Wednesday 19 June 2013

Difference between Loadrunner and performance center


LoadrunnerPerformance Center
Loadrunner is a industry standard enterprise level load testing toolPerformance Center is a web enabled load testing tool
Resource management (VuGen scripts, scenarios and results) is local to the person, who is using the loadrunner tool on his local machineResource management is centralized, since it is web enabled
If there are multiple performance test engineers using the shared lab, there is lot of dilemma how to reserve the lab for a specific load testUsing performance center the lab machines can be reserved for a time slot
Using load runner optimum usage of virtual users licenses is a problem, if more than one load tester is involvedVirtual users can be reserved based on the time slot. So the user licenses can be optimally used in this case
A single load test at a time can be initiated from a loadrunner controllerMultiple load tests can be executed simultaneously using performance center
Versioning of the resources is not possibleVersion of the resources is possible through performance center
Locally accessible platformA Web-based, 24x7, globally accessible platform
Assets can be shared only on the local projectsLoad test assets (VuGen scripts, results) can be shared across the project
Monitoring will help identify infrastructure issuesInfrastructure topology definition and monitoring to help identify infrastructure issues
There is no traceability in loadrunnerPerformance requirements and defect traceability
There is no direct integration with HP Application Lifecycle Management and Business Availability CenterIntegration with HP Application Lifecycle Management and Business Availability Center
Loadrunner is good, if you have a small load testing team sitting in one locationPerformance center is good, if you have a large distrbuted load testing team sitting in different locations