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LoadFocus vs OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner)

LoadFocus (Performance testing with AI) and OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner) (Performance testing with AI) differ on 6 documented facts below. Each cell shows its evidence level, source and verification date. This page does not rank or rate either tool.

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LoadFocus and OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner), fact by fact, with evidence per cell
FactLoadFocusOpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner)
Category
Performance testing with AI (also Monitoring with AI checks)
DocumentedSource
Performance testing with AI
DocumentedSource
Status
Active
DocumentedSource
Renamed
DocumentedSource
Test creation
Not documented
Not documented
Recording
DocumentedSource
Test output
Not documented
Not documented
Proprietary runner
DocumentedSource
Surfaces
Web, API
DocumentedSource
Web, Mobile native
Vendor-statedSource
Hosting
Cloud
DocumentedSource
Self-hosted
DocumentedSource
Pricing model
Free tier, Flat tier, Enterprise quote
DocumentedSource
Free tier, Enterprise quote
Vendor-statedSource
Published prices
Load Testing Free: Free forever (free); Load Testing Starter: $19 / month (monthly); Load Testing Basic: $79 / month (monthly); Load Testing Essential: $329 / month (monthly); Load Testing Pro: $499 / month (monthly)
DocumentedSource
Not documented
Not documented
Free tier
Yes
DocumentedSource
Yes
DocumentedSource
CI integrations
GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, CircleCI
DocumentedSource
Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Other
DocumentedSource
Self-healing
Not documented
Not documented
Not documented
Not documented
Agent integration
LoadFocus MCP server (create, run and read load tests, page speed and API monitors from MCP clients such as Claude)
DocumentedSource
Controller Service MCP server (private Beta from version 26.3) for running and stopping load tests from MCP clients; separate DevWeb MCP server in Performance Engineering for Developers
DocumentedSource
Open source
Not documented
Not documented
Not documented
Not documented

Documented differences

Listed only where both tools document the fact, or where one documents it and the other's documentation does not mention it. Vendor-stated values appear in the table but do not create a difference here.

  • Status: active for LoadFocus; renamed for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner). [1][2]
  • Test creation: not documented for LoadFocus; recording for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner). [1]
  • Test output: not documented for LoadFocus; tests that run on the vendor's runner for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner). [1]
  • Hosting: cloud for LoadFocus; self-hosted for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner). [1][2]
  • CI integrations: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps and CircleCI for LoadFocus; Jenkins, Azure DevOps and other CI systems for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner). [1][2]
  • Published prices: listed for LoadFocus; not documented for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner). [1]

When each fits

LoadFocus

Fits a team that needs cloud deployment; CI integration with GitHub Actions, GitLab and CircleCI. Documented for LoadFocus.

Sources: [1] [2]

OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner)

Fits a team that needs test creation by recording; self-hosted deployment. Documented for OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner).

Sources: [1] [2]

Drawn from documented scope only. Neither text compares the two tools on quality.

Sources

  1. loadfocus.com (LoadFocus: Category)
  2. admhelp.microfocus.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Category)
  3. loadfocus.com (LoadFocus: Status; LoadFocus: Pricing model; LoadFocus: Published prices; LoadFocus: Free tier)
  4. community.opentext.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Status)
  5. admhelp.microfocus.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Test creation; OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Test output)
  6. loadfocus.com (LoadFocus: Surfaces; LoadFocus: Hosting)
  7. opentext.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Surfaces; OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Pricing model)
  8. admhelp.microfocus.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Hosting; OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Free tier)
  9. loadfocus.com (LoadFocus: CI integrations)
  10. admhelp.microfocus.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): CI integrations)
  11. loadfocus.com (LoadFocus: Agent integration)
  12. admhelp.microfocus.com (OpenText Performance Engineering (LoadRunner): Agent integration)

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