OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering vs Gatling

OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering9.0Visit Gatling8.7Visit

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

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Gatling #8 in Performance Testing Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Gatling

• OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering fits best

  Enterprises needing centralized performance engineering

• Gatling fits best

  Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing

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Side by side

Feature	OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Gatling 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#6 in Performance Testing Software	#8 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Enterprises needing centralized performance engineering	Teams needing broad, scalable protocol testing
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	€89/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community	Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations	20 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 5/5 · Gatling 4/5
Load testing	✓	✓
Stress testing	✓	✓
Browser-based testing	✓ (best)	—
Distributed load	✓	✓
API testing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Max virtual users	Not checked yet	60000 users
Our review
Pros	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	Supports HTTP, WebSocket, SSE, JMS, MQTT, and gRPC testing Distributed testing supports up to 60,000 virtual users on Basic Integrates with major CI/CD, observability, and collaboration tools
Cons	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	Browser sessions generate HTTP scenarios rather than executing JavaScript Basic limits testing to 1 hour and one load generator Advanced limits and support require higher-tier or custom plans
Our verdict	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 →	Gatling is a performance-testing platform for developers, QA teams, and enterprises testing web applications, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure. Its open-source Community Edition runs code-based scenarios locally, while the… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Gatling — where it wins

  • Supports HTTP, WebSocket, SSE, JMS, MQTT, and gRPC testing
  • Distributed testing supports up to 60,000 virtual users on Basic
  • Integrates with major CI/CD, observability, and collaboration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Browser sessions generate HTTP scenarios rather than executing JavaScript
  • Basic limits testing to 1 hour and one load generator
  • Advanced limits and support require higher-tier or custom plans

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

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

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• Gatling8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad performance-testing platform with code, no-code, and distributed load options.

  Visit GatlingFull verdict →