StresStimulus vs Tricentis NeoLoad comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

StresStimulus
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
13th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tricentis NeoLoad
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
3rd
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of StresStimulus is 1.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tricentis NeoLoad is 15.4%, up from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Performance Testing Tools
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1.7%
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1924179 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 21, 2022
Reliable with excellent support but needs better source control integration and versioning
Source control integration and versioning could be better. Currently, StresStimulus does not natively support any form of change control management. Result analysis (snap-out tabs for side-by-side comparisons) need improvement. Multiple sets of analysis results can be opened in the user interface at the same time, and comparison reports can be generated to compare some aspects of pairs of test runs. However, the interface that displays the multiple sets of results only allows a single result set to be viewed at any one time & uses tabs to switch between the individual result sets. It would be useful to have the ability to view multiple tabs at once, either side by side in the interface or by snapping tabs out of the interface into their own windows to be viewed together with others. Graphing (collect PerfMon data as part of the tests and then have the ability to create different graphs with that data after the test completes to help with analysis) could be better. Graphs and their contents have to be defined before tests are run. Often, as a result of running tests and viewing the results collected, it is necessary to have graphs showing/comparing different metrics collections than those specified before the run. Other tools collect metrics that are not tied to pre-defined graphs & allow the metrics to be used to construct graphs as required by subsequent analysis & investigation. Nested tests/test case groups/test solution files (ability to build a hierarchy of test cases/test case groups/solution files) are required. Within a StresStimulus, tests are organized in just two levels, test cases, and test case groups. As is possible with other tools, it would be helpful to have a hierarchy with multiple levels of nested test cases/test case groups (or even the solution config files themselves). It would make it easier to manage multiple sets, combinations of tests, load profiles & test mixes if a high-level solution file (or test case group) could run a collection of lower-level ones, which in turn end up executing multiple different base-level test case groups and individual test cases.
Sangeetha Alur - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 8, 2024
Offers good user interface, customization and I like how it way it correlates, monitors, and integrates with the user interface
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. But earlier, the support was actually very wonderful. I started using NeoLoad right from 2011. So, there is room for improvement in customer service and support. It requires a lot of justification and a lot of emails that you need to send back and forth. But earlier, when I was working with Siemens, the integration of the NeoLoad team and Siemens team was very good, and the support was excellent. As soon as you raised a ticket, we had very good support, but that changed after Tricentis.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support is great."
"Designed to be a modern testing tool, StresStimulus made it easy for us to upgrade from an older deprecated testing tool and adapt to Agile DevOps testing principles by shifting left with performance testing."
"Compared to other tools, there is not a whole lot to Stress Stimulus UI. This makes it easy to use, be it while scripting, executing, or having to train someone new to the team."
"The stability is okay."
"The most useful aspect of Tricentis NeoLoad was for the web."
"In my opinion, correlation of dynamic data is the most important advantage of this tool."
"It helped in achieving the testing of on-premise applications, as well as cloud-based applications, without much difficulty."
"It is a good source for load, stress and performance testing."
"The solution's setup was straightforward."
"The best feature of the solution is that we can utilize the Tosca scripts for NeoLoad execution."
"The most effective aspect is especially when I'm renaming all the scripting factors, basically the containers that I use."
 

Cons

"We run tests on SQL statements and stored procedures directly, even before integrating with UI. I wish there were a way to connect to my application DB and run SQL queries using a JDBC connection."
"Result analysis (snap-out tabs for side-by-side comparisons) need improvement."
"StresStimulus has a dedicated blog where users of the tool can log new feature requests or enhancements to existing features."
"The solution’s pricing is higher compared to other tools. Though the product’s reports are accurate, it needs to be more detailed like other tools."
"The debugging part of Tricentis NeoLoad takes time."
"It is easier to comprehend the analysis on its on-premise setup but not on its on-cloud setup."
"LoadRunner offers a full protocol, whereas, with this product, only a few of the protocols are supported - not all."
"The product must improve the features that allow integration with CI/CD pipelines."
"The protocol support area could be improved."
"An area for improvement in Tricentis NeoLoad is its price, as it has a hefty price tag."
"The SAP area could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate Tricentis NeoLoad's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The solution requires an annual license."
"NeoLoad is cheaper compared to other solutions. There are no additional licensing fees."
"Its licensing cost is very less."
"It is cheaper than other solutions."
"The tool is not cheap."
"The licensing cost is less compared to other licensing performance testing tools."
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Comparison Review

it_user104961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 13, 2014
LoadRunner vs NeoLoad
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Non Profit
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Educational Organization
44%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about StresStimulus?
Compared to other tools, there is not a whole lot to Stress Stimulus UI. This makes it easy to use, be it while scripting, executing, or having to train someone new to the team.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StresStimulus?
They are very transparent in terms of price. Installation, as mentioned previously, is very easy. The testers themselves could do it.
What needs improvement with StresStimulus?
Stress Stimulus simulates browser HTTP calls. I would love to see where it can also simulate a real browser to measure visually complete time. For example, to be something similar to Tru Client. We...
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 do you like most about Neotys NeoLoad?
What I found best in Tricentis NeoLoad is that it's better with scripting and load test execution in the load testing environment compared to its competitors. The tool has a better design, scenario...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Neotys NeoLoad?
I don't have information on the licensing cost of Tricentis NeoLoad because my manager handles that. From a testing perspective and based on company requirements, the current license is for one tho...
 

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NeoLoad, Neotys NeoLoad
 

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Sample Customers

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Dell, H&R Block, Best Buy, Orange, Verizon Wireless, ING, Mazda, Siemens, University of Oxford
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