Testing the Cloud: SOASTA CEO Tom Lounibos (Part 6)

Sramana: How have revenues ramped at SOASTA? Tom Lounibos: We are still under $20 million  in revenue but have ramped up substantially over the past three years.

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Sramana: How do you compare to Mercury and Silk from a cost competitive standpoint? Tom Lounibos: We charge $1,500 an hour. They charge $60,000 an hour. There is a lot more to it, but that is the simple way to look at it.

Testing the Cloud: SOASTA CEO Tom Lounibos (Part 4)

Sramana: What is your business model? Tom Lounibos: We sell our testing by the hour. If a company needs only a couple of hundred users, the cost might be $300 or $400 an hour. If they need thousands of users, then the cost might be around $7,500 an hour.