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Cavisson NetStorm vs OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cavisson NetStorm
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
20th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Professional Perfo...
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Cavisson NetStorm is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) is 14.4%, up from 13.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Load Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)14.4%
Cavisson NetStorm1.6%
Other84.0%
Load Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1329360 - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Architect at Kohl's
Has monitoring capabilities integrated into it to see the performance of components while the test is in the running phase
NetStorm can generate high load with a single machine. Its Runlogic feature is very useful to send load to cover each and every flow of the application. NetStorm gives the feasibility of generating load with multiple load arrival models helping components to be tested based on its usage. NetStorm has monitoring capabilities integrated into it to see the performance of components while the test is in the running phase. One more great functionality is the ability to control the load runtime by increasing or decreasing the virtual users or pausing the users to keep on repeating the transactions without exiting.
SR
Assistant Director at Synapxe
Has enabled my team to identify bottlenecks effectively and deliver reliable performance analysis across projects
I have mentioned many advantages about this product, but to discuss disadvantages or areas that could be improved, I would need to consult with my engineers who are working on it. So far I have not heard of any significant issues. I can gather specific improvement suggestions from my architect and provide that information later.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This tool helps to focus on real-time transactions that occur at a very high rate."
"NetStorm can generate high load with a single machine. Its Runlogic feature is very useful to send load to cover each and every flow of the application. NetStorm gives the feasibility of generating load with multiple load arrival models helping components to be tested based on its usage."
"Designs dynamic scripts and scenarios, as per our requirements, which is one the most important feature available in NetStorm. It helps us to do performance testing of our application in a periodic way."
"NetStorm had made Kohls.com very stable in the ATG platform as well as a cloud platform that Kohls didn't have any issues during the major holiday season like Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday."
"Over the past decade, the product team has continued working on improving and enhancing their tools."
"For me as a user, the flexibility in different protocols and things like that which can be tested with the tool."
"I have used several tools, but Micro Focus is the best, and we can get things done in a very short period of time."
"The most valuable features of Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional are scripting and executing the tests."
"In terms of ROI, LoadRunner does everything."
"This is a very comprehensive tool that helped us with performance testing and allowed us to capture the actual performance engineering as well."
"It provides clients with an understanding of application and system performance."
"It is quite a good tool, it supports a medical protocol which we tried to explore in other products but none of them had, and overall it is pretty simple and easy to use."
"I would definitely recommend OpenText LoadRunner Professional to other users."
 

Cons

"Need to add or support some more APIs in the Script Manager window."
"The user interface had to be improved for the product. Its user interface should be made simple and easy to customize as per user needs."
"In the next release, we are looking for a JS instrumentation feature that would be helpful in identifying client-side issues at an early stage, or during testing."
"NetStorm is a powerful tool but needs more information to be available on the Internet and Youtube on how to use it."
"The product is pretty heavy and should be more lightweight."
"We still have some issues with integration with things like SiteScope which, obviously, being another HPE product should be very straightforward, but there are always issues around that."
"The pricing is always at a higher rate when compared to competitive tools such as NeoLoad."
"HP as a company has been slow to move to support modern technologies e.g. Oracle ADF."
"More guidance on the use of the Tru Client protocol which is used for Web interfaces."
"LoadRunner experiences high resource utilization. Even though we have machines with higher configurations, I've observed this behavior. Heavy traffic recording results in the tool hanging. So heavy traffic recording makes the tool slow."
"We'd like the solution to be a bit more user-friendly."
"Complexity. LoadRunner is not simple to learn by installing it and "doing it"."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"NetStorm is priced well when compared to many well-known tools."
"It is competing with other products that may cost significantly less or may be available as open-source. Because of that it is relatively expensive."
"The fee for LoadRunner Professional is very high - about US$500 per user."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low and ten is a high price, I rate the solution a five."
"It is reasonable. We pay the cost, but we have everything. We have a big set of licenses for SAP and other applications. We have all kinds of licenses."
"There is a licensing cost that is expensive."
"The licensing of Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional could improve. If it can be easier and the concurrent run can be included with the current total number of users, it would be helpful."
"It is a high-cost investment, particularly for companies with small budgets or limited testing needs."
"The price is a bit on the high side, but it is still affordable."
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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
LoadRunner vs NeoLoad
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise67
 

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
I have mentioned many advantages about this product, but to discuss disadvantages or areas that could be improved, I would need to consult with my engineers who are working on it. So far I have not...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
I work only with the performance testing tools and not with OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) for mobile and web applications. With performance testing, I am t...
 

Also Known As

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Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, Micro Focus LoadRunner, HPE LoadRunner, LoadRunner
 

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Sample Customers

Oracle, Macy's, Redbox, art.com, Pronto Networks, A10 Networks, Renesas, San Jose Medical Group
JetBlue, GOME, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, RMIT University, Virgin Media
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