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Selenium HQ vs Tricentis NeoLoad comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Selenium HQ
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (5th), Regression Testing Tools (4th)
Tricentis NeoLoad
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (2nd), Load Testing Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. Selenium HQ is designed for Functional Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 3.7%, down 5.5% compared to last year.
Tricentis NeoLoad, on the other hand, focuses on Performance Testing Tools, holds 16.2% mindshare, up 14.6% since last year.
Functional Testing Tools
Performance Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Anil Kumar Shrestha - PeerSpot reviewer
An open-source solution that integrates with every programming language and library
What I like best about it is that it can automate everything on the front end with the help of other frameworks. The community worldwide provides support for any issues. Plus, it’s open-source, which is a big advantage. The solution integrates with every programming language and library and is very easy to use. It has a simple syntax, and the documentation on the website makes it straightforward to learn and implement.
RangaReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Maintenance will be easy, pretty straightforward to learn and flexible
I really didn't work on the cloud-based [version]. NeoLoad still has a cloud [offering], and it has pretty good integration. I heard that it's possible to integrate with JMeter as a tool as well. Maybe I could suggest: I wanted to know more about the integration with DevOps for performance testing. The automatic integration process – how can we run the scripts automatically within a CI/CD pipeline? So maybe I wanted to know how to integrate with DevOps, actually. I'm not sure whether that option is there with the tool or not. In future releases, it would be good if extra added features for integration are added into NeoLoad.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Selenium HQ's most valuable feature is its online community support, which is comprehensive and easy to access."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its flexibility, being open source, and it has close to no limits when it comes to integrating with any language, or browser you are using."
"The solution is very flexible; there are different ways of using it. It's open-source and has a lot of support on offer."
"I believe Selenium HQ to be the best solution in the market for automating web applications"
"Selenium's open-source nature is a key advantage. Its extensive support for diverse web technologies."
"The most valuable feature of Selenium HQ is the ability to configure a lot of automated processes."
"Its biggest advantage is that it is very customizable."
"It has helped to complete tests in less time, which would not be possible relying on manual testing only."
"Simple capturing of dynamic variables and simple scripting."
"The scripting is really user-friendly and the reporting is very good."
"There are several key features, including Jenkins integration, infrastructure monitoring, and results analysis."
"NeoLoad is actually really good, mainly because they have a world-class support service."
"The best feature of the solution is that we can utilize the Tosca scripts for NeoLoad execution."
"There aren't other solutions as competitive as Tricentis NeoLoad when it comes to the performance side."
"The reporting features are great."
"It helped in achieving the testing of on-premise applications, as well as cloud-based applications, without much difficulty."
 

Cons

"I would like to see a library of bomb files with an automated process and integration with Jenkins and Slack."
"We can only use Selenium HQ for desktop applications which would be helpful. We are only able to do online based applications."
"Technical support isn't very good. Sometimes their recommendations were not very clear."
"There are some synchronization issues"
"It would be better if we could use it without having the technical skills to run the scripting test."
"One key area for improvement is the documentation."
"The initial setup was difficult."
"The drawback is the solution is not easy to learn."
"LoadRunner offers a full protocol, whereas, with this product, only a few of the protocols are supported - not all."
"The overall stability of the GUI should be improved. The GUI component is not stable enough. We have observed crashes several times."
"In future releases, it would be good if extra added features for integration are added into NeoLoad."
"I didn't like much of the support that you get from the Tricentis group unless it was after it integrated with Tricentis; the support is not that good."
"It needs improvements in the UI. It's currently not as friendly as it should be."
"The protocol support area could be improved."
"Connecting with the solution's technical support can be time-consuming. The turnaround time for a ticket raised is around 72 hours, which becomes an issue when working on a huge project in our company."
"While importing the scripts from backup it should not create the new variables because it has created some issues for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Selenium HQ is a free solution."
"The product is open-source and free."
"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."
"It is an open-source solution."
"Selenium is free software so we do not pay licensing costs."
"It is an open-source product, it is free for anyone to use."
"Selenium is a free tool."
"I have been using the open-source version."
"The tool is not cheap."
"NeoLoad is cheaper compared to other solutions. There are no additional licensing fees."
"Licence cost is very attractive compared to other vendor tools and also there are many license alternatives."
"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"Pricing for Tricentis NeoLoad could be cheaper because, at the moment, it's expensive. For a year, the solution cost us a lot of money, in particular, more than $50,000."
"When compared to LoadRunner, NeoLoad has less costs. Compared to that, it's somehow affordable."
"NeoLoad is expensive, but to my knowledge, it's better than LoadRunner."
"The vendor offers flexible licensing options"
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Comparison Review

it_user104961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 13, 2014
LoadRunner vs NeoLoad
The six phases of an IT project Enthusiasm Disillusionment Panic Search for the guilty Punishment of the innocent (the performance tester) Praise and rewards for the incompetent non-participants This article has been put together as part of an evaluation of the performance test tools NeoLoad and…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
53%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How do I choose between Selenium HQ and Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence?
Selenium HQ’s biggest advantage is that it is customizable. Its other most valuable feature is that the driver interface is really helpful and user-friendly; Selenium HQ makes it easy to navigate t...
What do you like most about Selenium HQ?
Selenium's open-source nature is a key advantage. Its extensive support for diverse web technologies.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Selenium HQ?
Selenium is easy to install and mostly free, so there's no need for a license. This lack of costs makes it an attractive option.
Do you recommend Tricentis NeoLoad?
I highly recommend Tricentis NeoLoad for companies that are in need of a versatile load and performance testing tool. This relatively inexpensive solution is recognized by organizations like Oxford...
What is your primary use case for Neotys NeoLoad?
The solution is for continuous performance validation. The important thing is that it's not just for one load test and then forgotten. I try to integrate the performance tests into our pipelines, w...
What do you like most about Tricentis NeoLoad?
The most valuable feature of Tricentis NeoLoad for us has been its ability to easily monitor all the load generators and configure the dynamics and data rates. Additionally, we can monitor individu...
 

Also Known As

SeleniumHQ
NeoLoad, Neotys NeoLoad
 

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Sample Customers

BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, experitest, Tricentis GmbH, SmartBear Software
Dell, H&R Block, Best Buy, Orange, Verizon Wireless, ING, Mazda, Siemens, University of Oxford
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