We performed a comparison between OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."LoadRunner is a very sophisticated tool, and I can use many languages. For example, I can use Java. I can use C++. I can test the Internet of Things, FTP, mail, and Active Directory. It is very useful."
"LoadRunner Professional allowed us to load test potential new payroll solutions that would be implemented throughout the entire organization so that we knew which was best suited to performing well under pressure."
"I like LoadRunner's ability to use multiple protocols. That's one of the greatest features along with the ability to test service calls between the app and server."
"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."
"The load testing, reporting, and scripting features are all valuable features."
"The capabilities and flexibility of the Controller, the ability to monitor the systems under test, and the comprehensive results Analysis which saves a great deal of time."
"Scaling is definitely one of the best features of this solution. There are no issues scaling to 10,000 or 20,000 concurrent users."
"The number of protocols that it supports, and especially, for example, when it talks about SAP GUI-based performance testing."
"The ability to quickly make your own components has been valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Visual Studio Test Professional is its ease of use."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and availability."
"The most valuable feature has been to store all our packages in one place including SSIS packages, SQL tables, TFS and SSR."
"The solution is very stable; there's nothing in relation to stability to complain about."
"The stability has always been very good."
"Visual Studio is the easiest to use."
"I would like the solution to include monitoring capacity."
"Sometimes, we aren't able to see an accurate page view while replying and executing the script. When you are navigating the application side by side, it needs to be displayed on a random viewer. Sometimes we will get a few applications, and we won't get others."
"The flexibility could be improved."
"LoadRunner Professional's parameter data could be improved."
"The tool needs to work on capture script feature."
"I also use the TrueClient feature for browser-based testing. I found the TrueClient feature to be a bit difficult to use and not very user-friendly for automating scripts."
"The tool should consider releasing a SaaS version since it makes more sense nowadays."
"The solution lacks some form of integration."
"The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution."
"The service right now is far too expensive. You need to pay per user."
"The solution can improve the startup time."
"It is hard to learn, and you need to invest time to understand it."
"The tool crashes and has high memory consumption."
"Sometimes Visual Studio is slow. It uses a lot of resources like memory and processing power. You should optimize the performance by only installing what you need on your machine. Don't install unnecessary things that will slow your machine."
"It would be great to support other languages and applications, and that is one of the things we can improve."
"The product must provide more integration."
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OpenText LoadRunner Professional is ranked 2nd in Performance Testing Tools with 76 reviews while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 7th in Functional Testing Tools with 46 reviews. OpenText LoadRunner Professional is rated 8.4, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of OpenText LoadRunner Professional writes "A sophisticated tool that supports many languages and works with all kinds of applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". OpenText LoadRunner Professional is most compared with Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, Apache JMeter and IBM Rational Performance Tester, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete and OpenText UFT Developer.
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