Advent

Advent is a software development company that builds two distinct tools for technical users. Their first product, LoadForge, is an enterprise-grade platform for testing how web applications perform under heavy traffic. It lets developers simulate thousands of users accessing their site from different parts of the world to find and fix performance issues before they affect real users. Their second product, Kudu, is a free, open-source suite for maintaining computer systems. It cleans up junk files, optimizes performance, and enhances security for Windows, macOS, and Linux machines, with an optional cloud service for managing entire fleets of devices.

LoadForge stands out with its distributed testing from multiple geographic locations, advanced scripting in Python or JavaScript, and real-time analytics dashboards. It integrates directly into CI/CD pipelines. Kudu differentiates itself by being completely free and cross-platform, offering over 15 cleaning and optimization tools, multi-engine malware scanning, and a centralized cloud dashboard for remote management and automated remediation of issues across many computers.

LoadForge is built for developers, DevOps engineers, and QA teams who need to ensure their web applications are robust and scalable. Kudu is ideal for IT administrators, managed service providers, and individual power users who want to keep their systems running smoothly and securely without cost. Real-world use cases include stress-testing a new feature rollout with LoadForge or using Kudu to automatically clean and secure all company laptops from a single dashboard.