Load Testing Plan Generator
PRODesign comprehensive load, stress, spike, and soak tests with proper metrics, tool selection, bottleneck analysis, and CI/CD integration for validating system performance under real-world conditions.
Create comprehensive load testing plans. Define scenarios, set thresholds, and identify bottlenecks before they hit production.
Example Usage
“Design a load test plan for our REST API that handles user authentication, product searches, and order placement. We expect 5000 concurrent users during peak hours with 2000 requests/sec throughput. Current SLA is P95 < 500ms. We use AWS with auto-scaling and want the test to run in our CI/CD pipeline taking under 5 minutes. Use k6 since we’re JavaScript-heavy. What scenarios, metrics, and thresholds should we monitor?”
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Suggested Customization
| Description | Default | Your Value |
|---|---|---|
| Number of simultaneous virtual users to simulate | 100 | |
| Time in seconds to reach target concurrency | 300 | |
| Total duration of steady-state load after ramp-up | 10 | |
| Maximum acceptable P95 response time in milliseconds | 800 | |
| Maximum acceptable error rate as decimal (0.005 = 0.5%) | 0.005 | |
| Simulated delay between user actions in milliseconds | 1000 |
Research Sources
This skill was built using research from these authoritative sources:
- 10 Best Load Testing Software Tools in 2025 Comprehensive review of 10+ load testing tools with features, use cases, and cloud scalability options
- 15 Best Load Testing Tools for 2025 Comparative analysis of open-source and commercial tools including JMeter, k6, Gatling, and Locust
- Performance Testing: Types, Tools, and Tutorial Defines load testing types (stress, spike, soak) with metrics and tool recommendations
- Top Performance Testing Metrics Explained Deep dive into P95/P99 percentiles, throughput, error rates, and SLA interpretation
- Benchmark Testing Metrics and Interpretation Four-phase benchmark framework: planning, analysis, integration, action with statistical methods
- Understanding Load Testing Reports Guide to interpreting load testing results and identifying performance bottlenecks
- Open Source Load Testing Tools Comparative Study Direct comparison of JMeter, Gatling, Locust, and k6 response time calculation differences
- Open Source Load Testing Tool Review 2020 Performance comparison of wrk, k6, Gatling, Locust, and Artillery with raw throughput data
- r/loadtesting - Reddit Community Active community discussions on tool selection, JMeter configuration, and best practices
- r/PerformanceTesting - Reddit Community Professional practitioners sharing experiences, SLA definition, and performance engineering strategies