Case Study: Upic Solutions achieves nearly 50% faster page loads and 9% higher donation conversions with BlazeMeter

Upic Accelerates Performance of Key United Way Donor App by Nearly 50% With BlazeMeter

Upic Solutions, a technology provider for United Ways, was struggling with a slow donor pledge app that prevented donors from completing pledges during the 2015 campaign season. Seeking to diagnose and fix the issue before the 2016 season, the 23-person team—experienced with JMeter but needing true browser-like sessions for load testing—turned to CA BlazeMeter alongside JMeter and New Relic.

Over two weeks they ran about 150 tests (up to 100 concurrent users) to pinpoint bottlenecks, quickly identifying excessive SQL queries and applying configuration and code fixes. Average page load time fell from 5.33 seconds to 2.84 seconds (a 46.74% improvement) and donation conversion rates rose by 9.17%; BlazeMeter remains central to their ongoing performance testing.

Upic Solutions

David Burley

Chief Technology Officer