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."
"Tool for load testing and performance testing with good API support and good technical support. Tricentis NeoLoad is absolutely stable and scalable."
"NeoLoad is actually really good, mainly because they have a world-class support service."
"The best feature of the solution is that we can utilize the Tosca scripts for NeoLoad execution."
"Very easy to use the front end and the UI is very good."
"I feel that the codeless part, the dynamic value capture part is quite easy in NeoLoad compared to other tools."
"Simple capturing of dynamic variables and simple scripting."
"Tricentis NeoLoad is quite easy to use as compared to JMeter."
"NeoLoad offers better reporting than most competing tools. It is effortless to analyze and measure the reported data. It's also simple to generate a report that most people can read and management can understand. NeoLoad helps you figure out the main issues inside the application."
"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."
"Connecting with the solution's technical support can be time-consuming. The turnaround time for a ticket raised is around 72 hours, which becomes an issue when working on a huge project in our company."
"We would like NeoLoad to be able to support more protocols. Testing can also be a little tricky at times."
"Tricentis NeoLoad crashes if an application contains more than 1,000 scripts."
"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."
"LoadRunner offers a full protocol, whereas, with this product, only a few of the protocols are supported - not all."
"Some users may find NeoLoad too technical, while other users may prefer a scripting language instead of a UI with figures and forms they have to fill in."
"It is easier to comprehend the analysis on its on-premise setup but not on its on-cloud setup."
"In future releases, it would be good if extra added features for integration are added into NeoLoad."
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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 "Offers good user interface, customization and I like how it way it correlates, monitors, and integrates with the user interface". 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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