Ixia IxLoad vs OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise comparison

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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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    Top Answer:The tool is very easy to set up and get running.
    Top Answer:OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise needs to improve reporting.
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    Also Known As
    Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, Performance Center, Micro Focus Performance Center, HPE Performance Center
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    Overview
    IxLoad provides comprehensive performance tests for validation and user experience (QoE). IxLoad works by emulating web, video, voice, storage, wireless VPN, infrastructure and encapsulation protocols/security to create realistic scenarios. With a modular design, IxLoad scales infrastructure in real time, producing metrics that can quickly identify network impairments and isolate breakpoints.

    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
    Marks & Spencer
    Hexaware, British Sky Broadcasting, JetBlue
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company26%
    Manufacturing Company20%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Retailer11%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Insurance Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise80%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise76%
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    Ixia IxLoad is ranked 17th in Performance Testing Tools while OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is ranked 5th in Performance Testing Tools with 81 reviews. Ixia IxLoad is rated 0.0, while OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is rated 8.4. 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". Ixia IxLoad is most compared with Spirent Avalanche and Apache JMeter, whereas OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise is most compared with OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, OpenText Silk Performer, Tricentis NeoLoad and Apache JMeter.

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