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Cavisson NetStorm vs OpenText LoadRunner Cloud comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cavisson NetStorm
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
18th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Cavisson NetStorm is 0.3%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is 8.3%, down from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1329360 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 26, 2020
Has monitoring capabilities integrated into it to see the performance of components while the test is in the running phase
NetStorm can generate high load with a single machine. Its Runlogic feature is very useful to send load to cover each and every flow of the application. NetStorm gives the feasibility of generating load with multiple load arrival models helping components to be tested based on its usage. NetStorm has monitoring capabilities integrated into it to see the performance of components while the test is in the running phase. One more great functionality is the ability to control the load runtime by increasing or decreasing the virtual users or pausing the users to keep on repeating the transactions without exiting.
AlexLogan - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 3, 2024
Has realistic scenario composition for performance tests and is highly scalable, but the user interface needs improvement
The solution generates traffic on the infrastructure, which resembles end users. Depending on the performance of the underlying infrastructure and nodes of the architecture, our company team can report on the scalability of applications. The solution performs two types of tests: user interface testing, which is implemented primarily in our organization for online banking, and the other one is API level testing for mobile banking. In terms of the feature set, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is a market-leading application that has been around for 20 years. I have been working with the solution throughout the acquisition stages; the product used to be much better when it was primarily managed by Mercury. There are limited AI capabilities in the solution; when I was personally operating some smart scenarios using the feature of auto-scaling, I found it unsatisfying. I would recommend the product to others based on its feature set and the level of support. I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud as seven out of ten. There are no glaring weaknesses in the product, and it's good enough for its core purpose.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Designs dynamic scripts and scenarios, as per our requirements, which is one the most important feature available in NetStorm. It helps us to do performance testing of our application in a periodic way."
"This tool helps to focus on real-time transactions that occur at a very high rate."
"NetStorm can generate high load with a single machine. Its Runlogic feature is very useful to send load to cover each and every flow of the application. NetStorm gives the feasibility of generating load with multiple load arrival models helping components to be tested based on its usage."
"The fact that the solution supports multiple protocols such as open source, VuGen, TruWeb, TruClient, and SAP is very important because these protocols help us to concentrate on what is really needed to produce performance tests. If something is not supported, you have to use other tools or find other ways of assimilating loads."
"One of LoadRunner's standout features is its extensive support for various TechStacks and protocols."
"The most valuable feature is that we do not have to accommodate the load-testing infrastructure in our own data center."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to configure browser settings for different operating systems and on different versions without the need to install every single version on each machine and to manage them."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The reports are very relevant to the customers’ expectations."
"The solution can scale."
"This solution is SaaS based so we can utilize cloud technology, which is less time consuming and saves a lot of of money."
 

Cons

"Need to add or support some more APIs in the Script Manager window."
"The user interface had to be improved for the product. Its user interface should be made simple and easy to customize as per user needs."
"In the next release, we are looking for a JS instrumentation feature that would be helpful in identifying client-side issues at an early stage, or during testing."
"It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need."
"An area for improvement is analytics on why response times are slow from certain countries."
"One area of improvement in the software's support is the replaying of captured data within the development environment. It would be beneficial if the replay feature could accurately mimic what the actual application is doing for better analysis and testing."
"In terms of new features, they can natively integrate with Chaos engineering tools such as Chaos Monkey and AWS FIS. With LoadRunner, we can generate load, and if Chaos tools are also supported natively, it will help to get everything together."
"Scriptless automation is an area that can be improved."
"It should have a feature to report with a 99.9 percentile success rate."
"CI/CD integration could be a little bit better. When there's a test and if you see that there are high response times in the test itself, it would be great to be able to send an alert. It would give a heads-up to the architect community or ops community."
"Some improvements can be made to the solution's user interface"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"NetStorm is priced well when compared to many well-known tools."
"The pricing for OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is average."
"It is expensive compared to other tools."
"We make use of virtual user hours. We buy time in the LoadRunner Cloud. It costs around $80,000."
"There is no monthly or yearly cost but rather, the fees are based on the amount of traffic that you use."
"It's a very expensive solution"
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing is very reasonable and the licensing is straightforward."
"The solution’s price is considerably high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
24%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud, StormRunner Load, LoadRunner Cloud, and Micro Focus StormRunner Load
 

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Sample Customers

Oracle, Macy's, Redbox, art.com, Pronto Networks, A10 Networks, Renesas, San Jose Medical Group
Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant
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