In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a method of assessment of cloud hosting suitability for multiple applications is disclosed. The method may include creating a second synthetic application definition based on a first synthetic application definition, wherein creating the second application definition comprises defining, in the second synthetic application definition, a second plurality of resource consumptions, wherein the second plurality of resource consumptions are equivalent to consumptions by the candidate application at a second level of user demand. The method may also include consuming, based on the second synthetic application definition, a plurality of quantities of resources of the computing system and evaluating the computing system. The present disclosure additionally includes associated systems and apparatuses.