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We performed a comparison between IBM Rational Test Workbench and StresStimulus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Performance Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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"This solution provides for API testing, functional UI testing, performance testing, and service virtualization.""Reporting is pretty good. Its interface is also good. I'm overall pretty happy with the functionality and use of IBM Rational Test Workbench."

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"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.""Technical support is great."

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"There are a number of things that they can do to simplify the tools, but the most important thing that they need to do is simplify the installation.""It should have more interfaces. In terms of interfaces or protocols, what you can do with Rational is far limited as compared to other products out there. What it does, it does great, but it only gives you limited types of protocols. It supports between 8 to 15 types of protocols, whereas other test tools give you 20 to 30 types of protocols with which you can do testing and convert to script. It records Javascript-based scripts, and you got to know a little bit of Java to basically be able to edit them, but the level of editing you got to do is very low. I like that, but the ability to edit the script is not as good as Parasoft or LoadRunner, which have C-Script."

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"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.""StresStimulus has a dedicated blog where users of the tool can log new feature requests or enhancements to existing features.""Result analysis (snap-out tabs for side-by-side comparisons) need improvement."

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  • "The pricing is a little bit on the higher side, although it is really good."
  • "It doesn't really concern me. Licensing is on a yearly basis."
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    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:They are very transparent in terms of price. Installation, as mentioned previously, is very easy. The testers themselves could do it.
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Performance Tester, IBM Functional Tester, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server
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    Overview
    IBM Rational Test Workbench provides a comprehensive test automation solution for mobile applications, regression testing, integration technologies and performance and scalability testing. It helps you build intelligent and interconnected enterprise applications that can be deployed on traditional and cloud infrastructures. With Rational Test Workbench, you can significantly reduce test cycle times, moving integration testing earlier in the development lifecycle.

    StresStimulus is a load testing tool for websites, mobile and Enterprise apps. It determines the web performance and scalability of your application under the rigors of heavy traffic load. Hundreds or thousands of physical users are realistically emulated through on-premise load generators or in a cloud testing environment

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    Financial Services Firm19%
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    Manufacturing Company13%
    Government13%
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Non Profit15%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Insurance Company9%
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    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise63%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Rational Test Workbench vs. StresStimulus
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    IBM Rational Test Workbench is ranked 18th in Performance Testing Tools while StresStimulus is ranked 13th in Performance Testing Tools with 3 reviews. IBM Rational Test Workbench is rated 7.6, while StresStimulus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Rational Test Workbench writes "Good reporting and interface, but supports limited types of protocols and requires low-level script editing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of StresStimulus writes "Reliable with excellent support but needs better source control integration and versioning". IBM Rational Test Workbench is most compared with Postman, whereas StresStimulus is most compared with Apache JMeter and OpenText LoadRunner Professional. See our IBM Rational Test Workbench vs. StresStimulus report.

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