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IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server [EOL] vs OpenText Service Virtualization comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Rational Test Virtualiz...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Service Virtualiza...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Service Virtualization (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

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Rekha Chotara
IT Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services
Using service virtualization, we are able to accelerate the testing and development activity
As per my working experience over the last three and half years with RIT/RTVS, I would consider the two following areas of improvement: * Reporting: In the recent release of RCPT, the "Usage graph" feature is included, but that still needs improvements in terms of UI and timeline filtering criteria. * Implementing custom functions is a bit of a tedious job, as ECMAscript does not support some of the standard JavaScript functions. Also, the Script editor window is not user-friendly .
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Aphiwat Leetavorn. - PeerSpot reviewer
Aphiwat Leetavorn.
CTO at Marco Technology
Is scalable and easy to use, but the monitoring feature needs improvement
The support for Micro Focus Service Virtualization is better than that for other products. The technical support staff are highly skilled. Sometimes, we don't have to open a ticket. We can just go into the community and then talk to them directly. I would rate technical support at seven out of ten.
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Pros

"As we have used most of the MQ stub, "MQ recording" is the most useful feature."
"IBM RTVS has many useful features, but support for IBM MQ over this tool is unbeatable."
"It has very easy and good validation techniques used for SWIFT, XSD, and WSDL validations."
"It is very stable, rock-solid, and there is a possibility of about 20-32% cost savings."
"We have improved productivity about 90%."
"Indeed, I would recommend it; one major reason being that this product not only has a robust infrastructure implementation, it also has good technical support supporting standards from IBM."
"The feature which is most valuable in this solution is the ease of use; the product is very easy to use and implement, and we can adjust the performance level to simulate the best service, normal services, or bad situations in many possible ways."
"Don't give up. It may sound very expensive at the beginning, but we have realized more than $15 million in savings at one of our major healthcare clients."
"Service Virtualization plays a major role in transforming your development, testing, and operating engineer into a business engineer."
"HPE SV helped me and my ALM team minimize workforce, reduce costs, and transition from hardware to virtualization; my software is more secure preproduction."
"We used technical support once in a while. The support is fantastic."
"Service virtualization enables our teams to create, develop, and test software against virtual services that simulate real service behavior with no constraints, available anytime."
"Teams have reduced the amount of delayed development effort it takes to roll out a new product by leveraging a virtual service for development and then meeting up for a final integration test when it is complete."
"It is easy to use. This is what I tell my customers. The coding is easier to develop as well."
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Cons

"Reporting: In the recent release of RCPT, the "Usage graph" feature is included, but that still needs improvements in terms of UI and timeline filtering criteria."
"User friendliness: I would rate it somewhere around 5/10 in terms of user-friendliness. It can be simpler to build stubs and middle-ware based test cases compared to the solution given by RTVS."
"They need to move it to the cloud."
"One of the biggest disappointments for me and my team was dependency on various patches, or so call clients for every single technology."
"However, some peripheral features need vast improvement, namely the reporting and the dashboard areas."
"The integration with other solutions, such as ALM and Jira, should be improved."
"The monitoring feature is not impressive because they use Windows for so much monitoring. They set a lock on the window, and then we have to gather the information from the main monitoring feature in the Windows server. There is not enough capacity for problem solving performance issues."
"I am not impressed with the technical support provided by Micro Focus (for an official ticket)."
"The developers area Performance testers"
"HPE products are good, but they never make a product for a specific use. They make a product for the enterprise because that is their vision. They like multi-generational business plans. That means that they don't deliver small bits and pieces, but rather, they deliver to the enterprise."
"Pricing is always a concern for our clients, so my guess is if anything can be beat it's price."
"It could needs to be a lot more scalable."
"I think the biggest issues that I've seen, and this is a personal view of mine, is that most of the HPE products have a common look and feel to them."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM RTVS is not that expensive compare to other giants, but it is still much ahead of some other tool having less features."
"The product has a free trial available, which has saves on the initial investment costs."
"Micro Service Virtualization is very expensive. The pricing of this product is in line with all of the other big name-brand products."
"It's an expensive solution, but you can get discounts. You have to buy one server and one designer together, for example, and it may cost 15 million Thai Baht."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Outsourcing Company
19%
Transportation Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
 

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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise14
 

Comparisons

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IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server [EOL]
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OpenText Service Virtualization
October 2026
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Also Known As

Green Hat, IBM RTVS
Micro Focus Service Virtualization, HPE Service Virtualization
 

Overview

Testing environments are often expensive and can have limited availability. IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server helps you shift testing to the left by removing dependencies on components that are unavailable or already in use. These components are simulated at the API layer, supporting a wide variety of technologies, allowing your team to test the riskiest elements earlier in the delivery lifecycle.

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OpenText Service Virtualization enables enterprises to simulate service behaviors in controlled environments, facilitating faster and more efficient development processes. This tool is ideal for companies looking to streamline testing phases and improve deployment timelines.

By providing a sophisticated platform for modeling service interactions, OpenText Service Virtualization reduces costs associated with running full-scale environments. It creates virtual instances of services, allowing teams to work in parallel and enhancing the productivity of testing, integration, and development efforts. This leads to significant improvements in reliability and efficiency across projects.

What are the key features of OpenText Service Virtualization?
  • Service Simulation: Create accurate virtual models of services to optimize testing conditions.
  • Parallel Development: Enable different teams to work together without waiting for complete service availability.
  • Cost Efficiency: Reduce the need for maintaining expensive test environments by using virtual instances.
  • Enhanced Reliability: Test scenarios extensively to identify issues before deployment.
  • Integration Support: Seamless integration with existing development and testing tools to improve workflows.
What benefits and ROI can users expect?
  • Faster Time-to-Market: Streamline test and development phases, leading to quicker deployment.
  • Reduced Costs: Minimize expenses on physical infrastructure and maintenance by using virtual services.
  • Improved Collaboration: Increase teamwork efficiency by allowing simultaneous work on service components.
  • Enhanced Quality: Detect and fix issues earlier in the development process, improving the final output.

In industries like finance and telecommunications, where system dependencies are complex, OpenText Service Virtualization is crucial for simulating interactions without disrupting existing services. It provides a reliable testing environment to ensure continuous delivery and compliance with industry standards.

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Sample Customers

Sandhata Technologies Ltd., Qantas Airways 
Virgin Media, TTNet
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