IBM Rational Performance Tester vs. Selenium HQ Comparison

IBM Rational Performance Tester

Selenium HQ

IBM Rational Performance Tester

Read 1 IBM Rational Performance Tester review.

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Read 12 Selenium HQ reviews.

14,981 views|12,323 comparisons

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Grid feature allows us to run UI tests in parallel, which saves time and improves efficiency

This has improved our organization through the automation of UI test cases.

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Pros
"Technical support is very good. I'm very satisfied with the assistance we've received so far." More IBM Rational Performance Tester Pros »	"The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment took about seven months.""You can build your own framework. I think that's the most powerful feature. You can connect with a lot of other tools that use frameworks, or keywords, etc. That helps make it a stronger solution.""The most valuable aspect of Selenium is that it gives you the flexibility to customize or write your own code, your own features, etc. It's not restricted by licensing.""The solution is very flexible; there are different ways of using it. It's open-source and has a lot of support on offer.""The most valuable feature is the Selenium grid, which allows us to run tests in parallel.""Ability to integrate with every other tool.""What I like the most about this product is that it gives us a lot of freedom to code anything, there is no restriction on the type of function you can do.""I like that it is a robust and free open source. There is a lot of community support available, and there are a lot of developers using them. There's good community support." More Selenium HQ Pros »
Cons
"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." More IBM Rational Performance Tester Cons »	"Technical support isn't very good. Sometimes their recommendations were not very clear.""The solution is open-source, so everyone relies on the community to assist with troubleshooting and information sharing. If there's a complex issue no one has faced, it may take a while to solve the problem.""The solution's UI path needs to be modernized.""The solution does not offer up enough information in regards to personality testing.""I would like to see XPath made more reliable so that it can be used in all browsers.""Could have additional readability and abstraction.""Selenium is good when the team is really technical because Selenium does less built-in methods. If it came with more built-in and pre-built methods it would be even easier for less technical people to work with it. That's where I think the improvement can be.""There should be standardized frameworks to build automation." More Selenium HQ Cons »

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Information Not Available	"We are satisfied with the pricing.""It's an open-source tool that you can work with at any time without any cost.""This is an open-source product so there is no cost other than manpower." More Selenium HQ Pricing and Cost Advice »

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15th out of 32 in Test Management Tools Views 1,539 Comparisons 1,044 Reviews 1 Average Words per Review 334 Rating 8.0	4th out of 44 in Functional Testing Tools Views 14,981 Comparisons 12,323 Reviews 12 Average Words per Review 429 Rating 7.5
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Overview
IBM Rational Performance Tester is a performance testing solution that validates the scalability of web and server applications. Rational Performance Tester identifies the presence and cause of system performance bottlenecks and reduces load testing complexity.	Selenium HQ is a suite of tools to automate web browsers across many platforms. Selenium runs in many browsers and operating systems and can be controlled by many programming languages and testing frameworks. Selenium consist of two types: Selenium WebDriver - create robust, browser-based regression automation suites & tests and scale & distribute scripts across many environments. Selenium IDE - create quick bug reproduction scripts and create scripts to aid in automation-aided exploratory testing.
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Sample Customers
andagon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon	BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, experitest, Tricentis GmbH, SmartBear Software
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company55% Comms Service Provider15% Government9% Financial Services Firm5%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm29% Retailer17% Computer Software Company17% Comms Service Provider8% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company34% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm8% Government6%
Company Size
REVIEWERS Small Business19% Midsize Enterprise38% Large Enterprise44%	REVIEWERS Small Business23% Midsize Enterprise30% Large Enterprise47%

IBM Rational Performance Tester is ranked 15th in Test Management Tools with 1 review while Selenium HQ is ranked 4th in Functional Testing Tools with 12 reviews. IBM Rational Performance Tester is rated 8.0, while Selenium HQ is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Rational Performance Tester writes "A solution that supports multiple integrations and offers great technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Selenium HQ writes "Gives a lot of freedom to code anything, there is no restriction on the type of function you can do". IBM Rational Performance Tester is most compared with Apache JMeter, Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, Neotys NeoLoad, Silk Test and BlazeMeter, whereas Selenium HQ is most compared with Eggplant Functional, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify, Telerik Test Studio and Silk Test.

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