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OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) vs Tricentis NeoLoad comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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
7.6
OpenText Core Performance Engineering reduces costs, mitigates risk, and improves testing efficiency without server or licensing expenses.
Sentiment score
7.0
Tricentis NeoLoad improves ROI through cost-effectiveness, enhanced performance testing, increased efficiency, and significant annual cost savings.
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
6.6
OpenText Core Performance Engineering's support is mixed, with appreciation for engagement but concerns about response speed and expertise.
Sentiment score
7.6
Tricentis NeoLoad is praised for quick paid customer service, but technical support varies post-acquisition; documentation is comprehensive.
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
The customer support for OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is very good.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
I can rate it around eight because I think they are much faster than OpenText or Micro Focus.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
OpenText Core Performance Engineering excels in scalability and flexibility, supporting diverse test scenarios; some report initial setup challenges.
Sentiment score
7.5
Tricentis NeoLoad scales effectively to 5,000 users, competing with LoadRunner, but may require extra resources for higher loads.
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
The scalability of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is based on its cloud-native architecture, which demonstrates strong load handling capacity and stable protocol and script execution.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
For scalability, I can rate Tricentis NeoLoad around three.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
OpenText Core Performance Engineering offers robust reliability, though users cite occasional bugs and connectivity issues, with evolving stability.
Sentiment score
7.4
Tricentis NeoLoad is stable and reliable but occasionally shows glitches, especially during large projects or extensive virtual user tests.
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is extremely stable for our use case.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is a stable tool that demonstrates strong performance reliability.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
 

Room For Improvement

LoadRunner Cloud needs improved reporting, customization, UI, integration, support, documentation, analysis tools, and ease of use for all users.
NeoLoad users seek improved stability, protocol support, flexible licensing, enhanced collaboration, integration, and reduced learning curve.
In-depth analysis tools found in the standalone LoadRunner analysis, such as graph merging and setting granularity, would be beneficial.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The technical personnel are not able to fix issues quickly, which becomes problematic during critical situations.
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
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 effect of the new license policy is that NeoLoad becomes more and more unattractive for smaller companies, and only bigger companies are interested or find the license fee fair.
Performance.Test.Consulting at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
I would probably like to see some new functionalities for Tricentis NeoLoad, such as a converting mechanism.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The cost increases, especially when I want to generate a load for a global customer with different loads in different regions.
Senior Director Intelligent Automation at Truglobal
 

Setup Cost

LoadRunner Cloud offers flexible pricing with robust features, appealing to enterprises despite higher costs compared to alternatives.
Tricentis NeoLoad offers flexible pricing options and is often more cost-effective than HP LoadRunner, despite varied budget views.
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

LoadRunner Cloud provides scalable, efficient testing with global load distribution, intuitive UI, integration capabilities, and advanced analytics.
Tricentis NeoLoad excels in collaboration, ease of use, integration, and cost-effectiveness with strong protocol support and efficient features.
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
The massive cloud scalability and fast design of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) have helped me optimize performance, identify performance bottlenecks in my application, generate the traffic, and recognize performance reliability issues in my application.
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
OpenText LoadRunner Cloud can scale in a cloud-based environment to support up to ten thousand concurrent users without capacity loss, which is not possible with on-premise solutions on personal machines.
CTO at Marco Technology
Most graphs can be configured with drag-and-drop, which is handy, and you get graphs suitable for reporting issues.
Performance.Test.Consulting at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
I find that my team is using the features at Tricentis NeoLoad most effectively, as my role is to get that data out of the tool, and they do the analysis.
Senior Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Tricentis NeoLoad excels at generating different kinds of loads.
Senior Director Intelligent Automation at Truglobal
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Core Performance E...
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
4th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Tricentis NeoLoad
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
3rd
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is 7.8%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tricentis NeoLoad is 11.6%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tricentis NeoLoad11.6%
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud)7.8%
Other80.6%
Performance Testing Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Mahendra Andhale - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
Centralized cloud testing has improved global load generation and real-time performance insights
The most valuable features I have found in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) are that everything is online and centralized, so I do not need to go anywhere to check the configuration and everything. 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. The cloud-based load generators in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) have benefited my testing setup because we can generate the load across the globe, which was previously a little bit difficult on the on-premises version. The user interface in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is intuitive and this will be easy to communicate and collaborate amongst the team also because sharing the online URL with the team, they can simply check the analysis and everything.
AnantJoshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director Intelligent Automation at Truglobal
Performance testing has delivered diverse global retail loads and generates clear diagnostic reports
I did not notice any weak points or downsides in Tricentis NeoLoad except for the cost. Everything else is good with the tool. When I consider that service customers have to pay the cost for the load generation, I find that the cost increases, especially when I want to generate a load for a global customer with different loads in different regions.
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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
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
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 Business6
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise51
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
I absolutely recommend Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud. In fact, I consider it to be one of the best performance testing tools. I like it because it provides many benefits. Some of the ones I find to...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows it is very high and very costly.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) can be improved by incorporating code improvements. I would add that it reduces the initial setup complexity, improves the learning curve op...
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

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant
Dell, H&R Block, Best Buy, Orange, Verizon Wireless, ING, Mazda, Siemens, University of Oxford
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