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Download - Proxy Sniffer Free Edition V4.3

The Proxy Sniffer Free Edition is provided at no cost and can be used for an unlimited time to run small performance tests against your web applications. The Free Edition contains almost all features of the Professional Edition; for example:
  • Support for the recording of web surfing sessions using Any Web Browser, including Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.
  • Support for easy handling of dynamically-exchanged CGI and HTML form parameters such as .NET VIEWSTATE or order numbers.
  • Support for XML, SOAP, AJAX, JSON and WebDAV.
  • Support for Input Files which can used for any purpose; for example, for assigning login accounts to HTML forms or to modify the query data of XML requests.
  • Support for all major HTTP Protocol Extensions: client-side caching of network connections (keep alive), automatic handling of compressed response data (gzip, deflate), automatic processing of session cookies, and the upload and download of files.
  • Support for testing HTTP Web Services which exchange data using XML or SOAP.
  • All Statistics and Diagrams are fully available.
  • An unlimited number of web pages and web service calls can be recorded and tested.
In contrast to the Professional Edition, the Free Edition contains the following functional restrictions:
 
Functionality Free Edition Professional Edition
Maximum number of simulated users 20 200..10000 - or unlimited ¹
Maximum run duration per load test job 12 minutes unlimited
Support for encrypted connections (HTTPS) no yes
Supported Authentication Methods HTML form-based login, NTLM,
HTTP basic authentication,
HTTP digest authentication
HTML form-based login, NTLM,
HTTP basic authentication,
HTTP digest authentication,
SSL authentication using X509 client
certificates in PKCS#12 format.
Maximum number of web pages using the Web Crawler 10 unlimited
Scheduling of load test jobs at predefined times no yes
Cluster technology (load releasing clusters) no yes ¹
Remote execution of load test jobs no yes ¹
Starting of load test from the operating system prompt no, only via the GUI yes
Configurable user's think time per web page yes, 3 - 30 seconds yes, freely selectable
Branding of PDF reports & own report templates no ² yes
Supported operating systems
 
 
Windows XP/Vista/7,
Mac OS X from Version 10.4,
Ubuntu (Linux)
Windows XP/Vista/7/2003/2008
and all Unix-like systems such as
Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD ...
Services: support and on-site training no yes ³

¹ Functionality depends on the purchased license. Technical limit: 30,000 - 120,000 simulated users per load generating cluster.
² The diagrams shown in the GUI and in the PDF reports are tagged with the text "Free Edition"
³ Available at extra cost

V4.3-G Installation Kit - Free Edition ¹  (January 1, 2010) Download Free Edition
Windows XP/Vista/7 PrxF43GE.exe
Mac OS X PrxF43GE.zip
Ubuntu (Linux) PrxF43GE.bin
Firefox Recording Extension V1.4  (January 29, 2010: for Firefox 3.0 - 3.6) PrxRecExt1.xpi
¹ The Professional Edition is delivered using a different installation kit.

Documentation English Last Updated
Installation and Configuration Guide January 1, 2010
User's Guide January 1, 2010
Firefox Recording Extension Handbook January 30, 2010
Application Reference Manual December 30, 2009
Load Test Plug-In Developer Handbook October 22, 2009
PDF Report Templates Handbook October 22, 2009
dynaTrace Integration Handbook February 13, 2009
Getting Started with Successful Load Testing July 29, 2007
V4.3 Release Notes November 4, 2009
Our PDF documents contain integrated bookmarks and hyperlinks which allows you to navigate more easily.

Hint: The easiest way to use Proxy Sniffer is:

1. Download and install the installation kit, and ..

2. .. use a Firefox web browser to record web surfing sessions: download and install the Firefox Recording Extension from https://www.proxy-sniffer.com/download/PrxRecExt1.xpi  (enter this URL into Firefox)

After that, start the Proxy Sniffer Console.
 
Then click on the icon inside the Firefox Recording Extension and follow the instructions:

Firefox Add-On for recording web load tests
 
Note: Recording web surfing sessions is also supported using any web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Safari, as well as with (non-web browser based) technical web client programs which exchange SOAP or XML data with a web server by using the HTTP/S protocol. Further information is available in the User's Guide.

Special Evaluation Offer - Proxy Sniffer Professional Edition

If your place of work / company is located in a country of the European Union, USA or Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland or Turkey, please ask to evaluate the Professional Edition, which does not contain any functional restrictions, and also supports encrypted connections (HTTPS).
 
You will receive a temporary site license, valid for two weeks, which will allow you to simulate up to 100 virtual users per installed computer.
 
Multiple installations are supported by this license, which allows you to install and try out Proxy Sniffer on several computers, and also allows you to try out the Proxy Sniffer Cluster Technology.
 
Send us a request for evaluation using our contact form or by e-mail to direct@d-fischer.com. Please note that we can only accept requests from a company e-mail address. Anonymous e-mail addresses such as @gmail.com cannot be accepted.
 
During your evaluation of the Professional Edition, we will also provide you with technical support.

¹ Export is limited to certain countries because of export restrictions concerning strong encryption technologies.

  
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