OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise vs Oracle Application Testing Suite comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
5th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Application Testing ...
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
9th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (13th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the market share of OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is 3.2% and it decreased by 62.8% compared to the previous year. The market share of Oracle Application Testing Suite is 0.6% and it decreased by 50.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Performance Testing Tools
Unique Categories:
Load Testing Tools
3.5%
Functional Testing Tools
1.9%
 

Featured Reviews

KM
Feb 28, 2024
Excels in identifying bottlenecks by monitoring slow response times and exposing errors emanating from applications under load
One thing that comes to mind is TruClient. It's great for emulating real user behavior on an application, especially when you need to consider how the application interacts with the browser UI. It's like using a UFT script but directly within the browser. However, the challenge is that TruClient can be very memory intensive. In most cases, clients' infrastructure simply can't handle the resource requirements for running extensive TruClient tests. Ideally, there would be a way to address this memory bottleneck. We encountered a situation where a simple request-response test with HTTP wouldn't suffice. The user interaction involved a browser layer that needed to be factored in for realistic testing. If OpenText could find a way to work around the memory issue, that would be very helpful. Here's why: sending a request and getting a response from the server is one thing. But users also want to consider the additional layer of the browser interacting with the application. To make the test as realistic as possible, you need to test it with different browsers. And to do that with multiple browser windows open, you really need a protocol that addresses this capability. It exists, but most clients can't handle the resource requirements for running such tests.
Rishabh-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 27, 2023
Requires little maintenance, is stable, and easy to deploy
Oracle Application Testing Suite can improve by covering more browsers as compared to other solutions because they're considering the Edge browser as well, but the solution is working on different Windows operating platforms. For example, in our current Windows 2012 R2 server, if I want to automate the Edge browser, I need to upgrade that particular Windows to Windows 10.1 or some other Windows platform, because it's not supported in Windows 2012 feature. That is an issue. If cross-browsers can be incorporated, then support should be provided. There should be a single operating system where everything can be incorporated. I have faced issues with some indexing items. For example, the solution is able to derive some properties from the screen, such as button locations or text locations, but there are some elements, for example, unnamed buttons or text, where there is no name or ID or any other identifying information. Indexing doesn't always work, and we have to go to those elements manually and inspect them to determine their class, and then input that information into the system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"LoadRunner Enterprise's best feature is the detailed reporting structure."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the Vuser protocols."
"With Performance Center, the version upgrade is easy. You just have to roll out the new patch or the new version."
"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."
"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."
"We can book load generators."
"The host performance testing of any application using a host/controller is the most valuable feature."
"OpenScript has many features that make it useful, including the ability to record and playback."
"The most valuable features are functional testing and the central repository that contains various scripts."
"The graphics are very intuitive and it's very easy to get scale of development."
"We do not need a separate test management tool because we have there is a management tool. That is a very good feature. Secondly, it has an inbuilt performance testing tool, which is on flash. It has very good record and playback features as well. And apart from that, there is a good inspection feature. Since it comes with all of the packages, it's very good."
"We like that we don't need a separate management tool. This is a good feature. It also has an inbuilt performance tool which is on Flash. It has very good record and playback feature as well. The inspection tool is also very good. Overall, since it comes with all the three packages, it's very good."
"Has good automation and load-testing capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the object identification feature."
"We find the front-end interface of this solution to be very user-friendly, meaning easy navigation even for novice users."
 

Cons

"OpenText needs to improve in terms of support. With the same support plan but when the product was owned by HP, support was more responsive and better coordinated."
"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."
"The solution can be improved by making it more user-friendly, and by including autocorrelation capability."
"The reporting has room for improvement."
"Canned reports are always a challenge and a question with customers because customers want to see sexy reports."
"OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise needs to improve reporting."
"Sometimes, the code is not generated when we record the scripts in the backend."
"They need to focus on minimizing the cost."
"The pathfinding at times is slow when we are using it. The tool's performance can be improved."
"If there's a feature we want in OATS that's missing and we report that to Oracle, it takes a long time."
"It needs to be compatible with all browsers."
"Oracle Application Testing Suite could improve by offering desktop-based application automation. It is lacking in this area at the moment."
"I have faced issues with some indexing items."
"Lacks patches for new OS systems and doesn't work on a Mac."
"Licensing policies could be more intuitive."
"The dashboards need to be simplified and made more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"LoadRunner Enterprise's price is high."
"The price is okay. You're able to buy it, as opposed to paying for a full year."
"For Performance Center, you have to add additional load generators, and then you can do more. I think it is a matter of the price, in terms of how many machines you can buy."
"We are content with the pricing and find it to be reasonable in terms of value for money."
"We got a very good deal. We are happy with that. We have 5,000 licenses."
"The price of Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise could improve, it is expensive."
"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."
"ROI is 200%."
"Customers need to negotiate properly to get the tool at a lower price."
"The complete package, including load testing and performance analysis, has a licensing fee."
"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The price of the Oracle Application Testing Suite is not expensive. It is less expensive than other solutions."
"ORACLE is giving at a very competitive rates to all its customers, and its a simple licensing process."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
11%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 South Africa, for a load license with about 5,000 concurrent users, the annual license, not including patches, is around 1.5 million to 2 million, depending on the currency exchange. That's a lo...
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
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...
What do you like most about Oracle Application Testing Suite?
We find the front-end interface of this solution to be very user-friendly, meaning easy navigation even for novice users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Application Testing Suite?
The speed of setup and deployment of this solution is based on the size and complexity of the organization implementing it. Depending on the size and complexity of the organization, this could take...
What needs improvement with Oracle Application Testing Suite?
We would like to see the instruction documentation made into video or audio formats, to help new users get used to the modules. We would also like the customization of reports within the solution t...
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

Hexaware, British Sky Broadcasting, JetBlue
Comic Relief UK, The Forestry Commission, TAFE SA, Silentnight Group, Victorian Department of Primary Industries
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