OpenText LoadRunner Cloud vs OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise comparison

OpenText LoadRunner Cloud vs. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText LoadRunner Cloud

Ranking in Performance Testing Tools

6th

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise

Ranking in Performance Testing Tools

5th

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is 8.6%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is 6.3%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Performance Testing Tools

Featured Reviews

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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VictorHorescu

Chief Executive Officer at iqst

Ability to test almost every tool in the companies I enter and performs well in a distributed environment

It would be beneficial if LoadRunner could optimize resource usage, especially for protocols that require significant resources, like TrueClient, which interacts directly with the UI. If they could improve resource usage, like ingest or for the load generator, using less CPU or RAM memory, that would be great. That's where I have problems. In real time, when they ask for 5,000 or 10,000 concurrent users, I have to provision a lot of virtual machines to define this load. Then there are situations with certain platforms, especially document management platforms, where the technology is so weird that normal LoadRunner protocols cannot detect it. So, in that case, I have to use that special TruClient protocol. I have to use the TruClient protocol, which actually clicks on the object. Despite the SQL technology, I can still create a script and test for performance. So what I would appreciate a lot is if this protocol would require less resources on a normal virtual machine. I can use fewer concurrent users with TruClient protocols as opposed to almost one hundred with HTTP/HTML. As opposed to many more with HTTP/HTML from, let's say, JMeter. So, optimization at that level for resource consumption by OpenText would be much appreciated.

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Pros

"It's a fast product, so you don't have much trouble in terms of maintenance overhead. You don't want to just look into configuring load generators, look for upgrades, and end up having that take up a lot of your time. With this solution, you just log in and you start using it. This means that there is a huge benefit in terms of the overhead of maintaining the infrastructure and the maintenance effort."

"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."

"Keeping up with DevOps, thus the best feature of StormRunner is that we don't have to build and maintain infrastructure anymore."

"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 initial setup was straightforward."

"OpenText LoadRunner Cloud eliminates the need for our own testing infrastructure when running tests."

"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."

"The beauty of LoadRunner Cloud is that we can use the load generator that is hosted by us on-premises, and we also have the option to use their hosted load generator. If it is a public-hosted application, we can also use their public-hosted load generator, but in our case, all our applications are hosted in our data center, so we are using the on-premise load generator. We have the option to deploy those load generators as we want."

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"The solution supports a number of protocols."

"We have a centralized delivery team and we are able to meet enterprise requirements, which include different types of protocols that are involved, including scripting. The technology supports that and enables us to have a wider range of testing. Enterprise-level testing is something that we are satisfied with."

"The most valuable part of the product is the way you can scale the basic testing easily."

"LoadRunner's UI is project-convenient, allowing easier simulation of real-time scenarios and producing comprehensive reports that are effortless to read."

"You can test a huge variety of applications, not just web-based systems, but SAP, Oracle, web services, pretty much anything out in the market place, but it's mobile-based testing."

"The solution does support a wide range of technologies and protocols. Plus, two features, network virtualization, and service virtualization, are really helpful. Apart from that, the way they have their billing scenarios, like the execution, is very good."

"Provides the performance of load test applications and reliably on good reporting."

"Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise Is very user-friendly."

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Cons

"Improvements to the reporting would be good."

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

"I'd like to see more ability to dive more deeply into the configuration."

"The support team provides delayed responses."

"I would like for there to be better integration with other tools so that when you do load testing you can also do a security check."

"Its scripting features need improvement."

"We are trying to put it into a complete CI/CD pipeline, but there are still some challenges when you try to run it through different protocols. The challenges are around how you can containerize applications. There are some limitations to some protocols, such as desktop. And when it comes to database testing, there are some things that we can't do through CI/CD."

"One area for improvement in LoadRunner Cloud, especially for agile models, is its limited support for functional testing alongside its robust non-functional testing capabilities."

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"The price of this solution could be less expensive. However, this category of solutions is expensive."

"It would be beneficial if LoadRunner could optimize resource usage, especially for protocols that require significant resources, like TrueClient, which interacts directly with the UI. If they could improve resource usage, like ingest or for the load generator, using less CPU or RAM memory, that would be great. That's where I have problems."

"I have seen some users report some issues, but I have personally not had any issues."

"For such an experienced team as mine, who have been with the product for over ten years, sometimes working with technical support is not that easy."

"OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise needs to improve reporting."

"I think better support for cloud-based load generators would help. For example, integrate with Amazon AWS so you can quickly spin up a load generator in the cloud, use it, spin it down."

"We'd like the product to include protocol identifiers whenever a tester wants to test a new application."

"Currently, when we try open LRE we encounter cookie banner issues. However, I'm not sure if it is within the enterprise solution or with the vendors."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The solution is expensive."

"LoadRunner always had expensive pricing. At my company, we used to evaluate LoadRunner, but we stuck with Silk Performer because its pricing was always better in the past. I do feel that I got a fair deal this time. Our value-added reseller and our sales guy worked hard to give us a fair deal. I feel that we got a fair deal. We did not go for the pay-as-you-go deal. I did an upfront package. I prefer that. I want to know what my costs are."

"The solution’s price is considerably high."

"The pricing for OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is average."

"Pricing is dependent on what you're referring to. If you're talking about the cloud, it's likely competitive. However, if you're talking about the on-premise version, professional or enterprise licenses are required. Prices are on the high side. They are not cheap."

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

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

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"The tool is very expensive."

"The solution should decrease its price."

"The price is okay. You're able to buy it, as opposed to paying for a full year."

"The price is a bit too high."

"LoadRunner Enterprise's price is high."

"It is a bit expensive when compared with other tools."

"We are content with the pricing and find it to be reasonable in terms of value for money."

"They have a much more practical pricing model now."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

18%

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Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?

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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.

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...

What do you like most about Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?

Now that LoadRunner integrates with Dynatrace and other monitoring tools, it simplifies the process of integration into a company, taking merely five minutes to set up. This ease of integration a...

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

In 2019, I was dealing with the costs of LoadRunner. While I don't remember the exact figures, JMeter being free and RPT being cheaper makes them attractive. The high cost of LoadRunner, in contras...

What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?

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Also Known As

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

Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, Performance Center, Micro Focus Performance Center, HPE Performance Center

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Overview

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.

Your globally distributed performance testing teams have the responsibility of driving quality acrossyour enterprise while testing a broad range of application types, managing costs and deploying applications that meet the performance requirements of your business. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise delivers a collaborative testing platform that reduces complexity, centralizes resources and leverages shared assets and licenses to increase consistency across your enterprise.

Sample Customers

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

Hexaware, British Sky Broadcasting, JetBlue

OpenText LoadRunner Cloud vs. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise