OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise vs Worksoft Certify comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (5th), Load Testing Tools (5th)
Worksoft Certify
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (9th), API Testing Tools (7th), Test Automation Tools (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is 3.2%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Worksoft Certify is 0.3%, down from 0.6% 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
4.9%
API Testing Tools
6.0%
 

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.
ML
Jan 31, 2023
It helps save on manpower and cost, boosts productivity, and makes processes faster
The problem with Worksoft Certify is that it's not always stable. It runs on a live platform that's constantly changing, so the test script needs to be adjusted every time, which is very painful. That's the pain point in Worksoft Certify, and if Worksoft could make the solution more stable and more "change-proof," that would help my company greatly. A feature I want to see in Worksoft Certify is for it to be able to work on test cases on mobile devices, though that could be difficult. I also wish to have more portability in the solution in terms of the script because, in the SAP environment, my company has to run Worksoft Certify in more than one system, so if Worksoft can make the process more portable, than would be fantastic.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 allows for quick comparison of monitoring and performance results, a feature I highly appreciate."
"The tool is very easy to set up and get running."
"Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise Is very user-friendly."
"This product is better oriented to large, enterprise-oriented organizations."
"It allows you to work out how well you are doing project-wise because you see the number of scripts done, the number of tests run, and whether you have mapped all your requirements to it."
"We are delivering fine performance results and performance recommendations using Performance Center."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is recording and replaying, and the fact that there are multiple options available to do this."
"The host performance testing of any application using a host/controller is the most valuable feature."
"Worksoft has helped us position our company better because the product lets us show our value in terms of the benefits that we bring."
"We were able to use Worksoft to automate all of the actions that we would have to take after an SAP refresh. This way we do the refresh, then that night or right afterwards, we run the Worksoft script and it resets all of our testing users. This sets them up with the right access, the right approvals, and just sets up everything on the back-end so we can do our scripts the next night."
"It is a huge improvement, as it recognizes complex general applications, where most tools won't recognize the objects within them."
"People focus on what they actually want to test and define it in a more detailed way. It shines a light on what they are testing, along with the speed and adaptability."
"We love the Capture 2.0 feature. It seems to work very well."
"Certify's web UI testing abilities for testing of modern applications like SAP Fiori was good when we started and they developed it to be even better. We all know that web applications can change objects in DOM quite fast and it breaks tests. To counter it Certify has made object recognition more flexible and generic, so we don't have any troubles."
"The ease of use is superior to anything on the market. It's very easy to integrate. We've been very impressed with the tool. Because we primarily use the configuration with SAP, the integration is pretty seamless. But we have used our own in-house VB app as well, and it's worked very well with that."
"The tool itself is highly effective, especially when it comes to comprehensibility for newcomers."
 

Cons

"In Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, I need to spend a lot of time training people, while on other low-code or no-code platforms, I need not invest that much time."
"Third-party product integrations could be a little more slickly handled."
"The process of upgrading LoadRunner can be difficult and time-consuming."
"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."
"OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise needs to improve reporting."
"I know there are integrations with continuous testing. It's got tie-ins to some of the newer tools to allow continuous testing. I'd love to see us not have to customize it, but for it to be out of the box."
"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."
"I think better or more integration with some of the monitoring tools that we're considering."
"With one of our applications where we do check-in, Worksoft is not able to identify the Java-based application. We raised the ticket, but we were unable to resolve this using Worksoft."
"What could be improved in Worksoft Certify is its integration with other tools, for example, test management tools such as Jira, ALM, or any other test management tools. That integration is missing."
"Worksoft Certify's support team should respond more promptly when we are stuck with certain issues and looking for a solution."
"The primary area for improvement is the support service."
"We ran into some issues with the version that we were on during the initial setup. We ran into a bug on one version, then they upgraded us to a new version, and we got hit with another bug. So, they had to put us in a beta. That was a little frustrating. However, besides the bugs that we ran into, the install was pretty straightforward."
"In the past, when we've tried to automate some of our web apps, it has not been as robust. If there were one thing that could be improved, it's interaction with web applications. The issue we were running into is that it was harder to identify the objects than it is with some of the other architectured applications."
"The technical support comes on, and says, "Oh, so-and-so link is here, go through that link, and make the modifications." I'm not comfortable in making those changes. I want to schedule a call, share my screen, and have them fix it for me."
"With the codeless process automation across packaged applications, once in a while, if we get a weird application that's not widely used, it gets a little stickier. First, the software has to learn the fields, so you have to identify all the fields. Once you do that, as long as there isn’t any non-standard code in the application, then it works fine. But there's that one step that you have to do, a step you don't have to do with SAP and Salesforce, for example."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution should decrease its price."
"The price is a bit too high."
"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."
"The tool is very expensive."
"It is a bit expensive, especially for smaller organizations, but over-all it can save you money."
"The price of Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise could improve, it is expensive."
"We got an 80 percent discount for the product. It was cost-effective, but licenses tend to get expensive."
"We purchased the license via SAP."
"This solution has enabled us to automate in order to tremendously save time. Only first time when you are recording and creating the script will you spend some time with it, the rest of the time, you are just executing."
"We would purchase more licenses right now if they were cheaper. Pricing is a little bit of a hindrance."
"We saved $1.3 million using Worksoft Certify in 2017."
"Automating our manual processes has saved us 70 to 80 percent in time."
"Cost-wise, compared with other tools, it is a great product."
"Our ROI is primarily a reduction in testing time. The testing, when we were doing it manually, was 30 to 40 percent of the project's cost."
"This solution has enabled our clients to automate and save time (approximately 40 to 50 percent)."
"The initial investment is probably a little high. It was a little hard for me to sell, but it was a one-shot deal and that's why it's so high. All we are doing now is paying annual maintenance, which we don't have to do if we don't want upgrades, but we do."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Retailer
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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...
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is scriptless, so even non-experienced staff can use it. To put it simply, with To...
What do you like most about Worksoft Certify?
A specific feature that I found to be the most valuable in the solution for our company's work processes stems from the fact that it is useful as a low-code automation tool.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Worksoft Certify?
Worksoft Certify is priced higher than most tools. I rate Worksoft Certify an eight out of ten for pricing.
 

Also Known As

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