We performed a comparison between IBM Rational Performance Tester and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenText, IDERA, Microsoft and others in Test Management Tools."Technical support is very good. I'm very satisfied with the assistance we've received so far."
"It can support both web applications and mobile applications, and in certain cases, it can also support testing of desktop applications or software-based applications. You can write web applications, mobile applications, and software-based applications."
"Its initial setup process is easy."
"You can easily write code, test, and deploy within the same environment. It is a mature tool. It regularly receives new updates and versions. In my opinion, it's one of the best products by Microsoft for developers."
"Visual Studio is highly powerful. It's probably the best software development tool on the market."
"The most valuable features are tools like IntelliSense and ReSharper."
"The tool is flexible and easy to manage. We use it since it is scalable and easy to use. It integrates with solutions."
"It's great for the development of .NET."
"Performance-wise, it is a great tool."
"The user interface is very friendly."
"The solution is not easily scalable. If you want to extend the solution, you need to purchase a different kind of license. You also have to work with the IBM team to assist in scaling."
"There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies."
"Visual Studio Test Professional could improve by having better integration with external databases."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The pricing of this solution should be lowered."
"It needs more integration with other tools for monitoring. Microsoft also needs to make it more modern to make it work with microservices and the cloud. It is a bit outdated currently."
"The server that we use is very slow so that is concerning for us."
"It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it."
"The solution's documentation could be improved because it keeps disappearing from the solution."
"The data flow can be improved."
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IBM Rational Performance Tester is ranked 25th in Test Management Tools while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 5th in Test Management Tools with 48 reviews. IBM Rational Performance Tester is rated 7.6, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM Rational Performance Tester writes "We can edit captured transactions and organize them by those for which we require performance metrics, but it lacks a set of manuals or guides that would take out some guess work". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". IBM Rational Performance Tester is most compared with Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, Tricentis NeoLoad and OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete and Tricentis Tosca.
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