Akamai CloudTest vs IBM Rational Test Workbench comparison

Akamai and IBM are both solutions in the Performance Testing Tools category. Akamai is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0, while IBM is ranked #19. Akamai holds a 2.5% mindshare in PTT, compared to IBM’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Akamai users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Akamai CloudTest

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IBM Rational Test Workbench

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 5, 2025

Akamai CloudTest and IBM Rational Test Workbench are competitors in the performance testing domain. Akamai CloudTest is more cost-effective, whereas IBM Rational Test Workbench offers superior comprehensive features.

Features: Akamai CloudTest offers real-time testing and robust analytics designed for dynamic public cloud environments. It provides user-friendly live monitoring, the ability to create custom dashboards, and detailed load analysis through cloud integration. IBM Rational Test Workbench supports automated testing across platforms, seamlessly integrates with other IBM Rational Tools, and offers flexible MQ recording methods.

Room for Improvement: Akamai CloudTest can enhance its support for non-web applications, improve mobile testing capabilities, and offer more flexible reporting templates. IBM Rational Test Workbench could provide better documentation, streamline its interface for usability, and optimize license management for simpler user control.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Akamai CloudTest utilizes a cloud-based deployment model for quick implementation, with reliable customer support. IBM Rational Test Workbench offers both on-premise and cloud deployment tailored for large-scale setups, and comprehensive customer service focusing on personalized solutions.

Pricing and ROI: Akamai CloudTest's flexible pricing structure aligns with scalable needs, enhancing ROI for businesses prioritizing agility. IBM Rational Test Workbench requires a higher initial investment but delivers significant ROI through its extensive functionalities, making it ideal for long-term projects.

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai CloudTest

Ranking in Performance Testing Tools

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Load Testing Tools (8th)

IBM Rational Test Workbench

Ranking in Performance Testing Tools

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

API Testing Tools (15th), Test Automation Tools (36th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Akamai CloudTest is 2.5%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational Test Workbench is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vinod Patil

Senior Manager - Performance Architect at Publicis Sapient

Is user-friendly and offers live monitoring

Extending the same cloud tool to make it app native so that it can help with device performance testing towards HTTP requests and responses. If you can have a front-end tool like Google's Core Web Vitals, it would be great. If you have some integration with Google's Core Web Vitals, it would be great. I want the tool to have IP spoofing because whenever you do load testing, you will have a little bit of static IP based on a particular load generator. If we have an option of just making the real-time scenario, like having IP spoofing, and the range of IPs dynamically gets changed with the request just to mimic the real-time user behavior, then it would be a good improvement. Having integration to APM tools, like Dynatrace or AppDynamics, the way we have in the load tools, would be good.

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reviewer1513668

IT Specialist, ITE at a government with 10,001+ employees

Good reporting and interface, but supports limited types of protocols and requires low-level script editing

It should have more interfaces. In terms of interfaces or protocols, what you can do with Rational is far limited as compared to other products out there. What it does, it does great, but it only gives you limited types of protocols. It supports between 8 to 15 types of protocols, whereas other test tools give you 20 to 30 types of protocols with which you can do testing and convert to script. It records Javascript-based scripts, and you got to know a little bit of Java to basically be able to edit them, but the level of editing you got to do is very low. I like that, but the ability to edit the script is not as good as Parasoft or LoadRunner, which have C-Script.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is an awesome performance testing tool for web based applications, able to generate load multiple geographies, dynamic ramp-up to any levels of virtual users."

"From my own experience, if you're talking about load testing and performance testing then definitely you should go for CloudTest. Because when we compared CloudTest with Performance Center, cost wise it was a better solution. It is easy to use as well, and you can definitely get an automation engineer or a performance engineer with very little exposure to any programming or scripting language such as JavaScript. I would definitely recommend this solution and would rate it at eight on a scale from one to ten."

"The tool is very user-friendly, so you can save a lot of time in terms of your preparation activities."

"The level of support is quite good and the integration is also very flexible."

"The solution is very stable."

"Reporting is pretty good. Its interface is also good. I'm overall pretty happy with the functionality and use of IBM Rational Test Workbench."

"This solution provides for API testing, functional UI testing, performance testing, and service virtualization."

Cons

"It's a manual process to whitelist respective internal IPs in coordination with web operations team to access Soasta. Availability of any standardized tool from Soasta will make setup process easy."

"The test clip should be more user-friendly."

"Akamai cloud test integration into our current CI/CD pipelines (i.e.) identify and resolve the issues during the sprint phase which helps in delivering an absolute product and reduces time to market/release."

"If we have an option of just making the real-time scenario, like having IP spoofing, and the range of IPs dynamically gets changed with the request just to mimic the real-time user behavior, then it would be a good improvement."

"In terms of improvement, I think integration of these tools with the leading EPM tools would be good. It would help to seamlessly integrate to Dynatrace or AppDynamics to understand what the profiling looks like when generating a load."

"It should have more interfaces. In terms of interfaces or protocols, what you can do with Rational is far limited as compared to other products out there. What it does, it does great, but it only gives you limited types of protocols. It supports between 8 to 15 types of protocols, whereas other test tools give you 20 to 30 types of protocols with which you can do testing and convert to script. It records Javascript-based scripts, and you got to know a little bit of Java to basically be able to edit them, but the level of editing you got to do is very low. I like that, but the ability to edit the script is not as good as Parasoft or LoadRunner, which have C-Script."

"There are a number of things that they can do to simplify the tools, but the most important thing that they need to do is simplify the installation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's price is at an intermediate level. When you compare it with other enterprise load testing tools, it falls under the average category."

"We have a yearly license, and I would give it a rating of three out of five."

"Running cost is very low."

"The pricing is a little bit on the higher side, although it is really good."

"It doesn't really concern me. Licensing is on a yearly basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Insurance Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

32%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Akamai CloudTest?

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What is your primary use case for Akamai CloudTest?

I use the solution in my company for load testing. You can say that it is used on the API and then for web page-level load testing.

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What advice do you have for others considering Akamai CloudTest?

The tool's very first benefit is zero maintenance. You need not take care of your controller or load generator, so there is zero maintenance. The second benefit of the tool would be in the area of ...

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Also Known As

SOASTA CloudTest

Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Performance Tester, IBM Functional Tester, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server

Overview

Soasta's CloudTest rapidly builds realistic test scenarios using real user data, then tests, analyzes and repairs faster. CloudTest's visual test environment and real-time analytics test your website, mobile app and api backend to give you a streaming view of all your performance data while tests run from back-end systems to front end performance.

Akamai

IBM Rational Test Workbench provides a comprehensive test automation solution for mobile applications, regression testing, integration technologies and performance and scalability testing. It helps you build intelligent and interconnected enterprise applications that can be deployed on traditional and cloud infrastructures. With Rational Test Workbench, you can significantly reduce test cycle times, moving integration testing earlier in the development lifecycle.

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