I would appreciate documentation or some links to videos on AI-driven testing strategies with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud. I rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud ten out of ten.
If it's in the cloud, there's a separate version called LoadRunner Cloud. We have both options on-prem and cloud. Some applications only support on-prem, while others are cloud-based, so we must test them in the cloud environment. In this account, we work with both environments. It's worth noting that around 90% of applications are moving to the cloud these days. In the cloud version of LoadRunner, the concept of manually adding load generators doesn't exist. You don't need to worry about adding load generators to the tool, a common challenge with on-prem setups. In on-prem projects, if there are ten load generators and others are using them, you must wait for availability before running your tests. LoadRunner Cloud automatically assigns the load generators. If someone in my network is looking for a performance testing tool, I recommend LoadRunner, especially if the client has a sufficient budget. For clients using cloud-based applications, it's essential to consider LoadRunner's cloud environment, which requires specific infrastructure from OpenText. They can opt for the Performance Center without worrying about cloud infrastructure if their applications are on-premises. The recommendation ultimately depends on whether their applications are cloud-based or on-premises. Additionally, pricing and supporting the required protocol play significant roles in decision-making. It’s important to assess which types of applications they are working with, such as web, Citrix, or Windows applications, to determine the necessary protocol licenses. Buying unnecessary protocols can lead to wasted expenses. Overall, I rate the solution a nine-point five out of ten.
Senior Manager, Performance Engineering at Enel Group
Real User
Top 10
2024-06-03T19:21:00Z
Jun 3, 2024
The solution generates traffic on the infrastructure, which resembles end users. Depending on the performance of the underlying infrastructure and nodes of the architecture, our company team can report on the scalability of applications. The solution performs two types of tests: user interface testing, which is implemented primarily in our organization for online banking, and the other one is API level testing for mobile banking. In terms of the feature set, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is a market-leading application that has been around for 20 years. I have been working with the solution throughout the acquisition stages; the product used to be much better when it was primarily managed by Mercury. There are limited AI capabilities in the solution; when I was personally operating some smart scenarios using the feature of auto-scaling, I found it unsatisfying. I would recommend the product to others based on its feature set and the level of support. I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud as seven out of ten. There are no glaring weaknesses in the product, and it's good enough for its core purpose.
LoadRunner Cloud's infrastructure management-free approach is a big plus, especially for multi-geography organizations like banks. By leveraging cloud-based load generators, you can ensure native performance testing without the hassle of maintaining hardware. Plus, while there may not be direct cost savings, the convenience and flexibility of cloud deployment can lead to more efficient resource utilization and potentially lower operational overhead in the long run. Overall, I would rate LoadRunner Cloud as a nine out of ten. It is technically superior and well-executed, but the cost is a drawback. Additionally, its focus on non-functional testing means separate scripts are needed for functional and non-functional testing, which can slow down testing processes.
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I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud a nine out of ten. While OpenText LoadRunner Cloud boasts many AML capabilities, we're still exploring its full potential.
Cloud Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2023-10-27T20:21:00Z
Oct 27, 2023
If you are looking for only web or web service protocols, you can find a cheaper solution, but if you have any other protocol testing, then use LoadRunner because LoadRunner is the only tool available in the market that supports multiple protocol testing. For load testing, there are a number of tools, but they only support web or web services protocols, and not any other, so make sure you know what you are looking for. Overall, I would rate LoadRunner Cloud an eight out of ten. For performance testing, I have not seen any other tool close to an eight.
I recommend the product for performing testing of short windows. It would help if you opted for other tools, in case you are working with long windows. I rate the product a nine out of ten.
Senior Quality & Test Architect at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2023-03-09T22:01:10Z
Mar 9, 2023
I would rate Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud a nine out of ten. In terms of what it does, it's probably one of the best. I haven't really compared it to any other cloud version. I'm very happy with it for what it does. I would say nine because it definitely takes care of the issue of maintaining all the servers and ramping them up on a consistent basis. There are very few outages in that regard, which is another good and very positive aspect of the cloud.
Sr Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
2022-08-11T09:23:38Z
Aug 11, 2022
We are just a customer and end-user of the product. Even though the cost is expensive, there are good features when compared to all other tools. I'd recommend it to others as something they should use. Of course, it does depend on the applications a company uses. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
We're thinking about using LoadRunner Developer integration. We want to hand over the performance testing responsibility from our performance testing guilds to the actual feature teams, to the scrum teams, so they can do it themselves. The developers do their own performance testing in an early stage, and maybe that is a solution for that. My advice would be to look at whether you need on-premise load generators or fully on the cloud. Invest in training. It can be complex. You need some training to get started. I would rate LoadRunner an eight out of ten.
Sr. Technical Test Analyst at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-06-14T17:04:00Z
Jun 14, 2021
LoadRunner's Developer integration enables developers to script and run tests without leaving the developer ecosystem. It gives a complete IDE where you can develop the code and add your script. For example, if you are using a Java platform to code, and it has all the libraries and the IDE, you can integrate your load testing into your development. For us, because we don't have a single development cycle or ecosystem—we constantly move to various methods—that's where the IDE has limitations. It supports certain languages but it doesn't support everything. If we are using Go, for example, we might need to add certain libraries, so that's where it isn't helpful. But if you are purely on Java or core platforms, it will definitely help. The Developer integration enables developers to add performance testing to their day-to-day tasks, but shift-left depends on your company's development strategy. If your whole culture supports shift-left, so that your quality assurance is embedded from the start of the development cycle, then shift-left works out. But in our case, we use a lot of packaged applications like Workday or SAP where we don't have much opportunity to work with their code. We do a lot of configurations and integrations. In that case, shift-left doesn't work as well. But whether you follow shift-left or shift-right, Loadrunner Cloud works. For non-functional testing, LoadRunner is the best tool. I can recommend it to other people, to create specific tests from the smallest load to the highest level of load. I don't think any other commercial tool has that capability to create load performance testing. There is no other tool that gives this kind of experience for a load-testing professional. From end-to-end, starting from creating the load scenarios, to running them, and then reporting, LoadRunner is the best tool. You save a lot of time and, with LoadRunner Cloud, you are saving a lot of money. Go for it.
I would recommend LoadRunner. It is an industry-leading tool. You can benchmark the volumes on the dashboard and it is easy to use. I would definitely recommend it for investment banks and certain businesses like OTC derivatives. I would rate LoadRunner an eight out of ten. It has good documentation. The recording and playback scripts can be easily done. I would like for there to be better integration with other tools so that when you do load testing you can also do a security check.
My advice for anybody who is implementing LoadRunner Cloud is to make sure that when you buy the package, it is comprehensive. All of the modules should be there, including the support package. Otherwise, it will be hard to use. In summary, all of the features that we need are there and it does everything that it is supposed to it. That said, the integration of modules and support are still in need of improvement. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Technical Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-09-09T06:28:56Z
Sep 9, 2020
We're a customer. We don't have any business partnerships with the company. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall. The solution has been quite good and integrates well with other products. It has all of the features we need and isn't really lacking anything that we've noticed.
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I would appreciate documentation or some links to videos on AI-driven testing strategies with OpenText LoadRunner Cloud. I rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud ten out of ten.
While using OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, we also use other solutions and are not tool-dependent. I rate the overall solution a six out of ten.
If it's in the cloud, there's a separate version called LoadRunner Cloud. We have both options on-prem and cloud. Some applications only support on-prem, while others are cloud-based, so we must test them in the cloud environment. In this account, we work with both environments. It's worth noting that around 90% of applications are moving to the cloud these days. In the cloud version of LoadRunner, the concept of manually adding load generators doesn't exist. You don't need to worry about adding load generators to the tool, a common challenge with on-prem setups. In on-prem projects, if there are ten load generators and others are using them, you must wait for availability before running your tests. LoadRunner Cloud automatically assigns the load generators. If someone in my network is looking for a performance testing tool, I recommend LoadRunner, especially if the client has a sufficient budget. For clients using cloud-based applications, it's essential to consider LoadRunner's cloud environment, which requires specific infrastructure from OpenText. They can opt for the Performance Center without worrying about cloud infrastructure if their applications are on-premises. The recommendation ultimately depends on whether their applications are cloud-based or on-premises. Additionally, pricing and supporting the required protocol play significant roles in decision-making. It’s important to assess which types of applications they are working with, such as web, Citrix, or Windows applications, to determine the necessary protocol licenses. Buying unnecessary protocols can lead to wasted expenses. Overall, I rate the solution a nine-point five out of ten.
The solution generates traffic on the infrastructure, which resembles end users. Depending on the performance of the underlying infrastructure and nodes of the architecture, our company team can report on the scalability of applications. The solution performs two types of tests: user interface testing, which is implemented primarily in our organization for online banking, and the other one is API level testing for mobile banking. In terms of the feature set, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud is a market-leading application that has been around for 20 years. I have been working with the solution throughout the acquisition stages; the product used to be much better when it was primarily managed by Mercury. There are limited AI capabilities in the solution; when I was personally operating some smart scenarios using the feature of auto-scaling, I found it unsatisfying. I would recommend the product to others based on its feature set and the level of support. I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud as seven out of ten. There are no glaring weaknesses in the product, and it's good enough for its core purpose.
LoadRunner Cloud's infrastructure management-free approach is a big plus, especially for multi-geography organizations like banks. By leveraging cloud-based load generators, you can ensure native performance testing without the hassle of maintaining hardware. Plus, while there may not be direct cost savings, the convenience and flexibility of cloud deployment can lead to more efficient resource utilization and potentially lower operational overhead in the long run. Overall, I would rate LoadRunner Cloud as a nine out of ten. It is technically superior and well-executed, but the cost is a drawback. Additionally, its focus on non-functional testing means separate scripts are needed for functional and non-functional testing, which can slow down testing processes.
Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
I would rate OpenText LoadRunner Cloud a nine out of ten. While OpenText LoadRunner Cloud boasts many AML capabilities, we're still exploring its full potential.
If you are looking for only web or web service protocols, you can find a cheaper solution, but if you have any other protocol testing, then use LoadRunner because LoadRunner is the only tool available in the market that supports multiple protocol testing. For load testing, there are a number of tools, but they only support web or web services protocols, and not any other, so make sure you know what you are looking for. Overall, I would rate LoadRunner Cloud an eight out of ten. For performance testing, I have not seen any other tool close to an eight.
For now, I would rate LoadRunner Cloud a seven out of ten. That could go up or down.
I recommend the product for performing testing of short windows. It would help if you opted for other tools, in case you are working with long windows. I rate the product a nine out of ten.
The solution is costly. I rate it a nine out of ten.
I would rate Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud a nine out of ten. In terms of what it does, it's probably one of the best. I haven't really compared it to any other cloud version. I'm very happy with it for what it does. I would say nine because it definitely takes care of the issue of maintaining all the servers and ramping them up on a consistent basis. There are very few outages in that regard, which is another good and very positive aspect of the cloud.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten. My advice to users considering this solution is to pay attention to scheduling.
We are just a customer and end-user of the product. Even though the cost is expensive, there are good features when compared to all other tools. I'd recommend it to others as something they should use. Of course, it does depend on the applications a company uses. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
I would rate LoadRunner Cloud at nine out of ten because it is user-friendly. You don't have to have much coding experience for configurations.
We're thinking about using LoadRunner Developer integration. We want to hand over the performance testing responsibility from our performance testing guilds to the actual feature teams, to the scrum teams, so they can do it themselves. The developers do their own performance testing in an early stage, and maybe that is a solution for that. My advice would be to look at whether you need on-premise load generators or fully on the cloud. Invest in training. It can be complex. You need some training to get started. I would rate LoadRunner an eight out of ten.
LoadRunner's Developer integration enables developers to script and run tests without leaving the developer ecosystem. It gives a complete IDE where you can develop the code and add your script. For example, if you are using a Java platform to code, and it has all the libraries and the IDE, you can integrate your load testing into your development. For us, because we don't have a single development cycle or ecosystem—we constantly move to various methods—that's where the IDE has limitations. It supports certain languages but it doesn't support everything. If we are using Go, for example, we might need to add certain libraries, so that's where it isn't helpful. But if you are purely on Java or core platforms, it will definitely help. The Developer integration enables developers to add performance testing to their day-to-day tasks, but shift-left depends on your company's development strategy. If your whole culture supports shift-left, so that your quality assurance is embedded from the start of the development cycle, then shift-left works out. But in our case, we use a lot of packaged applications like Workday or SAP where we don't have much opportunity to work with their code. We do a lot of configurations and integrations. In that case, shift-left doesn't work as well. But whether you follow shift-left or shift-right, Loadrunner Cloud works. For non-functional testing, LoadRunner is the best tool. I can recommend it to other people, to create specific tests from the smallest load to the highest level of load. I don't think any other commercial tool has that capability to create load performance testing. There is no other tool that gives this kind of experience for a load-testing professional. From end-to-end, starting from creating the load scenarios, to running them, and then reporting, LoadRunner is the best tool. You save a lot of time and, with LoadRunner Cloud, you are saving a lot of money. Go for it.
I would recommend LoadRunner. It is an industry-leading tool. You can benchmark the volumes on the dashboard and it is easy to use. I would definitely recommend it for investment banks and certain businesses like OTC derivatives. I would rate LoadRunner an eight out of ten. It has good documentation. The recording and playback scripts can be easily done. I would like for there to be better integration with other tools so that when you do load testing you can also do a security check.
My advice for anybody who is implementing LoadRunner Cloud is to make sure that when you buy the package, it is comprehensive. All of the modules should be there, including the support package. Otherwise, it will be hard to use. In summary, all of the features that we need are there and it does everything that it is supposed to it. That said, the integration of modules and support are still in need of improvement. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
We're a customer. We don't have any business partnerships with the company. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall. The solution has been quite good and integrates well with other products. It has all of the features we need and isn't really lacking anything that we've noticed.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.