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OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) vs Spirent Avalanche [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Enterprise Perform...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (5th), Load Testing Tools (5th)
Spirent Avalanche [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

VK
A VP at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Performance testing has supported web app peak analysis but needs better setup and smarter scripting
Regarding points for improvement for OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise), I see that features are not being fully developed yet. If OpenText could think about bringing AI features into the tool, it could save maximum time in scripting or make scripting effortless, particularly in correlation, which is where the complexity involved in script development exists. If any AI features could replace or eliminate more manual work on the correlation part, that is where we could see a game-changing improvement for the tool. OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) can be positioned very well in the market. However, I see that the basic correlations are only being handled by the autocorrelation engine in the LoadRunner tool, and I would expect a few improvements to handle even complex correlation problems so that the tool can be appropriately positioned compared to their peers.
reviewer1153692 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Quality traffic testing and is reasonably priced
I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage. I have been using the solution for one and a half years. The price of the solution is reasonable. I rate Spirent Avalanche a nine out of…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Performance Center innately provides you the ability to manage those assets."
"OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) helps us to identify the hotspots from the applications during peak times through the LRE simulation."
"Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise supports a lot of technologies. The existing performance testing that this tool is capable of is good. The protocols that are available are widely varied when compared to other performance testing tools."
"With the help of HP Performance Center and LoadRunner, we were able to critically evaluate the applications performance and stability, and were assured that each application that was released into production was performing better and meeting all SLAs, including transactional response times and system and platform resource utilization."
"We implemented through the vendor, who used highly-skilled professionals."
"I think it's the best product out there for performance and load testing."
"The return on investment is immeasurable."
"This helps us to uncover some very high and critical performance-related defects, and keeping almost zero production issues related to the performance of applications since then."
"I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"For such an experienced team as mine, who have been with the product for over ten years, sometimes working with technical support is not that easy."
"On the newer versions, I think the bleeding edge is still being worked on."
"While the stability is generally good, there are a few strange issues that crop up unexpectedly which affect consistent use of the product."
"Premium support is great, but before that, when we just had general support, it was not all that great."
"Micro Focus's technical support could be more responsive."
"The solution can be improved by making it more user-friendly, and by including autocorrelation capability."
"From time to time, we encounter bugs that are unexpected from a 20-plus years old solution."
"Why they use other tools, that's where I would say there's some poly-functionality that has to be improved in the product."
"The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are content with the pricing and find it to be reasonable in terms of value for money."
"This solution can be expensive."
"They have a much more practical pricing model now."
"The price of Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise could improve, it is expensive."
"The tool is very expensive."
"The price is a bit too high."
"ROI is 200%."
"We got an 80 percent discount for the product. It was cost-effective, but licenses tend to get expensive."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
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Outsourcing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
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Construction Company
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Healthcare Company
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
When discussing price, OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) is very expensive, which I would represent by a rating of ten. The product carries maximum expense points.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
Regarding points for improvement for OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise), I see that features are not being fully developed yet. If OpenText could think about bringi...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise?
My use case for OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Enterprise) is related to enterprise twenty six, which we are going to upgrade now. We focus on web applications.
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Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Enterprise, Performance Center, HPE Performance Center
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