Eggplant Performance vs OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering

Eggplant Performance9.0Visit OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering9.0Visit

Eggplant Performance #5 in Performance Testing Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

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OE OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering #6 in Performance Testing Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit OpenText

• Eggplant Performance fits best

  Specialized enterprise UI and protocol testing

• OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering fits best

  Enterprises needing centralized performance engineering

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Side by side

Feature	Eggplant Performance 9.0/10 Visit ↗	OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	9.0
Ranking	#5 in Performance Testing Software	#6 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Specialized enterprise UI and protocol testing	Enterprises needing centralized performance engineering
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Community
Integrations	3 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Eggplant Performance 5/5 · OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 5/5
Load testing	✓	✓
Stress testing	✓	✓
Browser-based testing	✓	✓
Distributed load	✓	✓
API testing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Max virtual users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tests web, APIs, Citrix, SAP, mainframes, and virtualized desktops Combines protocol-level virtual users with UI-level performance journeys Supports live parameter changes, diagnostics, and CI/CD integrations	Supports more than 50 protocols and technologies Runs distributed loads across cloud and on-premises environments Connects with major CI/CD, cloud, container, and testing tools
Cons	Pricing uses a contact-sales buying process The product is primarily Windows-based Its enterprise scope may exceed simple web or API testing needs	Paid purchasing is handled through sales Community bundle is limited to proof-of-concept or non-production testing Community bundle supports 50 virtual users for most protocols
Our verdict	Eggplant Performance is Keysight’s enterprise performance and load testing software for teams validating complex applications and infrastructure. It covers web applications, APIs, Citrix, SAP, virtualized desktops, mainframes, and other… Read the review →	OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering is a web-based performance testing platform for enterprise QA, development, and performance engineering teams. Formerly LoadRunner Enterprise, it centralizes test planning, scripting, execution,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Eggplant Performance — where it wins

  • Tests web, APIs, Citrix, SAP, mainframes, and virtualized desktops
  • Combines protocol-level virtual users with UI-level performance journeys
  • Supports live parameter changes, diagnostics, and CI/CD integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales buying process
  • The product is primarily Windows-based
  • Its enterprise scope may exceed simple web or API testing needs

• OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering — where it wins

  • Supports more than 50 protocols and technologies
  • Runs distributed loads across cloud and on-premises environments
  • Connects with major CI/CD, cloud, container, and testing tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid purchasing is handled through sales
  • Community bundle is limited to proof-of-concept or non-production testing
  • Community bundle supports 50 virtual users for most protocols

• Eggplant Performance9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad enterprise performance testing suite for complex systems and workload scenarios.

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• OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, governance-focused platform for enterprise performance engineering at scale.

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