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OpenText LoadRunner Cloud vs RadView WebLOAD comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 6, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText LoadRunner Cloud
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
6th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RadView WebLOAD
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
13th
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is 8.8%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RadView WebLOAD is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Richard Dachowski - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise modeling, server maintenance, and competitive pricing
Enterprise is the next level up for professionals. But if you have the cloud version, you are almost there. Because that was the way it used to be. They didn't previously have the cloud version. You had LoadRunner Enterprise, and you had LoadRunner Professional. Since the cloud has become more and more important, they have now expanded that, and they have now the cloud version as well. We use both. There are always areas that can be improved. One area of improvement in the software's support is the replaying of captured data within the development environment. It would be beneficial if the replay feature could accurately mimic what the actual application is doing for better analysis and testing. As web technologies have evolved rapidly in the past few years, the software has included a runtime viewer to debug scripts along with other logging features. However, the additional logging can be expensive, and the runtime viewer needs to be updated to better support newer web technologies. The logging feature itself is not problematic, but the discrepancy lies in the outdated runtime viewer's inability to effectively support newer web 2.0 technologies, leading to a less visually appealing and potentially less informative display. Despite this deficiency, users can still access all the necessary logging information and tailor it to their needs. In summary, although the logging feature in LoadRunner Cloud is useful, there is a discrepancy in the runtime viewer when dealing with newer web 2.0 technologies. However, you can still access all the necessary logs and set them according to your needs. The main issue is the lack of ease of use in the runtime viewer, which needs to be modernized to better support newer technologies. There is a reporting component of the cloud that could be improved, but it could simply be different from what I'm used to. I'm more accustomed to using the analysis program included with the on-premise software, whether LoadRunner Enterprise or LoadRunner Professional. The analysis engine, one of three major components of the entire software package, examines the data collected by the load test, or performance test, I am not familiar with what it is referred to as and produces a variety of reports. They do that on the cloud as well, but I'm not sure if it's as detailed, and we may not have as much control over what you want. They do that on the cloud as well, but I don't know if it's as and it seems to be pretty detailed, but we maybe not have such much control as to what you want to get, but I think it's still more than adequate in the in most cases.
Vadim Urintsov - PeerSpot reviewer
An excellent solution for graph testing on programming software
Our primary use case for the solution is for graph testing on programming software The information provided via the solution and the dashboard is valuable. Additionally, it's interesting as you can view inside information integrated and see the WebLOAD with APM. There is no analytical dashboard…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The TCO has been optimized along with the total ROI."
"The product supports a wide variety of technology compared to any other tool."
"The most valuable feature is that we do not have to accommodate the load-testing infrastructure in our own data center."
"The TruClient feature is the most valuable for us. An application with testing can only be scripted using TruClient, so it's part web-based, but it also has its own protocol combined with HTTP and HTML. So many other tools do not recognize this specific proprietary protocol. Using TruClient, we can still create scripts that cover everything that we need to cover."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the Vuser license; it allows us to reduce the cost as per requirement."
"The solution is easy to use."
"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."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is reporting."
"The most valuable aspect is that the IDE is simple and it's quick to complete the process."
"The solution is simple and useful."
 

Cons

"It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need."
"Their documentation is not technical enough for us. We would like to have much deeper technical documentation so that we can self-serve without constantly having to go back to them and ask."
"The product price could be more affordable."
"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."
"We did have some challenges with the initial implementation."
"In terms of new features, they can natively integrate with Chaos engineering tools such as Chaos Monkey and AWS FIS. With LoadRunner, we can generate load, and if Chaos tools are also supported natively, it will help to get everything together."
"CI/CD integration could be a little bit better. When there's a test and if you see that there are high response times in the test itself, it would be great to be able to send an alert. It would give a heads-up to the architect community or ops community."
"Some improvements can be made to the solution's user interface"
"There is no analytical dashboard."
"The reporting side of things is really complicated. It's difficult to get out exactly what you're looking for, there are almost too many options."
"Technical support is slow and wastes a lot of time, so it needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"There is no monthly or yearly cost but rather, the fees are based on the amount of traffic that you use."
"It is expensive compared to other tools."
"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."
"We make use of virtual user hours. We buy time in the LoadRunner Cloud. It costs around $80,000."
"The pricing for OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is average."
"The pricing is very reasonable and the licensing is straightforward."
"The solution’s price is considerably high."
"We purchased a license for two years."
"It costs $8,600 yearly and we have the Cloud, which is an additional $800. Our perpetual license is $800 and then the Cloud functionality with our 500 users is the $8,600."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
23%
Government
13%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 do you like most about Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
One of LoadRunner's standout features is its extensive support for various TechStacks and protocols.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud?
I would prefer it to be cheaper. On a scale of one to ten, the price is a five. It's delivering functionality, but we also use JMeter ( /products/apache-jmeter-reviews ), which is free.
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Also Known As

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

Alfa Bank, N Brown Group, University of Copenhagen, McGraw-Hill, Cognizant
GoDaddy, Praxair, DeVry University and the College Board.
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