OpenText LoadRunner Cloud vs k6 Open Source comparison

k6 and OpenText are both solutions in the Load Testing Tools category. k6 is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.5, while OpenText is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.4. k6 holds a 2.9% mindshare in LTT, compared to OpenText’s 8.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of k6 users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

k6 Open Source

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100% willing to recommend

OpenText LoadRunner Cloud

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between k6 Open Source and OpenText LoadRunner Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Load Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

k6 Open Source

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

13th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

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OpenText LoadRunner Cloud

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

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Performance Testing Tools (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of k6 Open Source is 2.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is 8.5%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ArtemCheremisin

Performance Test Engineer at BETBY

Lighter on the RAM and has native Grafana support

The tool's big advantage is that it is more performance-test oriented for experienced testers who know what they are doing. In a normal working setup, performance engineers frequently work with DevOps and development teams. For these teams, k6 Open Source's syntax is much simpler and easier to understand and apply in the working process. Recently, I had a case where I was using another tool, and there wasn't enough memory for it because it required more RAM. k6 Open Source, on the other hand, is lighter and doesn't have a UI, which is beneficial. An engineer I was training could use k6 Open Source scripts even without my help. The tool is more efficient and has native support with Grafana, as both are developed by the same company. This integration enhances monitoring and loss ratio tracking. Thanks to its intelligent GUI, k6 Open Source's design is simpler, particularly for complex scenarios. When we need to manage hundreds of thousands or millions of transactions per minute, the solution becomes a game-changer compared to JMeter.

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AlexLogan

Senior Manager, Performance Engineering at Enel Group

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.

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Pros

"The tool's big advantage is that it is more performance-test oriented for experienced testers who know what they are doing. In a normal working setup, performance engineers frequently work with DevOps and development teams. For these teams, k6 Open Source's syntax is much simpler and easier to understand and apply in the working process."

"The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing."

"The most valuable feature is that we do not have to accommodate the load-testing infrastructure in our own data center."

"One of LoadRunner's standout features is its extensive support for various TechStacks and protocols."

"The TruClient feature is the most valuable for us. An application with testing can only be scripted using TruClient, so it's part web-based, but it also has its own protocol combined with HTTP and HTML. So many other tools do not recognize this specific proprietary protocol. Using TruClient, we can still create scripts that cover everything that we need to cover."

"The most valuable feature is having load generators in countries where we don’t have access to them."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"It is feature-rich. It supports most protocols, which is important because I am in charge of a team at the bank, and we do performance testing for all kinds of different applications. We have tons of them. We even do video streams."

"The usability and ability to integrate with other solutions is quite good. When I use it in on Azure, then Red Hat is the most likely solution I use. When I use AWS, then I tend to use Lambda functions. In either case, it works well and you can use it either way."

"The record and playback feature is the most valuable feature. It's all driven by the script, so it's a script-based tool where the background tracing starts. Java's background process does a lot of tracing. The process starts in the background. It sees what peaks of volumes that the process can handle. It's easy to use because it's script based, record, and playback. I"

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Cons

"One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter."

"It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need."

"There are three modules in the system that are different products packaged into one, and they can sometimes be difficult to figure out, so they should be better integrated with each other."

"We encounter hurdles while running the professional version for on-premise setup."

"Reporting and analysis need improvement. Compared to the old school LoadRunner Windows application, the reporting and analysis are mediocre in LoadRunner Cloud."

"Some improvements can be made to the solution's user interface"

"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."

"I don't know of any features that should be added. The solution isn't lacking anything at this point."

"Its scripting features need improvement."

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"There is no monthly or yearly cost but rather, the fees are based on the amount of traffic that you use."

"The pricing is very reasonable and the licensing is straightforward."

"It is neither costly nor cheap. It is not too high and not too low. I know the price of other tools, and LoadRunner Cloud's price is in the medium range."

"It is expensive compared to other tools."

"The solution’s price is considerably high."

"We make use of virtual user hours. We buy time in the LoadRunner Cloud. It costs around $80,000."

"The solution is expensive."

"It's a very expensive solution"

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about k6 Open Source?

The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing.

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What needs improvement with k6 Open Source?

One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter. While k6 is a powerful tool for performance testing, it leans heavily towards coding. Having a GUI, even if it is a low-co...

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What is your primary use case for k6 Open Source?

k6 Open Source is a powerful tool, especially for API-level performance testing. Its integration capabilities and ease of use make it promising for a wider audience.

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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...

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What do you like most about Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?

One of LoadRunner's standout features is its extensive support for various TechStacks and protocols.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?

The pricing is high compared to other licensing tools like NeoLoad. It's not excessively expensive but higher than NeoLoad. However, in my experience, clients often weigh NeoLoad and LoadRunner equ...

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Also Known As

Load Impact

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

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Overview

Load Impact offers three main features:

Automated testing - Integrates into your CD pipeline with CI plug-ins or opt for full control with API/SDKs.
API testing - a powerful scripting environment where you can create as simple or complex API scenarios as you need.
Web & web app testing - easily load test your website or web app. Record user scenarios using our Chrome extension or proxy recorder and configure a test with just a few clicks - no programming required.

Do your performance and load testing in the cloud. OpenText LoadRunner Cloud makes it easy to plan, run, and scale performance tests without the need to deploy and manage infrastructure.

Sample Customers

rackspace, salesforce.com, IBM, servicenow, Nasdaq, JWT

Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant

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