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OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) pros and cons

Vendor: OpenText
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) is cloud-based, reducing time and cost while allowing on-demand infrastructure creation for performance testing.
It offers impressive scalability, supporting up to 900,000 virtual users and eliminating the need for on-premises infrastructure.
The service is designed for easy setup and use, with the ability to provision and utilize resources from multiple geographies.
The platform supports a wide range of protocols and is feature-rich, accommodating a variety of performance testing needs.
The integration compatibility with open-source scripts and ease of testing across different operating systems add significant value.

CONS

There are issues with the reliability of low generators, where discontinuing a project can lead to their deletion.
The cost is considered high for a paid tool.
Technical support provided by Micro Focus is seen as inadequate, with delays and a lack of product knowledge.
Initial configuration and setup are complex, and orchestration requires improvement.
Reporting and analysis are lacking compared to previous versions, with a need for custom reporting features and improved documentation.
 

OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) Pros review quotes

Jyoti Ranjan Behera - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
Jun 16, 2025
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.
Mahendra Andhale - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
Feb 20, 2026
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.
Aphiwat Leetavorn. - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Marco Technology
Mar 21, 2025
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.
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AV
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
Apr 19, 2026
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.
AlexLogan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Performance Engineering at Enel Group
Jun 3, 2024
A vital feature of the solution is its ability to compose realistic scenarios for performance testing
GS
Partner at IS Nordic AS
Mar 24, 2025
I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud a ten out of ten for scalability.
SD
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Apr 24, 2025
I rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud ten out of ten.
DP
Cloud Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 27, 2023
The beauty of LoadRunner Cloud is that we can use the load generator that is hosted by us on-premises, and we also have the option to use their hosted load generator. If it is a public-hosted application, we can also use their public-hosted load generator, but in our case, all our applications are hosted in our data center, so we are using the on-premise load generator. We have the option to deploy those load generators as we want.
reviewer2297850 - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance & Analytics Team Lead at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 20, 2023
It is feature-rich. It supports most protocols, which is important because I am in charge of a team at the bank, and we do performance testing for all kinds of different applications. We have tons of them. We even do video streams.
GA
Head of Testing at Genco
Jan 26, 2024
One of LoadRunner's standout features is its extensive support for various TechStacks and protocols.
 

OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) Cons review quotes

Jyoti Ranjan Behera - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Analyst at Sensata Technologies
Jun 16, 2025
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.
Mahendra Andhale - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at Happiest Minds Technologies
Feb 20, 2026
Regarding improvements in OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud), the initial configuration where we have to set up orchestration is something that could be improved.
Aphiwat Leetavorn. - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Marco Technology
Mar 21, 2025
I have faced several problems using the cloud in different locations, so I rate the stability a six out of ten.
Learn what your peers think about OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,221 professionals have used our research since 2012.
AV
Principal Performance Test Engineer at KiwiTech LLC
Apr 19, 2026
Because it is a paid tool, its cost is very high.
AlexLogan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, Performance Engineering at Enel Group
Jun 3, 2024
Some improvements can be made to the solution's user interface
GS
Partner at IS Nordic AS
Mar 24, 2025
The initial setup is complex, but that is the nature of the technology.
SD
Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy
Apr 24, 2025
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.
DP
Cloud Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 27, 2023
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.
reviewer2297850 - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance & Analytics Team Lead at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 20, 2023
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.
GA
Head of Testing at Genco
Jan 26, 2024
One area for improvement in LoadRunner Cloud, especially for agile models, is its limited support for functional testing alongside its robust non-functional testing capabilities.