The UI itself is very user friendly. So even though I support six different applications, I don’t have to go back and re-teach myself.
Software Developer at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The UI itself is very user friendly. So even though I support six different applications, I don’t have to go back and re-teach myself.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
We've eliminated a lot of production issues because we are able to test so many virtual users at once. It's pretty amazing to run a test environment and have virtual five thousand users. We also need to 24/7 support for our thousands of customers. This solution gets all the bugs out of other applications so when they do go to run, they're ready.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Very stable. Our only issue is that we consistently need more load generators.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It has supported our enormous, continuous growth very quickly compared to other tools we’ve used. We also used IBM Rational Team Concert, which could not support the growth in the same way.
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How are customer service and support?
Not as fast as I would like, but they work with our customers in addition to working with us which is great because we don’t always have to be involved.
What other advice do I have?
Technical support is the most important element for us when choosing a vendor.
I would say this is a very good tool as it allows small and huge applications to test with limitless size.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Team Leader at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Great for load simulation and creating correlations
Pros and Cons
- "LoadRunner Enterprise's most valuable features are load simulation and creating correlation for parameters."
- "LoadRunner Enterprise's reporting should be quicker, easier, and more flexible."
What is most valuable?
LoadRunner Enterprise's most valuable features are load simulation and creating correlation for parameters.
What needs improvement?
LoadRunner Enterprise's reporting should be quicker, easier, and more flexible.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using LoadRunner Enterprise for five to six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
LoadRunner Enterprise is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
LoadRunner Enterprise is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Micro Focus' technical support is fast and efficient.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
I would give LoadRunner Enterprise a rating of nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Application Administrator at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
It was fairly straightforward to setup, although determining how many servers were needed to host the application took some time to suss out.
What is most valuable?
The ability to monitor and restart load testing components remotely, and the scheduling feature.
How has it helped my organization?
Prior to upgrading to Performance Center, my organization used a shared spreadsheet to schedule or reserve resources such as load generators or controllers. The built-in feature of Performance Center that does this, has made allocation of resources much, much easier.
What needs improvement?
Browser compatibility. IE is no longer the only browser out there, so providing users the choice of what browser to use would be great!
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used it for approximately one year.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and technical support?
7/10 HP support is getting better. Response times from support engineers are pretty good when using the online ticket system. The Knowledge Base still needs work: searches return far too many results, and their support site’s filtering or employment of key words or phrases seems ineffectual.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used HP LoadRunner. Choosing Performance Center was an obvious upgrade for us. We also use other HP products such as UFT and Quality Center, so maintaining the cohesive environment made sense.
How was the initial setup?
It was fairly straightforward, but determining how many servers were needed to host the application took some time to suss out. Performance Center is a resource-intensive app with many “moving parts” or components to consider.
What about the implementation team?
We did it in-house with the help of a consultant.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
DevOps Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Intuitive, feature -rich, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
- "The user interface is fine."
- "I believe the data that demonstrates the automated correlations should be corrected."
What is most valuable?
Overall, I am satisfied with this product.
All of the features are available with Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise.
The user interface is fine. It's intuitive.
What needs improvement?
I believe the data that demonstrates the automated correlations should be corrected. In addition, because it requires a lot of hardware, true client-based scripting should be improved. That needs to be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise for the last ten years.
How are customer service and support?
The response time for technical support is extremely slow. They are generally not well-versed.
The technical support is awful.
How was the initial setup?
There were no issues with the implementation process. It was okay.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price is a bit too high.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Performance Tester at Tech Mahindra
Can book load generators and do IP Spoofing
Pros and Cons
- "We are delivering fine performance results and performance recommendations using Performance Center."
- "IP Spoofing can be done using Performance Center."
- "We can book load generators."
- "More real-time monitoring should be available for the system under test."
- "Dashboard creation should be implemented, so we can get the results in a desired format."
What is our primary use case?
We have used Performance Center for Java and .NET applications performance testing with a user load of 2000 users.
How has it helped my organization?
It has improved our organizational performance. We are delivering fine performance results and performance recommendations using Performance Center.
What is most valuable?
- Analysis of results
- Schedule of test
- We can book load generators.
- We can choose LGs based on the required configuration.
- IP Spoofing can be done using Performance Center.
What needs improvement?
- Monitoring tools which are available in Performance Center.
- More real-time monitoring should be available for the system under test.
- Dashboard creation should be implemented, so we can get the results in a desired format.
For how long have I used the solution?
Three to five years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
R&D Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
We easily managed to run load tests of 100K concurrent Vusers on our web application, so scalability was not an issue
What is most valuable?
- Test and resource scheduling
- Test runs trending
- Network virtualization and the new NV Insights report
- Cloud integration
- New Web UI
- Jenkins integration
- Performance Application Lifecycle
How has it helped my organization?
- It made performance testing for global teams work more natural.
- Performance Application Lifecycle allowed us to really build our load test according to the traffic we see in production.
- Trending shows us exactly the performance impact of our latest software changes.
- Using Jenkins, we managed to automate our performance testing as part of the CI.
What needs improvement?
Features in the Web UI should be enhanced. We should be able to do everything from the Web UI. without ever needing to download the old ActiveX ALM UI.
For how long have I used the solution?
Four years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We easily managed to run load tests of 100K concurrent Vusers on our web application, so scalability was not an issue for us.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
An eight out of 10.
Technical Support:A seven out of 10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not rate other solutions.
How was the initial setup?
Pretty straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
In-house.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We considerd SOASTA CloudTest.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Director of QA at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Valuable features such as reporting capabilities and the ability to execute tests. Initial setup was complex.
What is most valuable?
The features I feel were most valuable were the reporting capabilities, the scheduling, and the ability to execute tests from anywhere.
How has it helped my organization?
Before upgrading to Performance Center the team was required to be at the controller location, and reporting needed to be extracted then presented.
What needs improvement?
I’d like to see the scheduling feature extended to more of an infrastructure management tool.
For how long have I used the solution?
5 Years
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
None
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Yes, though I believe these were caused by our infrastructure implementation and not the product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
None
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service: Excellent!Technical Support: Proficient
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were previously using HP’s LoadRunner product. We switched because we were centralizing the function and needed a more robust product.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was complex, but we were helped every step of the way by our NRCE (Named Response Center Engineer).
What about the implementation team?
We used HP resources NRCE. They performed expertly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
No
What other advice do I have?
Use professional services to assist you with the install.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Engineer 2 at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Is stable and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup was straightforward. I was able to download everything myself without any IT support."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
This solution is used for performance testing.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are the multiple schedule and load setup preferences in a test scenario. It is also flexible in scalability.
What needs improvement?
We encountered cookie banner issues when opening LRE.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely recommend LoadRunner for performance testing of any application/system with a wide variety of protocols. It's a great tool for capturing performance bottlenecks and its commendable analysis and reporting.
I would rate it nine out of ten
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

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