We performed a comparison between IBM Rational Performance Tester and Tricentis NeoLoad based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenText, IDERA, Microsoft and others in Test Management Tools."Technical support is very good. I'm very satisfied with the assistance we've received so far."
"It can support both web applications and mobile applications, and in certain cases, it can also support testing of desktop applications or software-based applications. You can write web applications, mobile applications, and software-based applications."
"There are several key features, including Jenkins integration, infrastructure monitoring, and results analysis."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to execute parallel requests, unlike JMeter and LoadRunner which can only be run sequentially."
"The most valuable feature of Tricentis NeoLoad for us has been its ability to easily monitor all the load generators and configure the dynamics and data rates. Additionally, we can monitor individual loads and data directly within NeoLoad without needing third-party tools."
"We appreciate that this solution is very user-friendly, even if the user does not have a lot of protocol knowledge and experience."
"Very easy to use the front end and the UI is very good."
"The Frameworks feature is valuable. NeoLoad Web and the API are also valuable. It provides API support."
"It is a good source for load, stress and performance testing."
"What I found best in Tricentis NeoLoad is that it's better with scripting and load test execution in the load testing environment compared to its competitors. The tool has a better design, scenarios, and model, which I find helpful. I also found the Result Manager a fascinating part of Tricentis NeoLoad because of the way it collates results and presents reports. The straightforward implementation of Tricentis NeoLoad, including ease of use, is also valuable to my team."
"There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies."
"The solution is not easily scalable. If you want to extend the solution, you need to purchase a different kind of license. You also have to work with the IBM team to assist in scaling."
"We would like NeoLoad to be able to support more protocols. Testing can also be a little tricky at times."
"The overall stability of the GUI should be improved. The GUI component is not stable enough. We have observed crashes several times."
"LoadRunner offers a full protocol, whereas, with this product, only a few of the protocols are supported - not all."
"The protocol support area could be improved."
"Sometimes it's complicated to maintain the test cases. It's much easier than in JMeter, however. I'm not sure if this depends so much on NeoLoad, or is more based on the environment that we are testing."
"It would be good to make some updates on the reporting side."
"In future releases, it would be good if extra added features for integration are added into NeoLoad."
"The solution’s pricing is higher compared to other tools. Though the product’s reports are accurate, it needs to be more detailed like other tools."
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IBM Rational Performance Tester is ranked 25th in Test Management Tools while Tricentis NeoLoad is ranked 3rd in Performance Testing Tools with 60 reviews. IBM Rational Performance Tester is rated 7.6, while Tricentis NeoLoad is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Rational Performance Tester writes "We can edit captured transactions and organize them by those for which we require performance metrics, but it lacks a set of manuals or guides that would take out some guess work". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tricentis NeoLoad writes "Supports SAP and non-SAP applications and helps identify performance issues before production deployment". IBM Rational Performance Tester is most compared with Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, whereas Tricentis NeoLoad is most compared with Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, Tricentis Tosca and SmartBear LoadNinja.
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