Database Testing – Tools



There are various tools provided by vendors that can be used to generate Test data, to manage Test data and perform database testing like Load Testing and Regression Testing.

A few common tools that are used are given below.

Sr.No Category & Description Examples
1

Load Testing Tools

These tools are used to put high usage loads on your database, which enables to determine whether your system's landscape will stand up to your business needs.

Web Performance

Rad View

Mercury

2

Data Security Tools

These tools are used to implement compliance and standards as per the information security regulations.

IBM Optim Data Privacy

3

Test Data generator tools

A tester uses these tools to generate the test data for a database system. These are mostly required when you have huge amount of data and you need sample to perform DB Testing. It is commonly used for Load and Stress testing.

Data Factory

DTM Data Generator

Turbo Data

4

Test Data Management Tool

These tools are used to maintain version control for test data. You have to define the expected results and then you compare it with the actual outcomes of the tests.

IBM Optim Test Data Management

5

Tools to perform Unit Testing

These tools are used to perform regression testing on your database.

SQLUnit

TSQLUnit

DBFit

DBUnit

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