We performed a comparison between k6 Open Source and OpenText LoadRunner Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Load Testing Tools."The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing."
"The front loader and the reporting features are the most valuable aspects of OpenText LoadRunner Professional."
"Paramterization and correlation are important features."
"I like the user interface. I like the way we can divide our scenarios and can tune them. The integration with the quality center is great. These features are really good."
"My favorite feature in LoadRunner Professional is its ability to group scripts under separate IDs."
"It provides clients with an understanding of application and system performance."
"It is a good and stable tool."
"It has good protocol coverage."
"It is actually a very good tool because it will support almost all, if not all, industry-standard protocols, and it is also equipped with very nice reporting capabilities, which is why I like it."
"One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter."
"The debugging capability should be improved."
"I would like the solution to include monitoring capacity."
"Sometimes we are not be able to click on some of the buttons due to the screen mismatching and compatibility issues."
"I guess scalability becomes a problem when you use things like TruClients."
"The initial start-up of Micro Focus LoadRunner could be improved. When we add 20 or 30 scripts, the refresh is completed one by one. I would like to be able to select all the script at one time, so it can be completed in a single click, reducing the time required."
"We are going to continue to use the product in the future, I recommend this product. However, those who are looking for only REST-based on the API, I would recommend some other tool because of the cost. There are others available on the market."
"More guidance on the use of the Tru Client protocol which is used for Web interfaces."
"There should be more integration with more open-source platforms."
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k6 Open Source is ranked 17th in Load Testing Tools with 1 review while OpenText LoadRunner Professional is ranked 2nd in Load Testing Tools with 76 reviews. k6 Open Source is rated 7.0, while OpenText LoadRunner Professional is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of k6 Open Source writes "Offers good scalability and has the ability to integrate with various systems and services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText LoadRunner Professional writes "A sophisticated tool that supports many languages and works with all kinds of applications". k6 Open Source is most compared with Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, Akamai CloudTest and RadView WebLOAD, whereas OpenText LoadRunner Professional is most compared with Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, Apache JMeter and IBM Rational Performance Tester.
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