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OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) vs Worksoft Certify comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.8
LoadRunner Professional offers strong ROI with reduced downtime, improved performance, and cost savings, justifying its initial investment.
Sentiment score
6.8
Worksoft Certify dramatically reduces testing time and costs, boosting efficiency, minimizing errors, and delivering fast ROI.
Previously, it used to take more than a week, and now it is happening in less than two days.
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It brings measurable benefits, and I have observed time-saving, cost-saving, and resource-saving aspects with Worksoft Certify.
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
Where we used to require twelve to twenty manual resources, we now only need four resources to perform the testing efforts.
Senior Analyst - Automation Testing at Johnson Controls, Inc.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
OpenText LoadRunner Professional support varies, with mixed feedback on responsiveness; community forums are often used for assistance.
Sentiment score
6.4
Worksoft Certify's support is responsive and polite, with effective escalation processes and praised expertise in resolving complex issues.
If I need to rate support from one to ten, I would say it is a nine.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The technical support is really excellent.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
If the L1 support cannot handle the issues, their L2 support is very good, as technical people come and solve the problems.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Their technical support is responsive, which is good, and their solutions are timely.
Test Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
If we could have direct contact through platforms like Teams for any immediate queries, it would save the tester's time.
Test Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
OpenText LoadRunner Professional provides scalable testing with high user counts, diverse protocols, but may require careful consideration of resource needs.
Sentiment score
7.6
Worksoft Certify scales well for extensive testing, supports diverse apps, integrates with tools, but may face licensing constraints.
We look at the scalability because we are using the SaaS model now.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
We are an enterprise company. It covers companies of all sizes.
Test Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would assess the scalability of Worksoft Certify as around eight to nine, as it is designed for larger teams and complex environments, facilitating efficient testing and deployment.
IT Engineer at Capgemini
When I need to add additional resources to scale up, it is easy to do so to run more tests.
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering is highly stable and reliable, preferred over other tools despite minor bugs.
Sentiment score
7.3
Worksoft Certify is stable and reliable, with users rating its dependability between seven and nine out of ten.
I see it is stable, though there are some glitches or latency sometimes.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
Regarding stability, I have not seen any lagging, crashing, or downtime with Worksoft Certify; it is very stable nowadays.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It depends on where this particular tool is installed, including the RAM size or the disk size of that machine.
Test Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Throughout my experience, I have not encountered any crashes, performance issues, or stability issues with Worksoft Certify.
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
 

Room For Improvement

OpenText LoadRunner Professional is expensive and complex, needing simplification, better integration, automation, and enhanced reporting features.
Worksoft Certify needs performance, UI, and integration improvements, particularly with large scripts and dynamic web testing parameters.
I find that AI functionality in OpenText LoadRunner Professional should be improved and more accessible.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Focusing more on AI and its integration with Worksoft would really help enhance our processes.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
They need to keep working on the mobile interface, the API part, and they need to improve more on web applications.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Immediate contact to a concerned team or person should be established so that the issue can be fixed at a better pace.
Test Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

OpenText LoadRunner Professional offers flexible scaling and support but may be costly compared to competitors due to additional user fees.
Worksoft Certify offers flexible licensing with high initial costs but favorable ROI, especially with SAP, justifying the expense.
As it is a quality tool, the price is slightly higher, but that is acceptable compared to other tools, especially considering the ROI.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would rate the pricing for Worksoft Certify as moderate and competitive, and I do not mark it as high.
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The pricing is minimal and moderate.
Test Engineer at Wipro Limited
 

Valuable Features

OpenText LoadRunner Professional offers robust scripting, analytics, diverse protocol support, and advanced scaling for efficient performance testing.
Worksoft Certify offers codeless automation, adaptability, and user-friendly features, facilitating efficient testing without programming expertise.
The most valuable feature of OpenText LoadRunner Professional is the analysis part that is really good, along with the support for multiple protocols.
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
The scripting language is quite comfortable for us since we are working with C and C++.
Assistant Director at Synapxe
Teams who are planning for automation and are still in manual testing can use Worksoft Certify, and significant time and resources will be reduced.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I believe it will reduce cycle time; we can save 30 to 40%, even 40 to 60% regression cycle time, with innovations we have implemented with Worksoft Certify.
Automation Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
It also covers end-to-end testing across different applications, enabling testing of complete business processes, and integrates with other applications such as SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce.
IT Engineer at Capgemini
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Professional Perfo...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (4th), Load Testing Tools (4th)
Worksoft Certify
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (3rd), API Testing Tools (7th), Test Automation Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Quality Assurance solutions, they serve different purposes. OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) is designed for Performance Testing Tools and holds a mindshare of 12.7%, down 12.9% compared to last year.
Worksoft Certify, on the other hand, focuses on Test Automation Tools, holds 3.3% mindshare, down 4.2% since last year.
Performance Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)12.7%
Apache JMeter11.7%
Tricentis NeoLoad10.7%
Other64.9%
Performance Testing Tools
Test Automation Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Worksoft Certify3.3%
Tricentis Tosca13.4%
OpenText Functional Testing6.5%
Other76.8%
Test Automation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

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Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Experience a decade of seamless performance with robust support
I would like to improve OpenText LoadRunner Professional based on what we discussed in our last discussion, as those points remain similar and applicable. For future updates, I would like to see the same features that people generally prefer. I find that AI functionality in OpenText LoadRunner Professional should be improved and more accessible; if we get a chance to work with that, then we can check how much it helps.
Muddisetty Arun Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
WorkSoft Certified Automation Engineer at Qualesce
Automation has delivered strong ROI with AI-driven test prioritization and parallel reporting
The best feature of Worksoft Certify is the automatic report generation. Unlike traditional tools like Selenium or Java-based frameworks where reporting often requires custom coding, Certify handles this natively. We are currently utilizing the 14.5 version, which has modernized these capabilities, though we frequently manage backward compatibility for clients still running on the 12.x version series.
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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
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Retailer
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise66
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise67
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
When designing a workload model offers a good range of possibilities for creating goal-oriented scenarios, which helps us understand and meet SLAs.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional?
I have mentioned many advantages about this product, but to discuss disadvantages or areas that could be improved, I would need to consult with my engineers who are working on it. So far I have not...
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is scriptless, so even non-experienced staff can use it. To put it simply, with To...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Worksoft Certify?
I would rate the pricing for Worksoft Certify as moderate and competitive, and I do not mark it as high. In my opinion, it is reasonable money for that solution.
What needs improvement with Worksoft Certify?
I have used some AI-powered test prioritization, and I feel that comparing with other tools, it can be improved more in Worksoft. There is a lot of scope for improvement in that area. In terms of p...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, Micro Focus LoadRunner, HPE LoadRunner, LoadRunner
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