We performed a comparison between OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Spirent Avalanche based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."LoadRunner Professional allowed us to load test potential new payroll solutions that would be implemented throughout the entire organization so that we knew which was best suited to performing well under pressure."
"The front loader and the reporting features are the most valuable aspects of OpenText LoadRunner Professional."
"The initial setup and installation of the software were very easy and straightforward."
"The capabilities and flexibility of the Controller, the ability to monitor the systems under test, and the comprehensive results Analysis which saves a great deal of time."
"LoadRunner is a very sophisticated tool, and I can use many languages. For example, I can use Java. I can use C++. I can test the Internet of Things, FTP, mail, and Active Directory. It is very useful."
"The solution can handle a huge amount of workloads, it's quite scalable."
"The reporting is very good in regard to scripting and debugging."
"The number of protocols that it supports, and especially, for example, when it talks about SAP GUI-based performance testing."
"I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature."
"Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional can improve the implementation of digital areas, such as digital testing, UI and native application, and native mobile applications."
"If they can make LoadRunner more comprehensive, it would really help."
"The flexibility could be improved."
"The technical support of Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional could improve. I had an issue with the licensing and their response time is slow. They can improve on this in the future."
"There's a reporting part of the cloud that could be improved a little bit."
"There should be more integration with more open-source platforms."
"The price of this solution should be cheaper."
"Support for Microsoft Dynamics needs improvement."
"The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage."
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OpenText LoadRunner Professional is ranked 2nd in Performance Testing Tools with 77 reviews while Spirent Avalanche is ranked 17th in Performance Testing Tools. OpenText LoadRunner Professional is rated 8.4, while Spirent Avalanche is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of OpenText LoadRunner Professional writes "A sophisticated tool that supports many languages and works with all kinds of applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Spirent Avalanche writes "Quality traffic testing and is reasonably priced". OpenText LoadRunner Professional is most compared with Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, Apache JMeter and IBM Rational Performance Tester, whereas Spirent Avalanche is most compared with Ixia IxLoad and Apache JMeter.
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