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We performed a comparison between IBM Engineering Test Management and OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Load Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Engineering Test Management vs. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"Reusability and integration capabilities which make it a great choice for organizations that use a variety of development tools and platforms.""RQM is something that we use everyday, so it has to be up and running, otherwise we would lose everything.""Latest features include versioning of testings which can be great when used for multiple releases of a product.""It allows user to add whichever widget (predefined) based on the need. It has integration with CCM and RM to achieve traceability.""RQM's best features are integration with test automation and performance testing.""The one feature that has not allowed us to switch to any other solution is the integration with functional testing.""It's very reliable as a solution.""The most valuable feature is the RFT because it allows us to automate manual test cases."

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"LoadRunner Enterprise's best feature is the detailed reporting structure.""It offers easy integration with third-party tools like Dynatrace, Splunk, etc.""The most beneficial features of the solution are flexibility and versatility in their performance.""With Performance Center, the version upgrade is easy. You just have to roll out the new patch or the new version.""I think the number one feature everybody likes is the capability to easily generate virtual users as well as the reporting.""​Probably its prime advantage, it provides a centralized location for testing.""The tool is very easy to set up and get running.""We can measure metrics like hits per second and detect deviations or issues through graphs. We can filter out response times based on timings and identify spikes in the database or AWS reports."

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Cons
"Mainly Quality Assurance and DevOps, but of course the whole company and management areas with more knowledge of quality and client success approach.""I think it's fine from a performance perspective but usability is something that needs improvement.""Currently, the user interface needs to be more user-friendly.""It would be helpful if we could assign a hierarchy to a group of test cases.""While RQM allows for running tests and viewing results, it could be further enhanced in terms of performance and speed.""RQM could be improved by adding a feature that allows test requirements to be selected when creating a task plan.""Organizing the test cases is tedious. There is no mechanism to keep and maintain the test cases as hierarchy. This should be seriously addressed.""Integration capabilities with other vendors' tools should improve."

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"LoadRunner Enterprise's reporting should be quicker, easier, and more flexible.""I have seen some users report some issues, but I have personally not had any issues.""Canned reports are always a challenge and a question with customers because customers want to see sexy reports.""The installation has not been straightforward, and we have had so many problems. We have had to re-install, try to install on a different machine, etc. We have not been able to launch the LRE server itself yet.""It would be good if we could look forward at the future technology needs we have. I would like to see Micro Focus provide more customer awareness around how LoadRunner can fulfill requirements with Big Data use cases, for example, where you do performance testing at the scale of data lakes... when it comes to technologies our company has yet to adopt, I would like to see an indication from Micro Focus of how one does performance testing and what kinds of challenges can we foresee. Those kinds of studies would really help us.""Sometimes, the code is not generated when we record the scripts in the backend.""We are expecting more flexible to use Jenkins in continuous integration going forward.""The solution is expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licenses of these tools (the whole CLM package) is very costly as compared to other vendors' tools."
  • "Each license includes 12 months of customer support. A free 90-day trial of the software is also available."
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  • "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."
  • "It does everything you could hope for in a performance testing solution. It's not cheap."
  • "It is a bit expensive when compared with other tools."
  • "ROI is 200%."
  • "It is a bit expensive, especially for smaller organizations, but over-all it can save you money."
  • "The price is okay. You're able to buy it, as opposed to paying for a full year."
  • "They have a much more practical pricing model now."
  • "I have not been directly involved in price negotiations but my understanding is that while the cost is a little bit high, it provides good value for the money."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The one feature that has not allowed us to switch to any other solution is the integration with functional testing.
    Top Answer:IBM Rational has the RFT, which is rational functional testing. We do test automation with rational functional testing. So after we do that, we can put in all the code, then I can build it, then put… more »
    Top Answer:We create test cases, and then we need to plan a new task plan feature from the existing task case file and execute the test results, which will be saved in RQM. So that is how we are using the tool… more »
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:In South Africa, for a load license with about 5,000 concurrent users, the annual license, not including patches, is around 1.5 million to 2 million, depending on the currency exchange. That's a lot… more »
    Top Answer:It would be beneficial if LoadRunner could optimize resource usage, especially for protocols that require significant resources, like TrueClient, which interacts directly with the UI. If they could… more »
    Ranking
    15th
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
    8.3
    5th
    out of 25 in Load Testing Tools
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    Average Words per Review
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    Also Known As
    IBM Rational Quality Manager, Rational Quality Manager
    Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, Performance Center, Micro Focus Performance Center, HPE Performance Center
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    Overview

    IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM), formerly known as IBM Rational® Quality Manager (RQM), is a business-driven software quality environment designed for collaborative and customizable test planning, workflow control, tracking, and metrics reporting. When integrated with IBM DevOps Test Embedded (Test Embedded), ETM allows users to create test environments and scripts, deploy and run tests, and view HTML reports. This integration enables the creation of ETM test environments linked to Test Embedded target deployment ports, the deployment and execution of Test Embedded tests through the ETM interface, and the mapping of ETM test scripts to Test Embedded test suites. Additionally, users can import test suites as ETM test scripts, build new ETM test cases, and view test results as HTML reports within ETM. The integration requires the Test Embedded adapter service to be running on the user's computer.

    Your globally distributed performance testing teams have the responsibility of driving quality acrossyour enterprise while testing a broad range of application types, managing costs and deploying applications that meet the performance requirements of your business. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise delivers a collaborative testing platform that reduces complexity, centralizes resources and leverages shared assets and licenses to increase consistency across your enterprise.

    Sample Customers
    Ehrhardt, Cisco Systems, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, CareCore National, ItaÒ BBA, Barr
    Hexaware, British Sky Broadcasting, JetBlue
    Top Industries
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    Government43%
    Computer Software Company29%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Transportation Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company20%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Retailer8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Retailer11%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise80%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise76%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Engineering Test Management vs. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Engineering Test Management vs. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    IBM Engineering Test Management is ranked 15th in Load Testing Tools with 11 reviews while OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is ranked 5th in Load Testing Tools with 81 reviews. IBM Engineering Test Management is rated 7.6, while OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM Engineering Test Management writes "Scalable and Stable solution with good integration function and support team". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise writes "Saves time and effort, and makes it easy to set up scenarios and execute tests". IBM Engineering Test Management is most compared with OpenText ALM / Quality Center, TestRail, Tricentis qTest and Zephyr Enterprise, whereas OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is most compared with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText Silk Performer, Tricentis NeoLoad and Apache JMeter. See our IBM Engineering Test Management vs. OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise report.

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