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IBM Engineering Test Management vs OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.2
IBM Engineering Test Management improves efficiency, reduces defects, integrates well with IBM software, enhancing workflow and providing cost savings.
Sentiment score
7.5
OpenText Core Performance boosts ROI with cost savings, risk reduction, project clarity, and improved load-handling communication.
I have seen a return on investment with OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud); the analysis part is quite helpful, which is quite more descriptive than the other products.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
LoadRunner Cloud helps with risk elimination by reducing performance degradation in production, ensuring a better end-user experience.
CTO at Marco Technology
The ROI is not necessarily cost savings. Sometimes a customer wants to use OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, or it's the only tool that will solve the problem depending on the application.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
IBM Engineering Test Management's customer support is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, with improvements in response times and satisfactory experiences.
Sentiment score
6.5
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud's support is helpful but inconsistent in response times and technical knowledge, affecting user satisfaction.
I faced issues with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud support when a problem took three to four months to resolve, which negatively impacted our project, especially when key team members were unavailable during leave periods.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
It's important to note that OpenText has recently taken over Micro Focus.
CTO at Marco Technology
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
IBM Engineering Test Management scales smoothly for large organizations with thousands of users and test cases, including automated ones.
Sentiment score
7.5
OpenText Core Performance excels in scalability and flexibility for cloud testing, despite cost concerns, across various business environments.
It is very scalable, and on the cloud, it's even more scalable, potentially unlimited.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
With load generators available, it is easily scalable to meet our needs.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
As a small company, we primarily test 1,500 concurrent users and sometimes face issues such as load balancer problems.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
IBM Engineering Test Management is reliable and stable, with good performance but occasionally impacted by server configuration and database space issues.
Sentiment score
7.7
Users generally find stability reliable despite occasional bugs, initial issues, and infrastructure challenges, comparable to NeoLoad and JMeter.
 

Room For Improvement

IBM Engineering Test Management requires a user-friendly interface, enhanced usability, data handling, hierarchical structuring, and seamless integration with automated pipelines.
OpenText Core Performance needs better setup, support, UI customization, monitoring, CI/CD integration, and enhanced documentation for users.
It would also be convenient if there were options to convert scripts from competitor tools like NeoLoad to LoadRunner.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The database schema and everything, if they generate on the fly, that will be quite helpful, rather than creating it on our own.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
The technical personnel are not able to fix issues quickly, which becomes problematic during critical situations.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
 

Setup Cost

<p>IBM Engineering Test Management provides robust features and customization with flexible pricing, ideal for large enterprises needing comprehensive test management.</p>
OpenText Core Performance's pricing is scalable and cost-effective but perceived as higher compared to some competitors.
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud pricing is flexible, offering a more affordable solution compared to the more expensive on-premise LoadRunner.
CTO at Marco Technology
It's delivering functionality, but we also use JMeter, which is free.
Partner at IS Nordic AS
As for the pricing of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud), I find it quite expensive compared to other products in the market.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
 

Valuable Features

IBM Engineering Test Management is praised for fast, reliable customizable workflows, and robust integrations, particularly in testing and tracking functionality.
OpenText Core Performance offers scalable cloud-based testing with advanced analytics, integration, and automated reporting for global performance evaluations.
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)'s advanced analytics help identify performance bottlenecks because whenever we are executing the test scripts, it shows a good analytics view where we can simply check which APIs are not performing well.
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
We can monitor CPU and memory utilization, and response times.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
Another valuable aspect is the option to use JMX files, similar to JMeter scripts, with LoadRunner.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Engineering Test Manage...
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (15th)
OpenText Core Performance E...
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of IBM Engineering Test Management is 2.2%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is 9.2%, up from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Load Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)9.2%
IBM Engineering Test Management2.2%
Other88.6%
Load Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

HZ
Lead Systems Tester at Government of Ontario, Canada
Scalable and Stable solution with good integration function and support team
IBM Rational has the RFT, which is rational functional testing. We do test automation with rational functional testing. So after we do that, we can put in all the code, then I can build it, then put all the test cases, and put all the build code for the shared location. And then rational that shared location means that RQM has access to the shared location. So, when we execute, if a test case is automated, we can run it from RQM. We need to have the environment ready for it to execute. Once we have that, then we can select the task case. So, by clicking on one button, the other environment is automatically plugged in. Then test results will be automatically transferred back to our RQM. So, in RQM, we can view it, and it is integrated. So we can run the test and the automation from RQM, and the test results will come back. Azure DevOps first test case is there, but then we tried to use Selenium to do half automation. Still, we realized that it wouldn't have the integration. We could do something in the pipeline, but it fires the Selenium test automation code. But then the test results won't be brought back or added to AzureDesk DevOps. That's something that I do hope that there can be another other system that can have this kind of integration. RQM can be improved because it's not related to our server and could be faster. We need to find out how much database storage is needed and keep increasing it. We heard that the latest version of RQM can clean up some old ones and give the same test result. But that one feature we are yet to use. It's a setting that we can set up, and then it goes automatically or gives me the choice to do it manually.
Jyoti Ranjan Behera - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
User-friendly features facilitate monitoring while support could be more responsive
I am satisfied with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud as a product, but the ticket resolution time is concerning. The technical personnel are not able to fix issues quickly, which becomes problematic during critical situations. Compared to previous support, I notice that while experts previously resolved issues immediately, current experts take more time to resolve issues, which is the main challenge we are facing. They are now lacking regional support, which takes more time than it used to. My suggestions for improvements to OpenText LoadRunner Cloud would be to have specific experts available who can resolve issues more quickly, as delays can impact project timelines significantly.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
University
5%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Performing Arts
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise30
 

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As for the pricing of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud), I find it quite expensive compared to other products in the market.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
Regarding improvements in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud), the initial configuration where we have to set up orchestration is something that could be improved. If they make...
 

Also Known As

IBM Rational Quality Manager, Rational Quality Manager
Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud, StormRunner Load, LoadRunner Cloud, and Micro Focus StormRunner Load
 

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