Using Selenium And BrowserMob For Load Testing

Update:  Who doesn't like FREE!  The folks at BrowserMob now give you an instant free test. No signup necessary. Uses real browsers. See screenshots, DNS lookup times, time-to-first-byte, and more! It's worth checking out.  Click to get your Free Instant Test.

November 30,, 2009 8:00AM PDT
We've written several articles on using Selenium for web testing, including a HOWTO series on "Automated Cross-Browser Testing With Selenium". We plan to expand beyond these functional testing articles by looking at how Selenium can be used for other types of testing. Today's video on BrowserMob shows how you can use Selenium for low-cost load testing service that uses real web browsers.

The video below takes you through recording a Selenium test case using the Selenium IDE and then running it using BrowserMob. I'm particularly interested in how easily you can set up your load tests and the great information provided in their dashboard.

Note:  I've not figured out the pricing yet (seems a bit complicated). They claim that you can "Simulate 2,000 VUs for only $150" but if you look at their pricing table, it's difficult to immediately see that sort of pricing.