OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) vs OpenText Silk Performer comparison

OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) and OpenText Silk Performer are both solutions in the Load Testing Tools category. OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.9, while OpenText Silk Performer is ranked #22. OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) holds a 10.4% mindshare in LTT, compared to OpenText Silk Performer’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of OpenText Silk Performer users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

OpenText Core Performance Engineering LoadRunner Cloud and OpenText Silk Performer both compete in the performance testing category. OpenText Silk Performer stands out for complex testing needs due to its comprehensive feature set.

Features: OpenText Core Performance Engineering LoadRunner Cloud offers cloud-based scalability, advanced analytics, and real-time monitoring. It supports various protocols, making large-scale testing manageable. OpenText Silk Performer provides a wide range of testing scenarios like mobile and web, intuitive script generation tools, and focuses on diverse environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Core Performance Engineering LoadRunner Cloud ensures seamless cloud deployment and scaling with comprehensive customer service. OpenText Silk Performer is efficient in deployment and offers in-depth tutorials, dedicated support, and prioritizes customer assistance.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Core Performance Engineering LoadRunner Cloud has cost-effective, cloud-based pricing suitable for scalable projects without heavy initial investment. OpenText Silk Performer may involve higher upfront costs but promises significant ROI with extensive features and adaptability to different environments.

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OpenText Core Performance E...

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

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OpenText Silk Performer

Ranking in Load Testing Tools

22nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is 10.4%, up from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Silk Performer is 1.5%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Load Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)	10.4%
OpenText Silk Performer	1.5%
Other	88.1%

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Jyoti Ranjan Behera

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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Sunil Ramesh

Principal Software Architect at OpenText

Scripting and basic test executions are good features; configuring the workload for tests is easy

In terms of areas of improvement, I would say the Silk Performance Explorer tool, which is used for monitoring and analysis, can be improved because that's where we spend most of our time when we're analyzing the test data. Any enhancements that can be provided in the monitoring sphere would be useful. When you have a large amount of data the tool struggles with it and will sometimes crash, or there may be issues with too many metrics being collected when running a test. The interface for the scripting could be more feature-rich. Integration with tools like Prometheus or Grafana where we can visualize the data would be great. As things stand, we have to use one monitoring tool to visualize data and another for visualizing the test metrics. Integration would enable us to see the metrics from Silk and correlate that with the metrics from other servers or other processes we're monitoring. It would save having to look at Silk data and server metrics separately. It's the way things are going with newer tools. I think the solution is being phased out by Micro Focus and their emphasis is focused more on LoadRunner. We haven't seen much development in the last few years.

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Pros

"The most useful features of OpenText LoadRunner Cloud include getting load through the Performance Center, which is part of the cloud version, where we can monitor CPU and memory utilization, and response times."

"The fact that the solution supports multiple protocols such as open source, VuGen, TruWeb, TruClient, and SAP is very important because these protocols help us to concentrate on what is really needed to produce performance tests. If something is not supported, you have to use other tools or find other ways of assimilating loads."

"It's fast, easy to use, has a user-friendly UI, and you can split users."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to configure browser settings for different operating systems and on different versions without the need to install every single version on each machine and to manage them."

"The usability and ability to integrate with other solutions is quite good. When I use it in on Azure, then Red Hat is the most likely solution I use. When I use AWS, then I tend to use Lambda functions. In either case, it works well and you can use it either way."

"The record and playback feature is the most valuable feature. It's all driven by the script, so it's a script-based tool where the background tracing starts. Java's background process does a lot of tracing. The process starts in the background. It sees what peaks of volumes that the process can handle. It's easy to use because it's script based, record, and playback. I"

"OpenText LoadRunner Cloud eliminates the need for our own testing infrastructure when running tests."

"The product’s most valuable feature is the Vuser license; it allows us to reduce the cost as per requirement."

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"A good monitoring tool, simple to script and easy to configure."

Cons

"Some improvements can be made to the solution's user interface"

"Reporting and analysis need improvement. Compared to the old school LoadRunner Windows application, the reporting and analysis are mediocre in LoadRunner Cloud."

"The product must provide agents to monitor servers."

"The support team provides delayed responses."

"The analysis feature in OpenText LoadRunner Cloud requires improvement. In-depth analysis tools found in the standalone LoadRunner analysis, such as graph merging and setting granularity, would be beneficial."

"An area for improvement is analytics on why response times are slow from certain countries."

"There are three modules in the system that are different products packaged into one, and they can sometimes be difficult to figure out, so they should be better integrated with each other."

"It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need."

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"If you have a large amount of data, the solution can struggle."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"LoadRunner always had expensive pricing. At my company, we used to evaluate LoadRunner, but we stuck with Silk Performer because its pricing was always better in the past. I do feel that I got a fair deal this time. Our value-added reseller and our sales guy worked hard to give us a fair deal. I feel that we got a fair deal. We did not go for the pay-as-you-go deal. I did an upfront package. I prefer that. I want to know what my costs are."

"The pricing for OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is average."

"The pricing is very reasonable and the licensing is straightforward."

"There is no monthly or yearly cost but rather, the fees are based on the amount of traffic that you use."

"We make use of virtual user hours. We buy time in the LoadRunner Cloud. It costs around $80,000."

"It is neither costly nor cheap. It is not too high and not too low. I know the price of other tools, and LoadRunner Cloud's price is in the medium range."

"Pricing is dependent on what you're referring to. If you're talking about the cloud, it's likely competitive. However, if you're talking about the on-premise version, professional or enterprise licenses are required. Prices are on the high side. They are not cheap."

"It's a very expensive solution"

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Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud, StormRunner Load, LoadRunner Cloud, and Micro Focus StormRunner Load

Micro Focus Silk Performer, Silk Performer

Overview

OpenText Core Performance Engineering offers scalable and efficient load testing using a cloud-based architecture, eliminating the need for physical infrastructure and supporting a wide range of users and testing scenarios.

OpenText Core Performance Engineering supports seamless integration with popular tools and delivers real-time anomaly detection and performance insights. With an intuitive interface, it supports scripting protocols and provides tests for cloud-hosted and on-premise applications. The platform streamlines performance testing and infrastructure management, addressing the needs of diverse sectors like banking, retail, and IT. However, it requires enhancements in reporting, integration, documentation, and support for older scripts.

What are the key features?

Rapid Test Setup: Quickly initiate performance tests without extensive configuration efforts.
Scalability: Supports numerous users without loss of performance across global regions.
Global Load Distribution: Allows effective load distribution across different geographies.
Seamless Tool Integration: Integrates smoothly with SiteScope, New Relic, and others.
Real-time Anomaly Detection: Instantly identifies performance anomalies for immediate action.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Minimal Infrastructure Management: Reduces the need for physical resources, saving costs and effort.
Enhanced Application Responsiveness: Ensures applications remain stable under peak loads.
Increased Testing Efficiency: Streamlines testing processes for faster execution.
Cloud-Based Flexibility: Offers dynamic resource allocation to accommodate varying test needs.
Comprehensive Performance Insights: Delivers valuable analytics for optimizing applications.

Organizations in banking, retail, and IT sectors implement OpenText Core Performance Engineering for performance testing, integrating it within CI/CD pipelines. It suits public server application testing and enterprise systems like SAP and Salesforce, meeting diverse industry demands for app stability and responsiveness testing.

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Test Asset reusability for performance monitoring
Silk Performer can considerably speed up testing cycles by allowing you to reuse your existing functional tests. Use Silk Test® or Selenium for performance testing and synthetic monitoring purposes as well.

Cloud in
Integrated scalability from the Cloud
Silk Performer load testing enables your applications for 'battle readiness' that can withstand massive, global usage. Easily simulate any size peak-load and avoid costly investments in stress testing hardware and setup.

Retina scan
Monitor user experience with advanced diagnostics
Detect, isolate, and resolve performance issues with effective end-to-end diagnostics. Design scripts to uncover errors from the user’s perspective and analyze results with easy to read visual reporting.

Monitor
A leading web support for load and stress testing
Validate performance of your most complex web applications and efficiently create comprehensive tests that reflect real world conditions and usage patterns.

Comprehensive mobile performance testing
Lower the cost and complexity of testing mobile web and mobile native applications at scale. Silk Performer provides a complete set of profiles for all popular mobile devices, application types, and connection speeds.

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Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant

University of Colorado, Medidata, Monash University

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