We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, and ReadyAPI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools.
"We are using this for performance testing and some automation."
"The metrics part of it and the ability to write your custom code to do some specific tests in the performance testing space are the most valuable features."
"It's stable and reliable."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is free."
"When someone in our organization wants to test web applications, they use Apache JMeter since they face no hurdles while using the solution."
"JMeter is basically the art of the entire performance testing process."
"The biggest thing I liked about it is that there is a huge user base out there, and being shareware and being Apache, if I have any question on how to get something done, I get 18 different answers. Out of those, there would be at least a few good approaches for what I was trying to do. So, the support system out there is most valuable."
"The solution does support a wide range of technologies and protocols. Plus, two features, network virtualization, and service virtualization, are really helpful. Apart from that, the way they have their billing scenarios, like the execution, is very good."
"Support is nice, quick, and responsive."
"Probably its prime advantage, it provides a centralized location for testing."
"You can test a huge variety of applications, not just web-based systems, but SAP, Oracle, web services, pretty much anything out in the market place, but it's mobile-based testing."
"The solution supports a number of protocols."
"The most valuable feature is the Vuser protocols."
"It is mostly user-friendly and usable."
"We implemented through the vendor, who used highly-skilled professionals."
"It's easy to learn how to use it."
"The most valuable feature is being able to run each version for test suites."
"The initial setup of ReadyAPI is straightforward."
"It's easy to implement."
"It can create stress tests very fast, and some features help you do it fast."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It has the ability to combine it with different CI/CD tools."
"It's easy to automate for more data-driven testing."
"If JMeter could provide a web version of editing, that would be good."
"In Micro Focus LoadRunner we can go from the UI and we can configure it. There is no such feature in Apache JMeter. There should be UI-based recording history or logs."
"Its reporting could be improved. There should be a better visual representation. That would be helpful for easy consumption of the reports."
"Both scalability and stability could be improved in Apache JMeter."
"Apache JMeter may have difficulty recognizing dynamic objects in some critical cases, which can lead to challenges in terms of object identification."
"Apache JMeter could use improvement in reporting. Currently, it isn't easy to generate reports in PDF format. While receiving reports in PDF format is possible, it requires a lot of customization. Additionally, when comparing the load test to others solutions it could improve."
"It should start supporting the presentation layer. It currently provides performance testing specifically at the application and API level. It can be extended to the presentation layer, which includes mainly Angular and React frameworks. It should also be easy to use and easy to train people."
"The installation needs some work. It could be simplified."
"We are expecting more flexible to use Jenkins in continuous integration going forward."
"I think better or more integration with some of the monitoring tools that we're considering."
"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."
"The product's scalability must be improved."
"Micro Focus's technical support could be more responsive."
"OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise doesn't support some mainframe protocols. We had to build scripts to access the interface."
"I have seen some users report some issues, but I have personally not had any issues."
"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 improve resource usage, like ingest or for the load generator, using less CPU or RAM memory, that would be great. That's where I have problems."
"Lacking flexibility of adding more custom verification for security testing."
"The reporting is not very robust and needs to be improved."
"Performance and memory management both need to be improved because other solutions use less memory for the same amount of data."
"I don't like how they don't have a clear way to manage tests between multiple projects."
"The reporting in ReadyAPI could be better. It can become sloppy, sometimes it works and other times it does not."
"The initial setup could be less complex."
"Version control does not work well."
"Better compatibility or more support for the older versions would be helpful."
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