HCL AppScan vs IBM Rational Performance Tester comparison

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the scanning or security part."

"The benefits are that we can find security vulnerabilities fast, get that back to development teams, and report on those so they can act, fix the issues, and we will have secure code in place."

"The solution offers services in a few specific development languages."

"Scalability, and it's a very powerful tool."

"I mainly use AppScan for vulnerability scanning and database bridging."

"This solution saves us time due to the low number of false positives detected."

"I prefer Appscan, as it much more user friendly, and it detects cross-site scripting and SQL injection issues much better than other tools in the market."

"Compared to other tools only AppScan supports special language."

"Technical support is very good. I'm very satisfied with the assistance we've received so far."

"It can support both web applications and mobile applications, and in certain cases, it can also support testing of desktop applications or software-based applications. You can write web applications, mobile applications, and software-based applications."

"With each new version, the tool gets better and better features."

"ROI is big because we do not need vendors to assist some with performance testing."

"It's definitely helped in scaling the performance of our application."

"Once you are used to this tool, it is user friendly and provides very good analysis for web applications."

"Real time view and its inbuilt root cause analysis tools is something which I like the most."

"Customization and extensions made in Java is valuable because this can help you set elements to improve your results."

"The performance could be better. Sometimes it doesn't work so well."

"There are so many lines of code with so many different categories that I am likely to get lost. ​"

"We have experienced challenges when trying to integrate this solution with other products. When you compare it with the other SecOps products, the quality of the output is too low. It is not a new-age product. It is very outdated."

"The solution often has a high number of false positives. It's an aspect they really need to improve upon."

"IBM Security AppScan Source is rather hard to use."

"AppScan needs to improve its handling of false positives."

"IBM Security AppScan needs to add performance optimization for quickly scanning the target web applications."

"Sometimes it doesn't work so well."

"The HP tool is overall a little better but much more expensive."

"There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies."

"The solution is not easily scalable. If you want to extend the solution, you need to purchase a different kind of license. You also have to work with the IBM team to assist in scaling."

"As intuitive as a product can be, its use could still benefit from a decent set of manuals or guides."

"Reporting needs improvement to provide more customization options in the performance test analyst to build custom reports."

"Installation and configuration processes, and support from IBM all need to be improved."

"I’d like to see a tighter integration with Rational Quality Manager and the Jazz platform."

"For a rational performance testing solution, the initial setup is very complex. The setup was difficult and the documentation was not very up to date."

"The price is very expensive."

"The product is moderately priced, though it's an investment due to extensive code analysis needs."

"The price of HCL AppScan is okay, in my opinion. You just buy HCL AppScan and don't pay anything anymore, meaning it is just a one-time purchase."

"The solution is moderately priced."

"The tool was expensive."

"HCL AppScan is expensive."

"I rate the product's price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high. HCL AppScan is an expensive tool."

"I would rate the product's pricing a nine out of ten. The product's pricing is expensive compared to the features that they offer."

"It is much cheaper than Micro Focus LoadRunner. We need perpetual licenses. Support is included in the first sale. After that, you need to renew support every year."