No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) vs Sauce Labs comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
OpenText Core Performance Engineering reduces costs, mitigates risk, and improves testing efficiency without server or licensing expenses.
Sentiment score
8.0
Sauce Labs boosts ROI by optimizing release cycles, reducing costs, enhancing test efficiency, and enabling broader device testing.
I have seen a return on investment with OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud); the analysis part is quite helpful, which is quite more descriptive than the other products.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
The ROI is not necessarily cost savings. Sometimes a customer wants to use OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, or it's the only tool that will solve the problem depending on the application.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
I have seen a return on investment with OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) as it has led to time savings and a reduction in manual efforts while generating the load.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
OpenText Core Performance Engineering's support is mixed, with appreciation for engagement but concerns about response speed and expertise.
Sentiment score
8.0
Sauce Labs' customer service is praised for responsiveness, friendliness, and efficiency, with most users highly satisfied despite occasional delays.
I faced issues with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud support when a problem took three to four months to resolve, which negatively impacted our project, especially when key team members were unavailable during leave periods.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
The customer support for OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is very good.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
It's important to note that OpenText has recently taken over Micro Focus.
CTO at Marco Technology
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
OpenText Core Performance Engineering excels in scalability and flexibility, supporting diverse test scenarios; some report initial setup challenges.
Sentiment score
6.9
Sauce Labs is scalable but faces challenges with cost, VM limitations, outages, and requires more data centers for extensive scaling.
It is very scalable, and on the cloud, it's even more scalable, potentially unlimited.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
With load generators available, it is easily scalable to meet our needs.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The scalability of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is based on its cloud-native architecture, which demonstrates strong load handling capacity and stable protocol and script execution.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
OpenText Core Performance Engineering offers robust reliability, though users cite occasional bugs and connectivity issues, with evolving stability.
Sentiment score
6.8
Sauce Labs offers stable, reliable cloud testing with occasional issues, but improvements and timely support enhance user satisfaction.
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is extremely stable for our use case.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is a stable tool that demonstrates strong performance reliability.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
 

Room For Improvement

LoadRunner Cloud needs improved reporting, customization, UI, integration, support, documentation, analysis tools, and ease of use for all users.
Users want clearer documentation, faster processing, better reports, improved integrations, more device coverage, accurate logging, and responsive support.
The technical personnel are not able to fix issues quickly, which becomes problematic during critical situations.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
The database schema and everything, if they generate on the fly, that will be quite helpful, rather than creating it on our own.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
In-depth analysis tools found in the standalone LoadRunner analysis, such as graph merging and setting granularity, would be beneficial.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
 

Setup Cost

LoadRunner Cloud offers flexible pricing with robust features, appealing to enterprises despite higher costs compared to alternatives.
Enterprise users find Sauce Labs pricing flexible but costly, recommending starting small and scaling to manage costs effectively.
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud pricing is flexible, offering a more affordable solution compared to the more expensive on-premise LoadRunner.
CTO at Marco Technology
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows it is very high and very costly.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
As for the pricing of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud), I find it quite expensive compared to other products in the market.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
 

Valuable Features

LoadRunner Cloud provides scalable, efficient testing with global load distribution, intuitive UI, integration capabilities, and advanced analytics.
Sauce Labs offers cross-browser compatibility, video recording, and parallel test execution for scalable testing across multiple platforms and devices.
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)'s advanced analytics help identify performance bottlenecks because whenever we are executing the test scripts, it shows a good analytics view where we can simply check which APIs are not performing well.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
The massive cloud scalability and fast design of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) have helped me optimize performance, identify performance bottlenecks in my application, generate the traffic, and recognize performance reliability issues in my application.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
In the standalone LoadRunner analysis, I can merge graphs or set granular filters to obtain custom reports.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Core Performance E...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (4th), Load Testing Tools (5th)
Sauce Labs
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (12th), Test Automation Tools (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is designed for Performance Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 7.8%, down 9.2% compared to last year.
Sauce Labs, on the other hand, focuses on Functional Testing Tools, holds 4.4% mindshare, down 5.8% since last year.
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)7.8%
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)14.4%
Tricentis NeoLoad11.6%
Other66.2%
Performance Testing Tools
Functional Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sauce Labs4.4%
Tricentis Tosca9.9%
OpenText Functional Testing7.1%
Other78.6%
Functional Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Mahendra Andhale - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
Centralized cloud testing has improved global load generation and real-time performance insights
The most valuable features I have found in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) are that everything is online and centralized, so I do not need to go anywhere to check the configuration and everything. OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)'s advanced analytics help identify performance bottlenecks because whenever we are executing the test scripts, it shows a good analytics view where we can simply check which APIs are not performing well. The cloud-based load generators in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) have benefited my testing setup because we can generate the load across the globe, which was previously a little bit difficult on the on-premises version. The user interface in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is intuitive and this will be easy to communicate and collaborate amongst the team also because sharing the online URL with the team, they can simply check the analysis and everything.
MR
Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Provides multiple test environments and saves time, but should have something for inspecting mobile apps screens
With the desktop browser, we can inspect any screen with the web developer option, but they should provide something for mobiles so that we can quickly inspect elements on the device. To write the Selenium scripts, we require web locators. We have to capture them from the local and execute the script on Sauce Labs. If Sauce Labs can provide a solution where we can inspect any of the mobile devices online, it will be very helpful for us. I also faced an issue where during the execution time, the iCloud password used to expire within a certain period, which used to create pop-ups on the screen making our tests fail. That was one thing that we faced many times. If that can be improved, it will be very helpful.
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Performance Testing Tools solutions are best for your needs.
902,456 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise73
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
I absolutely recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud. In fact, I consider it to be one of the best performance testing tools. I like it because it provides many benefits. Some of the ones I find to...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows it is very high and very costly.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) can be improved by incorporating code improvements. I would add that it reduces the initial setup complexity, improves the learning curve op...
Ask a question
Earn 20 points
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud, StormRunner Load, LoadRunner Cloud, and Micro Focus StormRunner Load
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant
Salesforce.com, Mozilla, Zendesk, Puppet Labs, Twitter, Bank of America, Eventbrite, Bleacher Report, Okta, Intuit, Travelocity, Sharecare, CapitalOne.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools. Updated: June 2026.
902,456 professionals have used our research since 2012.