When there is no trial key or registered product key for Benchmark Factory the Freeware Mode is enabled. Freeware mode can be upgraded to a trial or commercial version with up to unlimited number of virtual users by registering the product keys under the License Registration Window. Freeware mode is available for up to 12 months.

Benchmark Factory for Databases freeware allows you to test for performance and scalability Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2 UDB, MySQL and other databases through ODBC connectivity.

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

 

	Freeware	Commercial
Default maximum virtual user load (without additional virtual users packs)	20	100
Virtual User Packs Available	Not available	Unlimited
Max number of transactions that can be ran during a load test	20	Unlimited
Scaling Factors for standard benchmarks (TPC-C, TPC-D, etc)	Lowest two scaling factor for each benchmark	All Available
Repository Manager	Disabled Only default Embedded Repository available (MySQL)	Enabled Repositories supported under Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA), Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL

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