Test Run Usage and Overages

CheckView’s plans are designed to provide flexibility while helping you stay in control of your test run usage. This document explains how test usage is calculated, offers tips for efficient usage, and covers what happens if you approach your test limit.

How Test Run Usage is Calculated

Each CheckView plan includes a monthly allowance of test runs. These test runs include all scheduled and manual tests performed within a given month. Here’s how it works:

What Counts Toward Test Usage?

  1. Scheduled Tests: These are automated tests set to run daily, weekly, or at custom intervals. For example, if you schedule a test to run daily, that’s approximately 30 tests per month for a single test flow.
  2. Manual Tests: Tests initiated manually for setup, troubleshooting, or on-demand validation.

What Does NOT Count?

• Test Flow Initialization: Setting up or reinitializing a test flow to auto-generate steps does not consume any test runs.

The number of websites in your account does not affect usage, only the number of test runs matters. Usage is shared across all test flows, so efficient planning is essential to avoid running out of tests.

Estimating Your Monthly Test Needs

Use the following steps to calculate your total test requirements:

  1. Identify Your Websites: Count the number of websites you plan to test.
  2. Define Test Coverage: Decide which forms or workflows you want to test on each site. You don’t need to test every form or workflow, prioritize critical ones (e.g., lead forms, checkout flows).
  3. Set Test Frequency: Determine how often tests will run:
    • Daily tests: Multiply by ~30 runs per month.
    • Weekly tests: Multiply by ~4 runs per month.
  4. Add Manual Test Needs: Account for manual tests that may be required during setup or troubleshooting.

Pro Tip: Use the test calculator on our homepage for an easy way to determine your total monthly test requirements. Plan for a buffer to account for manual tests or unexpected needs.

Optimizing Test Run Usage

  1. Pause Inactive Test Flows Temporarily disable test flows for websites or workflows that are not currently in use or failing due to unresolved setup issues. This prevents wasting test runs on unnecessary or incomplete flows.
  2. Focus on High-Priority Tests Test only critical business workflows such as checkout processes, lead generation forms or other key functionality tied to conversions.

Pro Tip: Avoid over-testing by limiting test coverage to workflows with the highest business impact.

Managing Test Limits

CheckView does not currently allow overages, ensuring you remain within your plan’s test run limit. However, to help you manage this, CheckView will send an alert email when your test run usage is nearing its limit. This gives you time to evaluate your needs and upgrade your plan if necessary. You can also monitor your usage proactively by checking the account dashboard count (in the top right corner) for up-to-date usage stats.

What to Do If You Need More Tests

  1. Upgrade Your Plan: If your current plan no longer meets your needs, you can upgrade at any time and it will be prorated.
  2. Pause Unnecessary Tests: As a temporary solution, pause low-priority test flows to free up runs for critical workflows.

For more guidance, reach out to our support team for assistance with usage planning or account upgrades.

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