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OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) vs OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) vs Worksoft Certify comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
OpenText Core Performance Engineering reduces costs, mitigates risk, and improves testing efficiency without server or licensing expenses.
Sentiment score
6.8
LoadRunner Professional offers strong ROI with reduced downtime, improved performance, and cost savings, justifying its initial investment.
Sentiment score
6.3
Worksoft Certify users achieve significant ROI through cost savings, time efficiency, and enhanced automation in testing processes.
I have seen a return on investment with OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud); the analysis part is quite helpful, which is quite more descriptive than the other products.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
LoadRunner Cloud helps with risk elimination by reducing performance degradation in production, ensuring a better end-user experience.
CTO at Marco Technology
The ROI is not necessarily cost savings. Sometimes a customer wants to use OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, or it's the only tool that will solve the problem depending on the application.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
Previously, it used to take more than a week, and now it is happening in less than two days.
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
After automation, the same coverage was achieved with one to two testers overseeing automated runs that completed overnight, significantly reducing both education time and manual effort.
Consultant at Atos syntel
It brings measurable benefits, and I have observed time-saving, cost-saving, and resource-saving aspects with Worksoft Certify.
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
OpenText Core Performance Engineering's support is mixed, with appreciation for engagement but concerns about response speed and expertise.
Sentiment score
6.0
OpenText LoadRunner Professional support varies, with mixed feedback on responsiveness; community forums are often used for assistance.
Sentiment score
6.4
Worksoft Certify support receives mixed reviews, praised for knowledge yet criticized for slow resolutions and lengthy escalations.
I faced issues with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud support when a problem took three to four months to resolve, which negatively impacted our project, especially when key team members were unavailable during leave periods.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
It's important to note that OpenText has recently taken over Micro Focus.
CTO at Marco Technology
The customer support for OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is very good.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
If I need to rate support from one to ten, I would say it is a nine.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The technical support is really excellent.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
If the L1 support cannot handle the issues, their L2 support is very good, as technical people come and solve the problems.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Complex issues were escalated to senior technical engineers who were knowledgeable and helped resolve them effectively.
Consultant at Atos syntel
Their technical support is responsive, which is good, and their solutions are timely.
Test Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
OpenText Core Performance Engineering excels in scalability and flexibility, supporting diverse test scenarios; some report initial setup challenges.
Sentiment score
7.3
OpenText LoadRunner Professional provides scalable testing with high user counts, diverse protocols, but may require careful consideration of resource needs.
Sentiment score
7.6
Worksoft Certify is scalable, supporting growth across regions, integrates with CI/CD, and effectively manages increased automation with stability.
It is very scalable, and on the cloud, it's even more scalable, potentially unlimited.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
With load generators available, it is easily scalable to meet our needs.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The scalability of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is based on its cloud-native architecture, which demonstrates strong load handling capacity and stable protocol and script execution.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
We look at the scalability because we are using the SaaS model now.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
We are an enterprise company. It covers companies of all sizes.
Test Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would assess the scalability of Worksoft Certify as around eight to nine, as it is designed for larger teams and complex environments, facilitating efficient testing and deployment.
IT Engineer at Capgemini
When I need to add additional resources to scale up, it is easy to do so to run more tests.
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
OpenText Core Performance Engineering offers robust reliability, though users cite occasional bugs and connectivity issues, with evolving stability.
Sentiment score
7.7
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering is highly stable and reliable, preferred over other tools despite minor bugs.
Sentiment score
7.1
Users find Worksoft Certify stable, especially in SAP environments, despite minor configuration issues and occasional crashes.
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is extremely stable for our use case.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is a stable tool that demonstrates strong performance reliability.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
I see it is stable, though there are some glitches or latency sometimes.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
Until we receive confirmation from the support team or Worksoft that a release is stable, we should avoid upgrading because it can have significant impacts.
Senior Automation Engineer at Deployd
Regarding stability, I have not seen any lagging, crashing, or downtime with Worksoft Certify; it is very stable nowadays.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It depends on where this particular tool is installed, including the RAM size or the disk size of that machine.
Test Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

LoadRunner Cloud needs improved reporting, customization, UI, integration, support, documentation, analysis tools, and ease of use for all users.
OpenText LoadRunner Professional is expensive and complex, needing simplification, better integration, automation, and enhanced reporting features.
Worksoft Certify requires improvements in mobile interface, API integration, stability, performance, AI integration, and object identification in web applications.
In-depth analysis tools found in the standalone LoadRunner analysis, such as graph merging and setting granularity, would be beneficial.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The technical personnel are not able to fix issues quickly, which becomes problematic during critical situations.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
The database schema and everything, if they generate on the fly, that will be quite helpful, rather than creating it on our own.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
I find that AI functionality in OpenText LoadRunner Professional should be improved and more accessible.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Focusing more on AI and its integration with Worksoft would really help enhance our processes.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
There are a few areas where I experience limitations in day-to-day usage. This includes UI responsiveness when working with large projects, the effort required to stabilize object identification in dynamic web and Fiori applications, limited flexibility in reporting customization, and there is more room for improvement in API automation testing.
Consultant at Atos syntel
They need to keep working on the mobile interface, the API part, and they need to improve more on web applications.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

LoadRunner Cloud offers flexible pricing with robust features, appealing to enterprises despite higher costs compared to alternatives.
OpenText LoadRunner Professional offers flexible scaling and support but may be costly compared to competitors due to additional user fees.
Worksoft Certify offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing and long-term savings, especially for large SAP environments.
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud pricing is flexible, offering a more affordable solution compared to the more expensive on-premise LoadRunner.
CTO at Marco Technology
It's delivering functionality, but we also use JMeter, which is free.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
As for the pricing of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud), I find it quite expensive compared to other products in the market.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
It is expensive, but worth spending if it is a big project for SAP or any other tool.
Manager at Capgemini
As it is a quality tool, the price is slightly higher, but that is acceptable compared to other tools, especially considering the ROI.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would rate the pricing for Worksoft Certify as moderate and competitive, and I do not mark it as high.
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

LoadRunner Cloud provides scalable, efficient testing with global load distribution, intuitive UI, integration capabilities, and advanced analytics.
OpenText LoadRunner Professional offers robust scripting, analytics, diverse protocol support, and advanced scaling for efficient performance testing.
Worksoft Certify offers codeless testing, end-to-end automation, and efficient features to enhance productivity and reduce manual effort.
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)'s advanced analytics help identify performance bottlenecks because whenever we are executing the test scripts, it shows a good analytics view where we can simply check which APIs are not performing well.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
The massive cloud scalability and fast design of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) have helped me optimize performance, identify performance bottlenecks in my application, generate the traffic, and recognize performance reliability issues in my application.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud can scale in a cloud-based environment to support up to ten thousand concurrent users without capacity loss, which is not possible with on-premise solutions on personal machines.
CTO at Marco Technology
The most valuable feature of OpenText LoadRunner Professional is the analysis part that is really good, along with the support for multiple protocols.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The scripting language is quite comfortable for us since we are working with C and C++.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
Teams who are planning for automation and are still in manual testing can use Worksoft Certify, and significant time and resources will be reduced.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I believe it will reduce cycle time; we can save 30 to 40%, even 40 to 60% regression cycle time, with innovations we have implemented with Worksoft Certify.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It also covers end-to-end testing across different applications, enabling testing of complete business processes, and integrates with other applications such as SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce.
IT Engineer at Capgemini
 

Mindshare comparison

Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)7.8%
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)14.4%
Tricentis NeoLoad11.6%
Other66.2%
Performance Testing Tools
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)14.4%
Tricentis NeoLoad11.6%
Apache JMeter9.8%
Other64.2%
Performance Testing Tools
Test Automation Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Worksoft Certify3.1%
Tricentis Tosca11.0%
OpenText Functional Testing7.0%
Other78.9%
Test Automation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Jyoti Ranjan Behera - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
User-friendly features facilitate monitoring while support could be more responsive
I am satisfied with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud as a product, but the ticket resolution time is concerning. The technical personnel are not able to fix issues quickly, which becomes problematic during critical situations. Compared to previous support, I notice that while experts previously resolved issues immediately, current experts take more time to resolve issues, which is the main challenge we are facing. They are now lacking regional support, which takes more time than it used to. My suggestions for improvements to OpenText LoadRunner Cloud would be to have specific experts available who can resolve issues more quickly, as delays can impact project timelines significantly.
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Assistant Director at Synapxe
Has enabled my team to identify bottlenecks effectively and deliver reliable performance analysis across projects
I have mentioned many advantages about this product, but to discuss disadvantages or areas that could be improved, I would need to consult with my engineers who are working on it. So far I have not heard of any significant issues. I can gather specific improvement suggestions from my architect and provide that information later.
Muddisetty Arun Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
Automation has delivered strong ROI with AI-driven test prioritization and parallel reporting
The best feature of Worksoft Certify is the automatic report generation. Unlike traditional tools like Selenium or Java-based frameworks where reporting often requires custom coding, Certify handles this natively. We are currently utilizing the 14.5 version, which has modernized these capabilities, though we frequently manage backward compatibility for clients still running on the 12.x version series.
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Comparison Review

it_user104961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Penetration and Neoload Tester at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 13, 2014
LoadRunner vs NeoLoad
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise67
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise71
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
I absolutely recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud. In fact, I consider it to be one of the best performance testing...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows it is very high and very costly.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) can be improved by incorporating code improvements. I would ...
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
I have mentioned many advantages about this product, but to discuss disadvantages or areas that could be improved, I ...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
I work only with the performance testing tools and not with OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner...
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Worksoft Certify?
Regarding the pricing of Worksoft Certify, I do not know the actual pricing, but the company gets it as a per-license...
What needs improvement with Worksoft Certify?
The execution time which is happening with Worksoft Certify is a bit low compared to Playwright and all. That is one ...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud, StormRunner Load, LoadRunner Cloud, and Micro Focus StormRunner Load
Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, Micro Focus LoadRunner, HPE LoadRunner, LoadRunner
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