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OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) vs Spirent Avalanche [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Enterprise Perform...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (5th), Load Testing Tools (5th)
Spirent Avalanche [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

VK
A VP at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Performance testing has supported web app peak analysis but needs better setup and smarter scripting
Regarding points for improvement for OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise), I see that features are not being fully developed yet. If OpenText could think about bringing AI features into the tool, it could save maximum time in scripting or make scripting effortless, particularly in correlation, which is where the complexity involved in script development exists. If any AI features could replace or eliminate more manual work on the correlation part, that is where we could see a game-changing improvement for the tool. OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) can be positioned very well in the market. However, I see that the basic correlations are only being handled by the autocorrelation engine in the LoadRunner tool, and I would expect a few improvements to handle even complex correlation problems so that the tool can be appropriately positioned compared to their peers.
reviewer1153692 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Quality traffic testing and is reasonably priced
I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage. I have been using the solution for one and a half years. The price of the solution is reasonable. I rate Spirent Avalanche a nine out of…

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

Pros

"​Probably its prime advantage, it provides a centralized location for testing."
"It has offered me some reliability against other products, like JMeter or some other tools."
"It has contributed greatly to the performance/stress testing of our application prior to going live and deployment."
"The analytics and reporting features provide beneficial impacts on my organization, and the scalable testing environment is very beneficial for my performance testing processes."
"The tool's most valuable features are scripting, correlations, and parameterization. Debugging is also easy."
"Provides the performance of load test applications and reliably on good reporting."
"Enterprise-level load tests have a great analysis module for results."
"The solution offers helpful guidelines and has good documentation."
"I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"After they get over the acquisition, the first improvement is going to be tailoring it for their existing stack of other products. How would LoadRunner work for Documentum? How would it work for Business Network? How would it work for other apps? They can have a pre-package or a guide because they are all in the same family as opposed to being outside."
"Features in the Web UI should be enhanced. We should be able to do everything from the Web UI without ever needing to download the old ActiveX ALM UI."
"Lacks the option of carrying out transaction comparisons."
"The solution is expensive."
"Canned reports are always a challenge and a question with customers because customers want to see sexy reports."
"Currently, when we try open LRE we encounter cookie banner issues. However, I'm not sure if it is within the enterprise solution or with the vendors."
"The process of upgrading LoadRunner can be difficult and time-consuming."
"I believe the data that demonstrates the automated correlations should be corrected."
"The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It does everything you could hope for in a performance testing solution. It's not cheap."
"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."
"For Performance Center, you have to add additional load generators, and then you can do more. I think it is a matter of the price, in terms of how many machines you can buy."
"The price is okay. You're able to buy it, as opposed to paying for a full year."
"The price of Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise could improve, it is expensive."
"It is a bit expensive, especially for smaller organizations, but over-all it can save you money."
"LoadRunner Enterprise's price is high."
"The price is really steep. It's an enterprise-level tool."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
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Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
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Construction Company
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Manufacturing Company
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
When discussing price, OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) is very expensive, which I would represent by a rating of ten. The product carries maximum expense points.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
Regarding points for improvement for OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise), I see that features are not being fully developed yet. If OpenText could think about bringi...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
My use case for OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) is related to enterprise twenty six, which we are going to upgrade now. We focus on web applications.
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Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, Performance Center, HPE Performance Center
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