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OpenText Functional Testing vs OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) 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
6.8
OpenText Functional Testing boosts ROI by enhancing efficiency with AI, reducing manual efforts, and accelerating test execution time.
Sentiment score
6.8
LoadRunner Professional offers strong ROI with reduced downtime, improved performance, and cost savings, justifying its initial investment.
The development time using UFT can be cut down into half as compared to coding from scratch.
QA Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Automation is done very fast, leading to improvements in the QA process and reducing the time needed for test automation.
Support Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
We can easily achieve a return on investment in one, two, or three years.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
OpenText Functional Testing's customer service is praised for responsiveness, but support experiences vary in wait times and issue resolution.
Sentiment score
6.0
OpenText LoadRunner Professional support varies, with mixed feedback on responsiveness; community forums are often used for assistance.
Organizations can't wait for this lengthy process, especially when they are under pressure with their timelines.
QA Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Support cases are easily created and attended to promptly, depending on urgency.
Support Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I would rate the support for this product a seven on a scale of one to ten.
Sr. Quality Assurance Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
OpenText Functional Testing is scalable with proper license management and infrastructure, excelling in test automation scalability and integration.
Sentiment score
7.3
OpenText LoadRunner Professional provides scalable testing with high user counts, diverse protocols, but may require careful consideration of resource needs.
Running them in parallel allows you to consume multiple runtime licenses and just execute the tests that don't have conflicting priorities and get through a lot of volume much quicker.
Sr. Quality Assurance Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The tool can be installed on all computers used by developers or test automation engineers.
Support Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
We look at the scalability because we are using the SaaS model now.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
OpenText Functional Testing performs well on suitable hardware, but stability varies with new features and requires strategic implementation.
Sentiment score
7.7
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering is highly stable and reliable, preferred over other tools despite minor bugs.
One of the key stability issues was that Windows would consume memory without releasing it, leading to regression testing crashes.
QA Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
I see it is stable, though there are some glitches or latency sometimes.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
 

Room For Improvement

OpenText Functional Testing is criticized for high memory usage, slow performance, poor compatibility, and requires technical skills and costly investment.
OpenText LoadRunner Professional is expensive and complex, needing simplification, better integration, automation, and enhanced reporting features.
Incorporating behavior-driven development tests would enhance the capabilities of UFT One.
Support Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
If it could move closer to a no-code or low-code solution, it might dominate the market again.
QA Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
We frequently encountered stability issues when the browser dependency caused Windows to consume memory without releasing it, leading to crashes during regression testing.
QA Lead at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
I find that AI functionality in OpenText LoadRunner Professional should be improved and more accessible.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
 

Setup Cost

Despite its high cost and complex pricing, OpenText Functional Testing is valued for support and features, offering flexible licenses.
OpenText LoadRunner Professional offers flexible scaling and support but may be costly compared to competitors due to additional user fees.
There are many open-source tools with no cost, and there are no-code tools that are less expensive than UFT.
QA Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It's cheaper than Tricentis Tosca but more expensive than some others.
Support Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The pricing or licensing policy of OpenText is a bit expensive, however, it's one of the best solutions in the market.
Senior Manager at Deloitte
 

Valuable Features

OpenText Functional Testing enhances automation efficiency with AI tools, platform compatibility, and support for diverse technologies.
OpenText LoadRunner Professional offers robust scripting, analytics, diverse protocol support, and advanced scaling for efficient performance testing.
UFT supports Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, and other non-web applications, making automation feasible.
QA Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The ease of being able to create scripts using the AI tools are the differentiating factors.
Sr. Quality Assurance Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The best features of OpenText Functional Testing include descriptive programming, the ability to add objects in the repository, and its ease of use for UI compared to other tools.
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Functional Testing
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (4th), Mobile App Testing Tools (2nd), Regression Testing Tools (3rd), API Testing Tools (6th), Test Automation Tools (5th)
OpenText Professional Perfo...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (4th), Load Testing Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. OpenText Functional Testing is designed for Functional Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, down 10.1% compared to last year.
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional), on the other hand, focuses on Performance Testing Tools, holds 12.1% mindshare, down 12.8% since last year.
Functional Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Functional Testing7.1%
Tricentis Tosca14.2%
BrowserStack8.1%
Other70.6%
Functional Testing Tools
Performance Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)12.1%
Apache JMeter12.8%
Tricentis NeoLoad10.0%
Other65.1%
Performance Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Kevin Copple - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Quality Assurance Project Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Has supported faster test execution and increased flexibility while offering room to improve support responsiveness
Reducing the levels of support is something they could continue to improve. They tend to have an entry-level person that may not be as familiar with the product that fields the calls, which creates another day of delay to get to the level that's needed. This is a common practice across most companies where you call, you get the entry-level person, and then they work their way up to help screen calls so that they are more focused.
SD
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Experience a decade of seamless performance with robust support
I would like to improve OpenText LoadRunner Professional based on what we discussed in our last discussion, as those points remain similar and applicable. For future updates, I would like to see the same features that people generally prefer. I find that AI functionality in OpenText LoadRunner Professional should be improved and more accessible; if we get a chance to work with that, then we can check how much it helps.
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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
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise71
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise66
 

Questions from the Community

How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?
We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...
What do you like most about Micro Focus UFT One?
My company has not had an issue with OpenText UFT One since we have been using it for the past three to four years.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus UFT One?
Reducing the levels of support is something they could continue to improve. They tend to have an entry-level person that may not be as familiar with the product that fields the calls, which creates...
What do you like most about Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
When designing a workload model offers a good range of possibilities for creating goal-oriented scenarios, which helps us understand and meet SLAs.
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 would need to consult with my engineers who are working on it. So far I have not...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus UFT One, Micro Focus UFT (QTP), QTP, Quick Test Pro
Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, Micro Focus LoadRunner, HPE LoadRunner, LoadRunner
 

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Sample Customers

Sage, JetBlue, Haufe.Group, Independent Health, Molina Healthcare, Cox Automotive, andTMNA Services
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