Service virtualization tools: compare 7 options
Compare service virtualization tools by protocol, deployment and license. Choose local recorded mocks, Kubernetes replay or shared enterprise virtual services.
Posts by Nate Lee
Sales leader at Speedscale, focused on API testing and performance. • 9 posts published
Service Virtualization vs. Mocking: What to Use
Compare service virtualization, mocks, and stubs. Choose the right test boundary, verify state behavior, and keep real dependency checks where they matter.
A Developer's Guide to Continuous Performance Testing
Add continuous performance tests to CI with bounded smoke checks and scheduled load runs. Choose meaningful gates and handle noisy results with baselines.
Top 8 API Mocking Tools and Methodologies
Compare API mocking tools. Choose function stubs, examples, or recorded network responses, and keep fixtures aligned with the intended contract.
How Load Testing and Mocks Work Together
Combine load testing and mocks to isolate service performance. Learn when dependencies should stay real and how to avoid misleading capacity results.
Determine Throughput Performance Testing
Measure throughput with defined transaction boundaries, sustainable load stages, latency and error goals, and enough load-generator capacity.
How to Calculate TPS for Kubernetes Performance
Calculate TPS from completed transactions and a measured time window. Distinguish requests, business outcomes, retries, latency, and errors.
How to Get Started with GoMock Playbook
Use GoMock with small Go interfaces, pinned mock generation, and runnable tests. Learn when an HTTP test server or real dependency check is needed.
GoReplay vs Speedscale for Kubernetes Load Testing
Compare GoReplay and Speedscale capture, TLS requirements, dependency mocks, and local or Kubernetes replay. Verify the exact workflow before choosing.
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