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IBM Rational Performance Tester vs Tricentis NeoLoad comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Rational Performance Te...
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (15th)
Tricentis NeoLoad
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (3rd), Load Testing Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM Rational Performance Tester is designed for Test Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 3.5%, up 1.4% compared to last year.
Tricentis NeoLoad, on the other hand, focuses on Performance Testing Tools, holds 11.6% mindshare, down 16.1% since last year.
Test Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Rational Performance Tester3.5%
OpenText Application Quality Management9.4%
TestRail5.9%
Other81.2%
Test Management Tools
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tricentis NeoLoad11.6%
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)14.4%
Apache JMeter9.8%
Other64.2%
Performance Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

KashifJamil - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Xcelliti
Supports web and mobile applications, very scalable, very stable, and wonderful support
There are some features that Micro Focus LoadRunner provides, but they are not available in IBM Rational Performance Tester. They should include such features. It can also have more reports similar to what HP provides. It might also need some improvement in terms of the tools and support for other technology areas. Certain technologies are not supported by every tool. They need to support all sorts of technologies and platforms on which web applications and mobile applications are built. They need complete support for all sorts of technologies.
SK
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Performance testing has improved daily analysis workflows and supports detailed repair decisions
For Tricentis NeoLoad, I don't think there is much that needs improvement. Probably the use of the features can be made much more user-friendly, but this one didn't take it. Other than that, I'm not sure what could be improved. I would probably like to see some new functionalities for Tricentis NeoLoad, such as a converting mechanism, so that if my earlier project could be running, loader, some of the tools, if they have the converter-enabled in the back to the tool, probably I can just use the converter, and they would do the script conversion. For our script, they are open to order at the new system. Other than that, probably they can bring them into that suite together to the new role so they can utilize that as well to do some data population there. For now, we could have some product to create the data, and then we would like to ask in another. Then we did two reviews; it probably says that has been enabled for the tool. That will be once using so that we can have a single source which can run yet, as it's currently running one for a function or a performance. They don't have anything for this data, actually. That is also there, so we can just move. We can just move left to that. That can be used as a platform for both functional support system, but we can do that as very effective. If there are something like service utilization and the ability to place some of the visible analogs, that would make it much easier to have one tool that scales all the services.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Less coding is needed, it is easy to understand, and it is easy to integrate with existing systems so I can test more than one performance test type, including load testing, stress testing, and scalability testing."
"Virtual Users."
"Once you are used to this tool, it is user friendly and provides very good analysis for web applications."
"It has improved our visibility of reporting and simplifying performance testing for larger projects/programs."
"It can support both web applications and mobile applications, and in certain cases, it can also support testing of desktop applications or software-based applications. You can write web applications, mobile applications, and software-based applications."
"Helped in improving response times in a few of our transactions."
"Comprehensive Rational Performance Tester results allow testers to identify bottlenecks in the systems under test."
"Customization and extensions made in Java is valuable because this can help you set elements to improve your results."
"Tool for load testing and performance testing with good API support and good technical support. Tricentis NeoLoad is absolutely stable and scalable."
"NeoLoad is actually really good, mainly because they have a world-class support service."
"We appreciate that this solution is very user-friendly, even if the user does not have a lot of protocol knowledge and experience."
"This is a user-friendly and straightforward solution with a good support system."
"It offered us an easy to use, limited code option for end-to-end performance testing."
"It's a low-code testing tool"
"NeoLoad is best tool for testing in production without making many changes to the script or solution."
"The Frameworks feature is valuable. NeoLoad Web and the API are also valuable. It provides API support."
 

Cons

"Now, the price slightly expensive especially if you are in small-medium company, but if you are in a medium-high company, and need the powerful tools with IBM great name, just use it."
"The tool has lots of limitations."
"It was complex."
"For a rational performance testing solution, the initial setup is very complex. The setup was difficult and the documentation was not very up to date."
"It is complex for a novice."
"We had open many PMRs for problems found in the products, and I'm not sure if all of them have been fixed."
"Since it is Java-based, it is expected to be a resource eater on Windows."
"User friendliness can be better, as this is one area where it lacks."
"I haven't tried it, but I have heard that Citrix-based applications don't work properly in the SAP application."
"The product keeps its pace with the updates, however I would like them to offer online advance training certification and better support material."
"Tricentis NeoLoad could improve the range of codeless scripting such as with terminal emulation apps."
"The protocol support area could be improved."
"The support needs to be improved, especially when you are looking for a quick turnaround because of the fast-paced environment we work in."
"It wasn't easy to learn how to use NeoLoad and it has a bit of a learning curve."
"The only issue that I had was with network virtualization on load generators installed on Windows Server 2008 R2."
"We would like NeoLoad to be able to support more protocols. Testing can also be a little tricky at times."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is much cheaper than Micro Focus LoadRunner. We need perpetual licenses. Support is included in the first sale. After that, you need to renew support every year."
"From a licensing cost perspective, I rate the product an eight out of ten since it is a cheap solution that looks costly for certain areas."
"The tool is not cheap."
"The solution requires an annual license."
"NeoLoad is expensive, but to my knowledge, it's better than LoadRunner."
"The licensing for this solution is renewable yearly, and covers all available features and technical support."
"The vendor offers flexible licensing options"
"We used a 60-day trial with ten hours of work per month."
"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Comparison Review

it_user104961 - PeerSpot reviewer
Penetration and Neoload Tester at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 13, 2014
LoadRunner vs NeoLoad
The six phases of an IT project Enthusiasm Disillusionment Panic Search for the guilty Punishment of the innocent (the performance tester) Praise and rewards for the incompetent non-participants This article has been put together as part of an evaluation of the performance test tools NeoLoad and…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise51
 

Questions from the Community

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Do you recommend Tricentis NeoLoad?
I highly recommend Tricentis NeoLoad for companies that are in need of a versatile load and performance testing tool. This relatively inexpensive solution is recognized by organizations like Oxford...
What is your primary use case for Neotys NeoLoad?
My use case for the product is that if this is in the phone, it could start repairing using the product; it's an ERB application. It's a priority to use the two tools Tricentis NeoLoad ratio to the...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Tricentis NeoLoad?
The vendor offers flexible licensing options. Tricentis NeoLoad has a SaaS platform. The solution can probably be available between 30 and 50 thousand per year, while open-source tools cost way less.
 

Also Known As

Rational Performance Tester
NeoLoad, Neotys NeoLoad
 

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Sample Customers

andagon, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Dell, H&R Block, Best Buy, Orange, Verizon Wireless, ING, Mazda, Siemens, University of Oxford
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