IBM Rational Performance Tester vs OpenText ALM / Quality Center comparison

IBM and OpenText are both solutions in the Test Management Tools category. IBM is ranked #23, while OpenText is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0. IBM holds a 1.4% mindshare in TMT, compared to OpenText’s 12.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

IBM Rational Performance Tester and OpenText ALM/Quality Center are two competing products in the performance testing and quality management space. OpenText ALM/Quality Center tends to be superior due to its extensive features and perceived value despite higher pricing and slightly more complex deployment.

Features: IBM Rational Performance Tester delivers detailed performance testing, real-time reporting, and load testing capabilities. OpenText ALM/Quality Center distinguishes itself with test management, defect tracking, and integration with multiple development tools.

Room for Improvement: IBM Rational Performance Tester could improve its usability, documentation, and customer support. OpenText ALM/Quality Center needs smoother integration with third-party tools, performance optimization, and better ease of use.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Rational Performance Tester has quicker deployment but inconsistent customer service. OpenText ALM/Quality Center is more complex to deploy but offers consistent and effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Rational Performance Tester is cost-effective with quicker ROI due to lower setup costs. OpenText ALM/Quality Center provides greater long-term value despite higher initial costs, with users justifying the expense through extensive functionality and better overall return.

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IBM Rational Performance Te...

Ranking in Test Management Tools

23rd

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText ALM / Quality Center

Ranking in Test Management Tools

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

207

Ranking in other categories

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Test Management Tools category, the mindshare of IBM Rational Performance Tester is 1.4%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText ALM / Quality Center is 12.6%, up from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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KashifJamil

CEO at Xcelliti

Supports web and mobile applications, very scalable, very stable, and wonderful support

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.

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Huong Vuong

Sap Fico Consultant at Avient Corporation

Effective testing and good data management with seamless Excel integration

There are cases where the system does not meet our reporting requirements. For example, only the first user can click 'run' during testing, and subsequent users have to click 'continue manual run', which can create reporting errors. Improvements are needed so that the system can continue running without creating a new run.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."

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

"Within Quality Center, you have the dashboard where you can monitor your progress over different entities. You can build your own SQL query segments, and all that data is there in the system, then you can make a dashboard report."

"I found the ease of use most valuable in Micro Focus ALM Quality Center. Creating test cases is easier because the solution allows writing in Excel."

"I love to use this solution with single projects. It has helped our productivity. With the metrics that I receive, I can put them onto the management model so I can see them there. It has reduced our time for project management and controls by 20 percent."

"Integration with other HPE products."

"Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is quite stable."

"I like that it integrates with the Jira solutions."

"You can plan ahead with all the requirements and the test lab set it up as a library, then go do multiple testing times, recording the default that's in the system."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"There's room for improvement in the requirements traceability with Micro Focus ALM Quality Center. That could use an uplift."

"We operate in Sweden, and there are not so many Swedish people that know the product."

"If they could improve their BPT business components that would be good"

"Sometimes I do run my queries from the admin login. However, if I want to reassess all my test cases, then I am still doing this in a manual manner. I write SQL queries, then fire them off. Therefore, a library of those SQL queries would help. If we could have a typical SQL query to change the parameters within test cases, then this is one aspect I can still think that could be included in ALM. Though they would need to be analyzed and used in a very knowledgeable way."

"An area for improvement in Micro Focus ALM Quality Center is not being able to update the Excel sheet where I wrote the test cases. Whenever I update some test cases, I'm unsuccessful because there is overlapping data or missing cases from the sheet."

"It's not intuitive in that way, which has always been a problem, especially with business users."

"ALM uses a waterfall approach. We have some hybrid approaches in the company and need a more agile approach."

"Certain features are lousy. Those features can drag the whole server down. There are times that the complex SQL queries are not easy to do within this solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It is an expensive tool. I think one needs to pay 10,000 USD towards the perpetual licensing model."

"It has several limitations in adapting its agility easily."

"For pricing, I recommend to buy a bundled package. Check the HPE site for more details."

"HPE has one of the most rigid, inflexible, and super expensive license models."

"Seat and concurrent licensing models exist; the latter is recommended if a large number of different users will be utilizing the product."

"The full ALM license lets you use the requirements tab, along with test automation and the Performance Center. You can also just buy the Quality Center edition (Manual testing only), or the Performance Center version (Performance Testing only)."

"Sure, HP UFT is not free. But consider what you get for that cost: A stable product that is easy to use; the kitchen sink of technology stack support; decades of code (which in many cases actually is free); a version that is a stepping stone to an easier Selenium design; and a support base that is more that just the kindness of strangers."

"Only major companies that can afford it use OpenText ALM."

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What do you like most about Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?

The most valuable feature is the ST Add-In. It's a Microsoft add-in that makes it much easier to upload test cases into Quality Center.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?

The on-premises setup tends to be on the expensive side. It would be cheaper to use a cloud model with a pay-per-use licensing model.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus ALM Quality Center?

We work with Jira now, and there are some very good workflows. There could be more configurable workflows regarding test case creation approval. I see a stable tool that remains relevant in the mar...

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Also Known As

Rational Performance Tester

Micro Focus ALM Quality Center, HPE ALM, Quality Center, Quality Center, Micro Focus ALM

Overview

IBM Rational Performance Tester is a performance testing solution that validates the scalability of web and server applications. Rational Performance Tester identifies the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks and reduces load testing complexity.

IBM

OpenText ALM/Quality Center serves as the single pane of glass for software quality management. It helps you govern application lifecycle management activities and implement rigorous, auditable lifecycle processes.

OpenText

Sample Customers

andagon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

Airbus Defense and Space, Vodafone, JTI, Xellia, and Banco de Creìdito e Inversiones (Bci)

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