Testing Infrastructure

Distributed Performance Testing

Performance testing validates how your application handles real-world load conditions. ProxyHat's global proxy network enables realistic load testing from distributed locations, simulating authentic user traffic patterns across 195+ countries.

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195+ Countries 50M+ Distributed IPs Real User Patterns

What is Performance Testing?

Performance testing is a quality assurance practice that evaluates system behavior under various load conditions. It includes load testing, stress testing, endurance testing, and spike testing to ensure applications can handle expected traffic volumes while maintaining acceptable response times. Realistic performance testing requires distributed traffic sources that mimic actual user geographic distribution and connection characteristics.

Types of performance tests

Comprehensive testing for every scenario

Load Testing

Validate performance under expected user loads to ensure SLAs are met

Baseline validation

Stress Testing

Push systems beyond normal capacity to find breaking points

Limit discovery

Endurance Testing

Detect memory leaks and degradation over extended periods

Stability check

Spike Testing

Test sudden traffic surges like flash sales or viral events

Burst handling

Geo-Distribution

Test latency and performance from multiple geographic regions

Global reach

Scalability Testing

Measure how well your system scales with increasing load

Growth planning

Why performance testing needs distributed proxies

Distributed load generation

Generate load from 195+ countries to test CDN performance and regional latency realistically.

Realistic traffic patterns

Residential IPs mimic real user traffic, avoiding false positives from detectable test traffic.

Accurate measurements

Measure true user-experienced latency and throughput from actual geographic locations.

Instant scale

Scale from hundreds to millions of requests without building and maintaining test infrastructure.

Testing challenges we solve

Traditional load testing approaches have significant limitations

Single-Location Testing

Testing from one location doesn't reflect real user distribution or reveal regional performance issues.

ProxyHat solution:Distribute load across 195+ countries to test CDN performance and regional latency.

IP Blocking & Rate Limiting

High-volume testing from few IPs triggers security measures, invalidating your test results.

ProxyHat solution:50M+ IPs distribute traffic naturally, avoiding rate limits and security blocks.

Unrealistic Traffic Patterns

Datacenter traffic doesn't match real user behavior, leading to false confidence in test results.

ProxyHat solution:Residential IPs simulate authentic user traffic patterns and connection types.

Infrastructure Costs

Setting up global load testing infrastructure is expensive and time-consuming to maintain.

ProxyHat solution:Pay-per-use pricing eliminates infrastructure costs. Scale tests up or down instantly.

Performance testing scenarios

E-commerce Load Testing

Validate checkout flows and product pages handle Black Friday traffic from global customers.

Cart and checkout stress tests
Product search performance
Payment gateway load

API Performance

Test API endpoints under production-like conditions with realistic request distributions.

Endpoint response times
Rate limit validation
Concurrent connection handling

CDN & Edge Testing

Verify CDN cache performance and edge server response times from actual user locations.

Cache hit ratio validation
Regional latency measurement
Edge failover testing

Mobile Backend Testing

Simulate mobile app traffic patterns from various network conditions and locations.

Mobile API performance
Push notification delivery
Sync service testing

SaaS Application Testing

Test multi-tenant SaaS platforms under realistic user distribution and concurrent access.

Multi-tenant isolation
Concurrent user sessions
Feature performance

Streaming & Media

Validate video streaming quality and buffering under load from distributed viewers.

Stream startup time
Adaptive bitrate testing
Concurrent viewer capacity

Load testing with ProxyHat

Integrate distributed proxies into your testing tools

import http from 'k6/http';
import { check, sleep } from 'k6';

export const options = {
  stages: [
    { duration: '2m', target: 100 },   // Ramp up
    { duration: '5m', target: 100 },   // Steady state
    { duration: '2m', target: 200 },   // Spike
    { duration: '2m', target: 0 },     // Ramp down
  ],
};

const proxy = 'http://user-country-us:pass@gate.proxyhat.com:7777';

export default function () {
  const res = http.get('https://your-app.com/api/products', {
    proxy: proxy,
  });

  check(res, {
    'status is 200': (r) => r.status === 200,
    'response time < 500ms': (r) => r.timings.duration < 500,
  });

  sleep(1);
}

Performance testing best practices

Match user distribution

Configure proxy locations to match your actual user geographic distribution for realistic results.

Ramp up gradually

Start with low load and increase gradually to identify the point where performance degrades.

Test in production-like environments

Use staging environments that mirror production infrastructure for accurate results.

Monitor all layers

Track application, database, network, and infrastructure metrics during tests.

Test regularly

Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions early.

Document baselines

Establish and track performance baselines to measure improvement over time.

Choosing the right proxy type

Match your proxy infrastructure to your testing needs

Testing Scenario	Recommended Proxy	Why
Realistic user simulation	Residential	Authentic traffic patterns that match real users
Mobile app backend testing	Mobile	Mobile carrier IPs simulate real app traffic
High-volume load testing	Datacenter	Maximum throughput and cost efficiency
CDN performance testing	Residential	Test from real user locations for accurate latency
API stress testing	Datacenter	High-speed connections for maximum request rates
Geo-distributed testing	Residential	City-level targeting for regional performance data

Testing infrastructure

195+

Countries

Test from any market your users are in

50M+

IP addresses

Massive scale for any load test

<100ms

Connection time

Fast proxy connections for accurate timing

99.9%

Uptime

Reliable infrastructure for long-running tests

Testing best practices

Test Your Own Systems

Our proxies are designed for testing applications you own or have authorization to test.

Coordinate with Ops

Notify your operations team before running load tests to avoid false incident alerts.

Document Results

Keep detailed records of test configurations, results, and performance baselines.

ProxyHat supports legitimate performance testing. Review our for usage guidelines.Terms of Service

Frequently Asked Questions

Why use proxies for performance testing?

Proxies enable distributed load testing from multiple geographic locations, simulating realistic user traffic patterns. Without distributed testing, you can't validate CDN performance, regional latency, or how your application handles geographically diverse traffic.

Should I use residential or datacenter proxies for load testing?

It depends on your goals. Residential proxies simulate realistic user traffic and are best for testing user-facing flows. Datacenter proxies offer higher throughput and lower cost for pure volume testing of backend systems and APIs.

How many IPs do I need for load testing?

The number depends on your target load and the system under test. For realistic simulation, use enough IPs to avoid rate limiting - typically at least one IP per 10-50 concurrent virtual users. ProxyHat automatically rotates through 50M+ IPs.

Can I integrate proxies with k6, JMeter, or Gatling?

Yes. ProxyHat proxies work with all major load testing tools. Configure the proxy endpoint in your tool's HTTP settings to route traffic through our infrastructure for distributed testing.

Ready to test at scale?

Start load testing from distributed locations worldwide.

Usage-based pricing - Scale tests on demand