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Nouvola

Nouvola

Cloud Load Testing Commercial Cloud

MAINTAINED BY · Nouvola (Cloudy Days Inc.)

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Pricing model
Historical commercial service; current pricing not verified.
First released
Not verified
Last verified
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Nouvola (Cloudy Days Inc.) was a provider of cloud-based performance and load-testing solutions designed for web, mobile, API, and IoT applications. The company, which is no longer in operation, focused on helping developers, DevOps, and engineering managers identify performance bottlenecks through synthetic user testing and real-time performance analytics. Status: discontinued; successor No verified successor.

About

Nouvola (Cloudy Days Inc.) was a provider of cloud-based performance and load-testing solutions designed for web, mobile, API, and IoT applications. The company, which is no longer in operation, focused on helping developers, DevOps, and engineering managers identify performance bottlenecks through synthetic user testing and real-time performance analytics.

Best for

  • Teams that want managed load generation without operating injectors
  • Organizations budgeting for commercial licenses or subscriptions
  • Groups comfortable scripting in JavaScript

Not the best fit when

  • New greenfield programs (prefer an active successor or alternative)
  • Strictly air-gapped environments with no approved cloud path
  • Projects that require a fully free open-source stack only

Architecture and concurrency

Nouvola runs as a cloud service: scenarios use JavaScript, while generators and orchestration are vendor-managed.

Features

  • Cloud-based performance and load testing
  • Support for web, mobile, API, and IoT applications
  • Synthetic user testing and performance analytics

Pricing

Nouvola previously offered usage-based subscription tiers, including options via AWS Marketplace.

Specs

Scripting
JavaScript
Protocols
HTTPHTTPS
Operating systems
Browser
Tags
legacycloud

Sources

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LAST VERIFIED · 2026-08-15 · GROUNDED VIA EXA · CURATED BY NAVEENKUMAR NAMACHIVAYAM

Frequently asked

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Who is Nouvola for?

Nouvola is best for teams that want managed load generation without operating generators themselves. It is commercial software, typically licensed for larger or governed programs. Vendor: Nouvola. Deployment model: cloud. Historical commercial service; current pricing not verified. Confirm details against the official site and a short proof-of-concept in your environment.

How does Nouvola differ from Apica?

Compared with Apica, both sit in cloud load testing, so shortlist on protocols, team skills, and pricing rather than category alone. Nouvola lists protocols HTTP, HTTPS; Apica lists HTTP, HTTPS, REST. Status is discontinued versus active. Use the Test Rig to compare full specs side by side before a proof-of-concept.

What scripting language and concurrency model does Nouvola use?

Nouvola uses JavaScript for scripting or scenario definition. Runtime model: code-first scenarios where virtual users execute scripted behavior under load. OS support: Browser. Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS. Match these to how your team already authors tests and which systems you must drive under load.

What is the cloud or enterprise path for Nouvola?

Nouvola is cloud-hosted: you run tests on vendor-managed infrastructure without operating load generators yourself. That usually speeds ramp-up for distributed load while shifting capacity planning and data residency to the vendor. Pricing model: Historical commercial service; current pricing not verified.

What are known limitations of Nouvola?

Nouvola appears as discontinued in this directory. Prefer No verified successor or another active alternative for new work. Historical references remain so older docs and diagrams still resolve. Verify any remaining commercial support directly with the vendor before depending on it.