OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering vs Locust

OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering9.0Visit Locust8.8Visit

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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Locust #7 in Performance Testing Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Locust

• OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering fits best

  Enterprises needing centralized performance engineering

• Locust fits best

  Python teams building flexible open-source tests

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Side by side

Feature	OEOpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Locust 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#6 in Performance Testing Software	#7 in Performance Testing Software
Best for	Enterprises needing centralized performance engineering	Python teams building flexible open-source tests
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community	Docs
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 5/5 · Locust 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	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	Define test scenarios in regular Python code Run real-time, headless, or distributed tests Extend workloads with protocols, clients, and integrations
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	Self-hosted deployment places operations on your team Browser testing uses documented Playwright or Selenium extensions Core HTTP/HTTPS coverage may require extensions for other protocols
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 →	Locust is an open-source performance and load testing tool for developers and test engineers who want to define simulated behavior in Python. It supports load, stress, browser, distributed-load, and API testing across web, Windows, macOS,… 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

• Locust — where it wins

  • Define test scenarios in regular Python code
  • Run real-time, headless, or distributed tests
  • Extend workloads with protocols, clients, and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment places operations on your team
  • Browser testing uses documented Playwright or Selenium extensions
  • Core HTTP/HTTPS coverage may require extensions for other protocols

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

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

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• Locust8.8/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Python-based load testing tool for teams that want self-hosted control.

  Visit LocustFull verdict →