Likelihood to Recommend Go for IBM RPT if: 1. You're testing a Java-based Web application with HTTP protocol 2. You wanted to distribute the load across machines easily 3. Your team is in learning phase/not really introduced to a wide range of performance testing tools Do not go for IBM RPT if: 1. You wanted to test REST or any other advanced protocols 2. Your system under test demands a very high user load 3. Your application is written in .NET or any other platform except Java.
Read full review Visual Studio Test Professional is best for .NET and C# based development, which is what 90% of our developers and projects do. It is an integral part of the CI/CD pipeline for our custom made Enterprise resource planning tool. It also works very well with Azure providing seamless integration to way more functionality.
Read full review Pros Live Monitoring of Performance Testing Metrics Easier Test Data Parameterization Performance Tests Scheduler Server Resource Monitoring Great Reports that can be Exported as HTML Reports Read full review Visual Studio Test Professional when paired with Azure DevOps is the best solution for Test Case Management when compared to other Testing tools we've used in the past. Test Results and Artifacts are always available with full traceablility for audits. Testing and Release Management are tied together as one continuous pipeline. Read full review Cons Memory utilization could have been improved.(Eats up system's RAM)! It may crash if a test is conducted with the heavy load if adequate RAM is not available in the VM/host machine. Licensing could have been made simpler. IBM's licensing method is difficult to follow. Support for protocols other than HTTP. Not really up to the current trend. Read full review The user community of the Visual Studio Test product is weak. For instant problems with this product, it is necessary to quickly reach the source of the error. Licence fees need to be more reasonable. License prices need to be reduced so that they can easily compete with free testing tools. Read full review Usability Visual Studio Test Professional's overall usability is extremely high quality. It is extremely functional and like all Microsoft products has a user interface that is well designed and is extremely user friendly. Any functionality which I looked for, I was able to either understand immediately or find a user guide online.
Read full review Support Rating My team has always been able to troubleshoot with the help of customer support (and even schedule a virtual meeting!) in a timely manner. The support is provided immediately and with the necessary knowledge to answer/solve any questions/problems I or my team experience.
Read full review Alternatives Considered IBM Rational Performance Tester is better in many aspects when compared to
Apache JMeter . For example, you have ready made scripts to assist you, You have better monitoring of different performance metrics and can generate better reports that can be exported as HTML. The only downside of IBM RPT is that it can be very costly at times while
JMeter is for free which is a huge advantage. That's why we try using in our organization a combination of both as much as we can.
Read full review The visual Studio Test tool is faster than other tools. Since the development and testing processes are in one tool, it is more profitable in terms of cost. It is more inconvenient to write a test case in DevOps.
Read full review Return on Investment Accuracy in metrics, thus improving system's performance Costs less compared to competitor like HP LoadRunner Helped the team of beginners learn things quickly Read full review One of the positive ROIs of Visual Studios is the fact that it makes producing our work at a quick rate, things like Intellisense make our work get produced at a much higher rate which is good for our return of investment. Testing by the developers has increased by 23%, we now take the time to actually test our product before we send it to our QA people. I am not aware of any negative ROI aspects to our company that have been found. Read full review ScreenShots