Until last year, LoadRunner Virtual User Days (VUDs) were a convenient and cost-effective way to buy Vusers. VUDs allowed companies to easily ramp up Vuser numbers or run project-based Performance Testing. Unfortunately, Micro Focus stopped selling VUDs in July 2021.
We want to know, are you missing them?
What Were LoadRunner VUDs?
VUDs allowed you to buy Vusers by the day, rather than commit to permanent Vuser licenses.
If you are not sure how they worked, see the example at the end of this post.
Why Were LoadRunner VUDs Useful?
VUDs were great if you had a relatively low number of Vusers but needed a few days of peak testing. Say you had 250 permanent Vusers, which satisfied most of your needs. But occasionally you needed to test peaks with 1,000 Vusers. VUDs could provide the extra 750 Vusers, topping your supply up to 1,000 Vusers.
They were also handy for project-level performance testing, and beneficial if you only executed performance testing a few times a year.
Do You Miss LoadRunner VUDs?
Are you someone who has been affected by Micro Focus withdrawing VUDs?
From personal experience, I know that lots of our customers were impacted by the withdrawal of VUDs. I’ve also heard, anecdotally, that a much wider group has missed them.
We’d love to hear from you:
- How have you tested without VUDs?
- Would you like VUDs to come back?
We’d love to hear from you. Let us know if you’re missing LoadRunner VUDs
I will share the overall feedback with Micro Focus, whether for or against VUDs. As a Gold partner, I am in regular contact with Micro Focus. Maybe together we can encourage Micro Focus into positive action.
Let us know if you’re missing VUDs
Sidenote, LoadRunner Cloud is a Great Alternative to VUDs
As an alternative to VUDs, have you considered LoadRunner Cloud?
LoadRunner Cloud is a SaaS performance test tool. It offers the same performance testing capabilities as LoadRunner Professional, but with additional benefits:
- In addition to normal Vusers, LoadRunner Cloud offers Virtual User Hours – These are more flexible than VUDs
- You can save money on physical infrastructure – LoadRunner Cloud comes with cloud-based infrastructure including load generators
- You always have the latest version and up-to-date features
- You can use LoadRunner Cloud Globally and test from global load generators
- It’s Simple, Smart and Scalable
Why Not Book a LoadRunner Cloud Demo Today?
LoadRunner Cloud is one of those products you must see to understand how awesome it is. It offers simplicity and ease of use, combined with power and flexibility.
Book a LoadRunner Cloud demo today
How VUDs Worked – An Example
Here’s a useful example to help explain how VUDs worked:
- Let’s say you bought 1000 VUDs
- Then, one day you run multiple tests with up to 250 Vusers
- Your 250 VUDs can be used for 24 hours
- After that point, you would have used up 250 VUDs
- You would have 750 VUDs left
- Another day, you run a test with 500 Vusers
- Your 500 VUDs can be used for 24 hours
- After that point, you would use up 500 VUDs
- You would have 250 VUDs left
- And so on, until you had no VUDs left
As you can see, they were a simple way to increase Vusers without a long-term commitment.
