Benchmark Factory for Databases is a database performance and scalability testing tool for Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 UDB, Sybase ASE, MySQL, and other databases using ODBC connectivity that:

• Generates load against the database by replaying production workload, running user-defined SQL scripts or using out-of-the-box industry standard benchmarks (AS3AP, TPC-C TPC-B, TPC-D, Scalable Hardware).
• Simulates concurrent users running database transactions to uncover performance bottlenecks pre-production.
• Evaluates how database code such SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL scale under different concurrent user loads.
• Stress tests the database to determine the breaking point measuring scalability and performance.
• Compares performance test results enabling users to compare performance and scalability between database platforms, which is necessary during database migrations (SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005, Oracle 9i to Oracle 10g, etc.), database platform evaluations (Linux vs. Solaris vs. Win), and when deploying and tuning Oracle RAC.

When there is no trial key or registered product key for Benchmark Factory the Freeware Mode is enabled. Freeware mode is available for up to 12 months.

The Freeware mode provides all the functionality from the commercial version with the following differences and restrictions:

• Default maximum virtual user load (without additional virtual users packs) = 20
• Virtual User Packs Available = Not available
• Max number of transactions that can be ran during a load test = 20
• Scaling Factors for standard benchmarks (TPC-C, TPC-D, etc) = Lowest two scaling factor for each benchmark
• Repository Manager = Disabled Only default Embedded Repository available (MySQL)