OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) vs Oracle Application Testing Suite comparison

OpenText and Oracle are both solutions in the Performance Testing Tools category. OpenText is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.8, while Oracle is ranked #15. OpenText holds a 9.3% mindshare in PTT, compared to Oracle’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 21, 2025

Oracle Application Testing Suite and OpenText LoadRunner Cloud offer distinct strengths in the software testing category. LoadRunner Cloud appears to have an advantage in scalability and ease of deployment due to its cloud-based infrastructure.

Features: Oracle Application Testing Suite integrates test management, automation, and performance testing seamlessly within Oracle's ecosystem, providing detailed reports and user-friendly interfaces. It supports various Oracle applications but is limited in functional breadth compared to competitors. OpenText LoadRunner Cloud delivers exceptional scalability, supporting up to 1 million concurrent users and providing integration capabilities with monitoring tools, which is essential for geographically distributed environments.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Application Testing Suite could strengthen object identification, improve cross-browser compatibility, and enhance integration with modern CI/CD tools. OpenText LoadRunner Cloud could improve its customized reporting features, ensure backward compatibility of scripts, and provide more detailed analytics for test configurations, enhancing user insights.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Application Testing Suite, being on-premises, requires installation and setup with generally responsive technical support, although complex issues might face delays. OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, as a cloud-based solution, allows swift deployment and scaling with well-rated technical support, although regional response times could be improved.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Application Testing Suite is considered cost-effective, especially for existing Oracle customers, potentially offering free use alongside other Oracle products, providing good ROI through reduced quality assurance time. OpenText LoadRunner Cloud utilizes a subscription or pay-per-user model, allowing flexibility, but can result in higher costs. However, ROI remains competitive due to robust performance capabilities and cost savings in infrastructure management.

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Core Performance E...

Ranking in Performance Testing Tools

5th

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Performance Testing Tools

15th

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Functional Testing Tools (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is 9.3%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Testing Suite is 2.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Performance Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)	9.3%
Oracle Application Testing Suite	2.2%
Other	88.5%

Performance Testing Tools

Featured Reviews

Jyoti Ranjan Behera

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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Rishabh-Sharma

Senior Engineer at Cignity Technology

Requires little maintenance, is stable, and easy to deploy

Oracle Application Testing Suite can improve by covering more browsers as compared to other solutions because they're considering the Edge browser as well, but the solution is working on different Windows operating platforms. For example, in our current Windows 2012 R2 server, if I want to automate the Edge browser, I need to upgrade that particular Windows to Windows 10.1 or some other Windows platform, because it's not supported in Windows 2012 feature. That is an issue. If cross-browsers can be incorporated, then support should be provided. There should be a single operating system where everything can be incorporated. I have faced issues with some indexing items. For example, the solution is able to derive some properties from the screen, such as button locations or text locations, but there are some elements, for example, unnamed buttons or text, where there is no name or ID or any other identifying information. Indexing doesn't always work, and we have to go to those elements manually and inspect them to determine their class, and then input that information into the system.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud a ten out of ten for scalability."

"Both the professional and cloud versions of Micro Focus LoadRunner use the same scripting or programming to execute performance modeling operations. This feature allows users to use various programming languages such as Java, C, or C++, which can run within either of the two environments. This flexibility in the programming language is a strong point of the software."

"The fact that the solution supports multiple protocols such as open source, VuGen, TruWeb, TruClient, and SAP is very important because these protocols help us to concentrate on what is really needed to produce performance tests. If something is not supported, you have to use other tools or find other ways of assimilating loads."

"The most useful features of OpenText LoadRunner Cloud include getting load through the Performance Center, which is part of the cloud version, where we can monitor CPU and memory utilization, and response times."

"A vital feature of the solution is its ability to compose realistic scenarios for performance testing"

"The reports are very relevant to the customers’ expectations."

"The most valuable feature is that you can create an infrastructure on-demand and do performance testing with it."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to configure browser settings for different operating systems and on different versions without the need to install every single version on each machine and to manage them."

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"We do not need a separate test management tool because we have there is a management tool. That is a very good feature. Secondly, it has an inbuilt performance testing tool, which is on flash. It has very good record and playback features as well. And apart from that, there is a good inspection feature. Since it comes with all of the packages, it's very good."

"We like that we don't need a separate management tool. This is a good feature. It also has an inbuilt performance tool which is on Flash. It has very good record and playback feature as well. The inspection tool is also very good. Overall, since it comes with all the three packages, it's very good."

"The most valuable feature is the object identification feature."

"I like the functional testing. There's a product inside OATS called OLT, Oracle Load Testing. You can do the load testing without depending on any other tool"

"The most valuable features are functional testing and the central repository that contains various scripts."

"Has good automation and load-testing capabilities."

"User friendly UI / Tree view to work with adding steps."

"We find the front-end interface of this solution to be very user-friendly, meaning easy navigation even for novice users."

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Cons

"CI/CD integration could be a little bit better. When there's a test and if you see that there are high response times in the test itself, it would be great to be able to send an alert. It would give a heads-up to the architect community or ops community."

"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."

"It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need."

"I'd like to see more ability to dive more deeply into the configuration."

"We did have some challenges with the initial implementation."

"Their documentation is not technical enough for us. We would like to have much deeper technical documentation so that we can self-serve without constantly having to go back to them and ask."

"I have faced several problems using the cloud in different locations, so I rate the stability a six out of ten."

"The product price could be more affordable."

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"I would like to see better dashboards."

"To provide test automation support for other products like SAP, Windows and Java Applications when it comes to Functional Test Automation testing."

"If there's a feature we want in OATS that's missing and we report that to Oracle, it takes a long time."

"Lacks patches for new OS systems and doesn't work on a Mac."

"Licensing policies could be more intuitive."

"I have faced issues with some indexing items."

"Oracle Application Testing Suite could improve by offering desktop-based application automation. It is lacking in this area at the moment."

"We would like to see the instruction documentation made into video or audio formats, to help new users get used to the modules."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is dependent on what you're referring to. If you're talking about the cloud, it's likely competitive. However, if you're talking about the on-premise version, professional or enterprise licenses are required. Prices are on the high side. They are not cheap."

"LoadRunner always had expensive pricing. At my company, we used to evaluate LoadRunner, but we stuck with Silk Performer because its pricing was always better in the past. I do feel that I got a fair deal this time. Our value-added reseller and our sales guy worked hard to give us a fair deal. I feel that we got a fair deal. We did not go for the pay-as-you-go deal. I did an upfront package. I prefer that. I want to know what my costs are."

"It is expensive compared to other tools."

"The solution’s price is considerably high."

"The solution is expensive."

"It's a very expensive solution"

"There is no monthly or yearly cost but rather, the fees are based on the amount of traffic that you use."

"The pricing for OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is average."

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"ORACLE is giving at a very competitive rates to all its customers, and its a simple licensing process."

"The complete package, including load testing and performance analysis, has a licensing fee."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"Customers need to negotiate properly to get the tool at a lower price."

"The price of the Oracle Application Testing Suite is not expensive. It is less expensive than other solutions."

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

OpenText Core Performance Engineering offers scalable and efficient load testing using a cloud-based architecture, eliminating the need for physical infrastructure and supporting a wide range of users and testing scenarios.

OpenText Core Performance Engineering supports seamless integration with popular tools and delivers real-time anomaly detection and performance insights. With an intuitive interface, it supports scripting protocols and provides tests for cloud-hosted and on-premise applications. The platform streamlines performance testing and infrastructure management, addressing the needs of diverse sectors like banking, retail, and IT. However, it requires enhancements in reporting, integration, documentation, and support for older scripts.

What are the key features?

Rapid Test Setup: Quickly initiate performance tests without extensive configuration efforts.
Scalability: Supports numerous users without loss of performance across global regions.
Global Load Distribution: Allows effective load distribution across different geographies.
Seamless Tool Integration: Integrates smoothly with SiteScope, New Relic, and others.
Real-time Anomaly Detection: Instantly identifies performance anomalies for immediate action.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Minimal Infrastructure Management: Reduces the need for physical resources, saving costs and effort.
Enhanced Application Responsiveness: Ensures applications remain stable under peak loads.
Increased Testing Efficiency: Streamlines testing processes for faster execution.
Cloud-Based Flexibility: Offers dynamic resource allocation to accommodate varying test needs.
Comprehensive Performance Insights: Delivers valuable analytics for optimizing applications.

Organizations in banking, retail, and IT sectors implement OpenText Core Performance Engineering for performance testing, integrating it within CI/CD pipelines. It suits public server application testing and enterprise systems like SAP and Salesforce, meeting diverse industry demands for app stability and responsiveness testing.

OpenText

Application Testing Suite is a comprehensive, integrated testing solution that ensures the quality, scalability, and availability of your Web applications, Web Services, packaged Oracle Applications and Oracle databases.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant

Comic Relief UK, The Forestry Commission, TAFE SA, Silentnight Group, Victorian Department of Primary Industries

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