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."
"Paramterization and correlation are important features."
"I think that analytics is very good and that the analytics features are very powerful."
"We don't find any features lacking. One of the most beneficial points we have from LoadRunner is we start sizing our infrastructure accordingly. So what we do is when we deploy a new workload, we do performance testing."
"The reporting is very good in regard to scripting and debugging."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The reporting mechanism is a valuable feature that generates good reports."
"When designing a workload model offers a good range of possibilities for creating goal-oriented scenarios, which helps us understand and meet SLAs."
"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."
"One area where k6 could improve is by introducing a GUI similar to JMeter."
"The tool should consider releasing a SaaS version since it makes more sense nowadays."
"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."
"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."
"Micro Focus has two separate products for web and mobile applications, which means you have to invest in both."
"In terms of resource management, you need a lot of high capacity boxes if you need to generate a load of 1,000 or 2,000 users."
"Support for Microsoft Dynamics needs improvement."
"In terms of improvement, it lacks mobile testing features present in some competitors, like GitMatters, which I find valuable."
"Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional can improve the implementation of digital areas, such as digital testing, UI and native application, and native mobile applications."
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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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