Patent ID: 8874732

Claim:
A system, comprising: a network-based service implemented by one or more computers, wherein the network-based service is configured to provide one or more services to clients; a client usage simulator implemented on one or more computers external to a network of the network-based service, wherein the client usage simulator is configured to: simulate one or more clients utilizing the network-based service; and record information reflecting usage of the network-based service from the client usage simulator; a service meter internal to the network of the network-based service configured to monitor client usage of the network-based service, wherein the service meter is further configured to record information reflecting the usage; an auditor component implemented on one or more computers and configured to: compare the usage information recorded by said client usage simulator to the usage information recorded by said service meter for the client usage simulator; and indicate a discrepancy from comparing the usage information recorded by said client usage simulator to the usage information recorded by said service meter for the client usage simulator.