Tricentis NeoLoad

Formerly Neotys NeoLoad

Better value for the usage level.

There is a learning curve for those who are new to cross-browser testing or the Lambda Test platform to comprehend the features, capabilities, and how to put up tests successfully. There can be resource restrictions, such how many parallel tests you can perform at once, depending on your subscription plan. This may reduce the effectiveness of testing for complicated projects. Neoload on the other side is easy to use and restriction free tool.

One major difference between the two tools is that Apache JMeter is an open-source tool, while Tricentis NeoLoad is a commercial product. Although Apache JMeter is free to use and Tricentis NeoLoad requires a license to use, Tricentis NeoLoad is more feature-rich and user-friendly than Apache JMeter, with a more intuitive interface and a wider range of tools and features for creating and executing load testing scenarios. We are also using qTest (another Tricentis product) and the integration between qTest and NeoLoad was critical for us to take advantage of. Note, however, that Apache JMeter is still used by teams who need a free, more lightweight and customizable load testing tool.

Tricentis NeoLoad stacks up against them as it is generally used where there are many websites or applications with large number of users. It is less expensive and provides some additional functionlities than the other tools available in the market. It ensures if any website will be able to handle the traffic at peak time.

We used Jenkins for manual performance testing and had big efforts to script and evaluate the test results. Furthermore, the effort of maintaining and editing the scripts was very high. To generate a report, many tables must be analyzed. The efforts of these tasks are minimized since we used the great tool NeoLoad.

Its tools are very compatible with both Windows,Linus & can be reuse & share our test-suite & results to certain analytics. Neoload has good support of many protocols. like enterprise software SAP Oracle Siebel etc as compared to Apache JMeter.
Moreover; for value-added & with new feature loaded as well as road-maps i preferred the direction of Neoload over Apache JMeter.

NeoLoad is more SAP-centric and offers use cases a lot closer to what we experiment on a daily basis. The main competition in the space would be loadrunner but it lacks the flexibility of NeoLoad, and also comes at a much higher price in a way that would have hurt our time-to-value objective.

Building automated/stress tests by hand is tedious and neoLoad makes it much easier.

NeoLoad's ability to provide accurate visual test results in GUI saves developer time. NeoLoad's focus on Load Testing saves developer time when compared to combing thru details of 3 or 4 other products we evaluated. NeoLoad's ability to view live testing metrics/results visually saves developer time and improves the accuracy of identified matters to be addressed.

In small projects open source tools like JMeter are the hardest competitors because money is a reliable metric. But NeoLoad offers a value in case of reporting and scalability. The standard reports are very comprehensive and easy to understand for stakeholders. It takes much more time to gather and present data in other open source tools. So the customer has to choose if he wants to pay a fix license fee or for a consultant generating a report.

NeoLoad does not require much scripting knowledge and can be easily grasped. It is more cost effective with all the required features. As mobile applications are booming, it has an advantage over other tools to flourish in mobile testing.

NeolLoad is a less expensive alternative to HP LoadRunner that is also easier to learn and use. NeoLoad supports the same web-based protocols as HP LoadRunner, and, in addition, provides better support for testing mobile applications. In my organization, NeoLoad's main deficiency is lack of support for mainframe terminal protocols. Although NeoLoad does not include support for "deep-dive" diagnostics as is available for HP LoadRunner, it does provide interfaces for two leading diagnostic products, AppDynamics and DynaTrace. Neotys, the company that produces NeoLoad, also has an additional product, NeoSense, that executes NeoLoad scripts as an Application Performance Management (APM) tool. This product is a separate purchase, and I have not used it.

As I have always mentioned, you do not need to be super technical in order to get your job done. You do not need to write your script.