We performed a comparison between k6 Open Source and OpenText LoadRunner Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, Tricentis, OpenText and others in Load Testing Tools."The standout feature of k6 is its strong focus on API performance testing."
"The most useful aspect of the solution is that it provides agents in different geographic locations."
"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."
"What we like the most is that it integrates with UC."
"I am impressed with the tool's correlation function."
"It provides clients with an understanding of application and system performance."
"The most valuable features of Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional are scripting and executing the tests."
"The Analysis feature makes it easy to analyze cross-data and we can pin to the focus period."
"The load testing, reporting, and scripting features are all valuable features."
"One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter."
"The solution lacks some form of integration."
"Sometimes we are not be able to click on some of the buttons due to the screen mismatching and compatibility issues."
"The monitoring technology in LoadRunner could be improved. It depends on another tool called SiteScope, but they only took a part of the features of SiteScope. They need to improve on that."
"In terms of improvement, it lacks mobile testing features present in some competitors, like GitMatters, which I find valuable."
"You should be able to use LoadRunner as a single platform. You should be able to have browser based access. You should be able to run enterprise tests."
"The solution uses a lot of memory and then it dies. It's difficult to work with the solution sometimes when you run a scenario it dies. They need to make the solution lighter somehow."
"The price of this solution should be cheaper."
"I also use the TrueClient feature for browser-based testing. I found the TrueClient feature to be a bit difficult to use and not very user-friendly for automating scripts."
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k6 Open Source is ranked 17th in Load Testing Tools with 1 review while OpenText LoadRunner Professional is ranked 3rd in Load Testing Tools with 77 reviews. k6 Open Source is rated 7.0, while OpenText LoadRunner Professional is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of k6 Open Source writes "Offers good scalability and has the ability to integrate with various systems and services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText LoadRunner Professional writes "A sophisticated tool that supports many languages and works with all kinds of applications". k6 Open Source is most compared with Apache JMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, RadView WebLOAD and Akamai CloudTest, whereas OpenText LoadRunner Professional is most compared with Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, Apache JMeter and IBM Rational Performance Tester.
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