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Apica vs Tricentis NeoLoad comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.3
Apica alerts enhance operational efficiency by reducing costs, staffing needs, and downtime, delivering significant ROI and improved performance.
Sentiment score
6.1
Tricentis NeoLoad delivers enhanced efficiency and cost savings, boosting test performance and resource usage while increasing ROI and e-commerce revenue.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Apica offers responsive service and custom scripts, though time zone challenges affect support efficiency for global customers.
Sentiment score
7.6
Tricentis NeoLoad support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though response times vary for complex issues or trials.
I can rate it around eight because I think they are much faster than OpenText or Micro Focus.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Apica offers scalable, reliable monitoring and performance testing with seamless integration, allowing diverse users to manage infrastructure effortlessly.
Sentiment score
7.2
Tricentis NeoLoad offers strong scalability for various user capacities, with manageable challenges and effective performance across extensive environments.
APICa is scalable.
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
For scalability, I can rate Tricentis NeoLoad around three.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Apica is praised for stability and reliability, with minimal outages, effective monitoring, and quick bug resolution.
Sentiment score
7.4
Tricentis NeoLoad is generally stable, with minor glitches in newer versions and improved stability with hardware adjustments as needed.
 

Room For Improvement

Apica lacks an intuitive interface, needs more customization, better alert accuracy, and improved documentation, scripting compatibility, and update management.
Tricentis NeoLoad needs improvements in protocol support, user interface, integration, performance stabilization, licensing, training, cost, and ease of use.
When editing scripts, only one can be accessed at a time, risking changes affecting other folders.
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
The cost increases, especially when I want to generate a load for a global customer with different loads in different regions.
Senior Director Intelligent Automation at Truglobal
The effect of the new license policy is that NeoLoad becomes more and more unattractive for smaller companies, and only bigger companies are interested or find the license fee fair.
Performance.Test.Consulting at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
I would probably like to see some new functionalities for Tricentis NeoLoad, such as a converting mechanism.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Apica offers cost-effective licensing with negotiable discounts, primarily based on the number of checks, including cloud hybrid features.
Tricentis NeoLoad offers competitive pricing and flexible licensing, accommodating various budgets and project needs, despite occasional cost concerns.
 

Valuable Features

Apica offers global monitoring with flexible scripting, user-friendly interface, accurate alerts, and seamless integration for efficient operations.
Tricentis NeoLoad offers seamless integration, ease of use, robust analytics, scalability, and cost-effectiveness, outperforming competitors like LoadRunner.
It is useful for both performance and automation testing, facilitating access to headers and payloads easily, enhancing scripts with dynamic values.
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
Most graphs can be configured with drag-and-drop, which is handy, and you get graphs suitable for reporting issues.
Performance.Test.Consulting at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Tricentis NeoLoad excels at generating different kinds of loads.
Senior Director Intelligent Automation at Truglobal
I find that my team is using the features at Tricentis NeoLoad most effectively, as my role is to get that data out of the tool, and they do the analysis.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Apica
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (54th), Log Management (46th), IT Operations Analytics (14th), Observability Pipeline Software (5th)
Tricentis NeoLoad
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (3rd), Load Testing Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Apica and Tricentis NeoLoad aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Apica is designed for Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability and holds a mindshare of 0.7%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Tricentis NeoLoad, on the other hand, focuses on Performance Testing Tools, holds 12.5% mindshare, down 15.6% since last year.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apica0.7%
Dynatrace5.0%
Splunk AppDynamics4.5%
Other89.8%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tricentis NeoLoad12.5%
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)15.3%
Apache JMeter9.3%
Other62.9%
Performance Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

PA
Test Automation Specialist -Full Stack at IBM
Recording flows and script enhancements streamline performance testing, but script access limitations and outdated language hinder some functions
Apica allows me to record APIs easily and enhances scripts through options like auto-correlation, enabling me to access dynamic fields. The tool has a test analyzer for clear reporting and downloading PDF reports. It is useful for both performance and automation testing, facilitating access to headers and payloads easily, enhancing scripts with dynamic values.
AnantJoshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director Intelligent Automation at Truglobal
Performance testing has delivered diverse global retail loads and generates clear diagnostic reports
I did not notice any weak points or downsides in Tricentis NeoLoad except for the cost. Everything else is good with the tool. When I consider that service customers have to pay the cost for the load generation, I find that the cost increases, especially when I want to generate a load for a global customer with different loads in different regions.
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Comparison Review

it_user104961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Penetration and Neoload Tester at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 13, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise51
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Apica Synthetic?
Apica cannot perform endurance or scale-up tests independently. It requires other tools like ALM. When editing scripts, only one can be accessed at a time, risking changes affecting other folders. ...
What is your primary use case for Apica Synthetic?
I use Apica for performance testing, where I record our flows, enhance our scripts, and add inline code and correlation IDs. This provides dynamic values for execution. I use Apica for automation t...
What advice do you have for others considering Apica Synthetic?
I find Apica challenging to learn initially due to the lack of online training resources besides documentation. It's essential for someone knowledgeable to provide KT sessions. Overall, I rate Apic...
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?
Tricentis NeoLoad use cases were for retail, specifically a US based retail customer.
What needs improvement with Tricentis NeoLoad?
I did not notice any weak points or downsides in Tricentis NeoLoad except for the cost. Everything else is good with the tool. When I consider that service customers have to pay the cost for the lo...
 

Also Known As

Apica LoadTest, Apica Synthetic
NeoLoad, Neotys NeoLoad
 

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Sample Customers

HBO, JPMC, Morgan Stanley, Xander, EA Sports, Volvo
Dell, H&R Block, Best Buy, Orange, Verizon Wireless, ING, Mazda, Siemens, University of Oxford
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