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OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) vs StresStimulus comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Enterprise Perform...
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
6th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
StresStimulus
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
9th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) is 6.0%, up from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StresStimulus is 2.1%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise)6.0%
StresStimulus2.1%
Other91.9%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2668566 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Ensures high performance and adaptability while providing room for improved analytics and support
The analytics and reporting features can be improved, though they are good enough. If you have expertise, you can manage with what is included. However, it could be much better, especially with modern AI capabilities. When considering areas for improvement in OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise), there is a need for automated analysis and code-level support.
reviewer1924179 - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Service Agent at Capita
Reliable with excellent support but needs better source control integration and versioning
Source control integration and versioning could be better. Currently, StresStimulus does not natively support any form of change control management. Result analysis (snap-out tabs for side-by-side comparisons) need improvement. Multiple sets of analysis results can be opened in the user interface at the same time, and comparison reports can be generated to compare some aspects of pairs of test runs. However, the interface that displays the multiple sets of results only allows a single result set to be viewed at any one time & uses tabs to switch between the individual result sets. It would be useful to have the ability to view multiple tabs at once, either side by side in the interface or by snapping tabs out of the interface into their own windows to be viewed together with others. Graphing (collect PerfMon data as part of the tests and then have the ability to create different graphs with that data after the test completes to help with analysis) could be better. Graphs and their contents have to be defined before tests are run. Often, as a result of running tests and viewing the results collected, it is necessary to have graphs showing/comparing different metrics collections than those specified before the run. Other tools collect metrics that are not tied to pre-defined graphs & allow the metrics to be used to construct graphs as required by subsequent analysis & investigation. Nested tests/test case groups/test solution files (ability to build a hierarchy of test cases/test case groups/solution files) are required. Within a StresStimulus, tests are organized in just two levels, test cases, and test case groups. As is possible with other tools, it would be helpful to have a hierarchy with multiple levels of nested test cases/test case groups (or even the solution config files themselves). It would make it easier to manage multiple sets, combinations of tests, load profiles & test mixes if a high-level solution file (or test case group) could run a collection of lower-level ones, which in turn end up executing multiple different base-level test case groups and individual test cases.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like how you can make modifications to the script on LoadRunner Enterprise. You don't have to go into the IDE itself."
"The initial setup was straightforward. I was able to download everything myself without any IT support."
"Creating the script is very easy and user friendly."
"The most valuable part of the product is the way you can scale the basic testing easily."
"It has offered me some reliability against other products, like JMeter or some other tools."
"The user interface is fine."
"LoadRunner Enterprise's best feature is the detailed reporting structure."
"We implemented through the vendor, who used highly-skilled professionals."
"Technical support is great."
"Designed to be a modern testing tool, StresStimulus made it easy for us to upgrade from an older deprecated testing tool and adapt to Agile DevOps testing principles by shifting left with performance testing."
"Compared to other tools, there is not a whole lot to Stress Stimulus UI. This makes it easy to use, be it while scripting, executing, or having to train someone new to the team."
 

Cons

"The support team needs to be more coordinated."
"I think better support for cloud-based load generators would help. For example, integrate with Amazon AWS so you can quickly spin up a load generator in the cloud, use it, spin it down."
"Sometimes, the code is not generated when we record the scripts in the backend."
"Third-party product integrations could be a little more slickly handled."
"The price is quite high. It also has expensive licenses, and product support."
"The worst thing about it is it did not have zero footprint on your PC."
"Integration can be tricky during the setup process."
"It would be nice if the Citrix protocol could be updated."
"Result analysis (snap-out tabs for side-by-side comparisons) need improvement."
"StresStimulus has a dedicated blog where users of the tool can log new feature requests or enhancements to existing features."
"We run tests on SQL statements and stored procedures directly, even before integrating with UI. I wish there were a way to connect to my application DB and run SQL queries using a JDBC connection."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is very expensive."
"We are content with the pricing and find it to be reasonable in terms of value for money."
"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."
"The prices would differ depending on the number of licenses you need. I wouldn't maybe compare it to any other tools. I rate the price as seven out of ten."
"We got a very good deal. We are happy with that. We have 5,000 licenses."
"ROI is 200%."
"LoadRunner Enterprise's price is high."
"The price is okay. You're able to buy it, as opposed to paying for a full year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Marketing Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Performing Arts
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise73
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
Now that LoadRunner integrates with Dynatrace and other monitoring tools, it simplifies the process of integration into a company, taking merely five minutes to set up. This ease of integration a...
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 negative sides or areas for improvement, I do not see any disadvantages so far. OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) might have some drawbacks, but I did no...
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Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, Performance Center, HPE Performance Center
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Sample Customers

Hexaware, British Sky Broadcasting, JetBlue
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