What is Performance Testing in QA Software Testing

The Test Lead
5 min readMar 13, 2023

There are many different angles of testing that happen in the QA software testing world, one of which is performance testing. Performance testing is a type of software testing that measures the performance of a system or application under a specific workload. The goal of performance testing is to identify and mitigate potential performance issues and bottlenecks before they impact end-users.

This article will cover the following topics:

  • Why is performance testing important?
  • The different types of performance testing
  • How performance testing is done
  • Performance testing tools

Why is performance testing important?

Performance testing helps to ensure that an application meets the business’s and end-users’ performance requirements, maintains its reliability and stability under different load conditions, and supports the business’s growth and success.

There are several reasons why performance testing is essential:

  • Identify performance issues: Performance testing helps to identify performance issues such as slow response times, memory leaks, and concurrency issues. This enables developers to isolate and resolve issues before they impact…

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