoad supports several license modes. Pick the one that fits how your team works from the following:

• License file: Install a license file on a single machine and use the NeoLoad Controller from there.

• License from a license server: Connect to a license server and lease virtual users when you need them. As long as the license has capacity available, you can run the NeoLoad Controller on multiple machines at the same time.

• Virtual User Hours (VUH): Run tests without a fixed license, or use it to top up your virtual users when a license alone isn't enough for a test.

License file

A license file is tied to a single workstation. You can transfer it to another machine through a controlled process in NeoLoad.

License keys can be permanent or temporary. A rental license runs for 24 hours from the first test launch and counts as one rental day. Days don't have to be consecutive. For more information, see NeoLoad pricing.

On Windows, every user on the machine can use the installed and activated license. On Linux, the license is tied to a user profile. To use it from a different profile, transfer the license first.

To set up a license file, work through these topics:

• Install a license key

• Activate a license key

• Transfer a license key

License from a license server

A license stored on a license server includes a defined Virtual Users capacity that NeoLoad users can share. You lease the capacity you need, run your tests, then release it back. While capacity is available, the license stays available to other users.

You reserve a license from NeoLoad Web, which acts as your license server.

To set up and use a license from a server, work through these topics:

• Lease Virtual Users capacity

• Activate license auto-lease

• Lease SAP Virtual Users

• Release Virtual Users capacity

• Manage licenses offline

VUH (Virtual User Hours)

VUH work in two ways:

• Run Cloud tests without buying a license. You consume VUH inside a Cloud session, and any started hour counts as a full hour. For more information, see Test from the Cloud.

• Top up your license Virtual Users when they aren't enough to start a test. VUH stack on top of your license VUs and are billed to the second. For more information, see Introducing VUH.

To run Cloud tests with VUH only, see VUH only.

Licenses for SAP tests

To load test SAP applications, your license must include SAP Virtual Users. SAP Virtual Users (SAP VUs) let you record and replay SAP tests. For more information, see Lease SAP Virtual Users.

Missing license dialog

The first time you start NeoLoad without a license, the Missing License dialog opens so you can choose how to run.

The Run in no key mode option lets you design scenarios and analyze test results from previous runs. You can't launch tests in this mode unless you've enabled auto-lease in Edit > Preferences > General settings.

Select OK to confirm. NeoLoad then opens one of the following:

• The License General settings section in the Preferences screen, so you can choose a license mode. For more information, see Select license settings.

• The NeoLoad Controller in no-license mode.