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Automai Loader

Automated performance testing for ANY business process

Short time frames, multi-tiered applications, and lack of open APIs are no longer a barrier to performance testing your applications.

NO coding
Nothing installed on servers
Custom workflows
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Front-end robotic technology takes performance testing to a new level

With bots accessing your applications en masse from the GUI on their individual desktops, you get a true view of your app's performance.

Build custom workflows easily

Go beyond standard 'Log-In time' testing. Create complicated multi-application processes that mirror exactly how your users interact with your systems.

Install nothing on your servers

Robotic automation avoids server installations on application servers or VDI (Citrix, AVD). Bots access your applications via the front-end, just like real users.

Test across any application, any framework

Test processes involving multiple applications through various access points — without requiring APIs, plugins, or protocol-level scripting.

Automai Loader is the only front-end driven performance load testing tool on the market.

Record, click, script done

Performance testing should not require coding. Build scenarios in minutes using plain-English actions that anyone can understand.

Click through your application — Automai records every interaction

Code-free scripts with human-readable actions

Play back, observe, and edit with ease

Add conditional logic for complex workflows

The most realistic load test on the market

Unlike protocol-level tools that simulate HTTP requests, Automai uses robotic bots that interact with your applications exactly as real users do — through the GUI.

Each bot runs on its own desktop, mimicking a real user session

Measure actual end-user response times, not just server metrics

Test thick clients, thin clients, and web apps with the same tool

Capture screenshots and video evidence for every bot session

User-friendly test scenarios

Every action in your test scenario is displayed as a plain-English command. No code, no confusion — just clear, editable steps.

ScenarioBuilder — Test Scenario
Automai ScenarioBuilder interface showing plain-English test actions

Plain-English actions

Every step reads like a sentence — click, type, wait, verify. No code to decipher.

Drag-and-drop editing

Reorder steps, add conditions, and insert checkpoints visually.

Reusable modules

Build once, reuse across scenarios. Share common login flows across tests.

Easy maintenance

When your application changes, your test scripts should not break. Automai's intelligent action system adapts to minor UI changes automatically.

Smart object recognition adjusts to UI changes

Update one module, and all referencing scenarios update instantly

Visual diff tool highlights exactly what changed

No regression headaches — scripts stay stable across updates

Automai easy maintenance — visual diff highlighting UI changes

How does Automai Loader work?

From recording to reporting — four simple steps to performance test any application at scale.

Record your scenario

Use ScenarioBuilder to walk through your business process. Every click, keystroke, and wait is captured as a plain-English action. No scripting — just use your application normally.

Step 01: Record your scenario

ScenarioBuilder

Director

Test orchestration

BotManager

rLoaders

Applications under test

Citrix
Azure
Epic
Salesforce

Automai Loader architecture — bots access applications from individual desktops, just like real users.

Four powerful components, one platform

Automai Loader is built from four tightly integrated components that work together seamlessly.

ScenarioBuilder

The visual recorder and editor. Walk through your application, and ScenarioBuilder captures every interaction as a plain-English action. Edit, reorder, and add logic — no coding required.

Automai ScenarioBuilder — performance testing component

System requirements

Automai Loader runs on standard Windows infrastructure. No special hardware or exotic configurations needed.

Bot desktops

  • Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2016+
  • 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM per bot
  • Network access to target applications

Director server

  • Windows Server 2016 or later
  • 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM minimum
  • SQL Server Express (included) or full SQL Server

Target applications

  • No installation required on application servers
  • No agents, plugins, or API access needed
  • Works with Citrix, AVD, VMware, RDP, web, and desktop apps

Network

  • Standard HTTPS connectivity
  • No special firewall rules required
  • Works across VPNs and segmented networks

Part of the Automai platform

Loader integrates seamlessly with the full Automai suite. Use the same scenarios across testing, monitoring, and automation.

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Performance testing at scale

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Automated functional testing

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Monitor

24/7 application monitoring

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Worker

Robotic process automation

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Automai Loader FAQ

Common questions about performance and load testing.

Front-end load testing simulates real users interacting with your applications through the user interface — clicking buttons, entering data, navigating menus — exactly as a human would. Unlike API-level or protocol-based load testing (like JMeter), Automai Loader measures the actual end-user experience including rendering time, application responsiveness, and UI-level bottlenecks.
Automai Loader can scale to thousands of concurrent virtual users. Each bot runs on a separate desktop session and interacts with applications independently, just like a real user. The number depends on your bot desktop infrastructure — a typical setup with 10 bot machines can simulate 500+ concurrent users.
JMeter and LoadRunner primarily test at the API/protocol level — they send HTTP requests but don't render the UI. Automai Loader tests at the front-end level: each virtual user launches the real application, logs in, and performs actions through the UI. This catches issues that API-level tools miss, such as slow rendering, UI freezes, memory leaks in the client, and Citrix/VDI-specific bottlenecks.
Yes — this is one of Automai Loader's key strengths. Most load testing tools cannot test inside Citrix or VDI sessions. Automai bots launch actual Citrix/AVD/VMware sessions and interact with published applications exactly like real users. This lets you validate your VDI infrastructure capacity, identify Citrix server bottlenecks, and ensure your thin-client applications perform under load.
No. You use the ScenarioBuilder Smart Recorder to walk through your business process. The recorder captures every interaction and converts it into a plain-English action script. You can then drag-and-drop to rearrange steps, add data parameterization, or insert waits — all without any coding.
The Director is the central orchestrator for your load tests. You configure the number of virtual users, ramp-up patterns (e.g., add 10 users every 30 seconds), test duration, and which scenarios to run. It distributes the workload across your bot machines and coordinates the test execution in real time.
Loader captures response times for every UI action (login time, page load time, transaction completion time), throughput, error rates, and resource utilization. The Reporter component provides real-time dashboards, trend analysis, percentile breakdowns (P50/P90/P99), and exportable reports for stakeholders.
You need: (1) Bot desktops — Windows machines or VMs where virtual users run (physical or virtual, on-prem or cloud). (2) A Director server — Windows Server to orchestrate tests. (3) Network access to your target applications. Nothing is installed on your application servers. The bots connect to your apps the same way real users do.
Automai uses smart object recognition that adapts to minor UI changes automatically. When a major change occurs, the ScenarioBuilder highlights the affected step and lets you re-record just that portion — no need to rebuild the entire script. Scripts are presented as plain-English actions, making them easy to review and update by anyone on the team.
Yes. Automai Loader provides a command-line interface and APIs that let you trigger load tests from Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or any CI/CD tool. You can run performance tests automatically before each release to catch regressions early.
Yes. Automai offers a free proof of concept where we help you set up and run your first load test on your actual applications. There's no obligation, and you'll see real performance data from your environment within days. Contact us to get started.

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