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Load Testing vs. Performance Testing vs. Stress Testing

Just conducting one type of testing is generally not enough. Many other types of tests exist to verify the integration between components, such as integration tests.

Finally, let’s compare the above three testing types and learn about the differences between performance testing, load testing, and stress testing. KeyStress TestingLoad TestingPurposeStress testing tests the system’s performance under extreme load.Load testing tests the system performance for the expected load on the applicationThresholdStress testing is conducted above threshold limits.Load testing is conducted at threshold limits.ResultStress testing allows you to evaluate how robust is your application.Load testing ensures that the system can handle the expected load.

To finish off, let’s do a quick recap of performance testing, load testing, and stress testing so that you see how these tests are related.