The original enterprise load-testing suite. Fifty-plus protocols, decades of use.
LoadRunner has been the enterprise performance-testing reference for around thirty years, supporting more than fifty protocols from HTTP to SAP, Citrix, RTE terminal emulation and proprietary middleware. It comes in Professional, Enterprise and Cloud editions with distributed controllers and deep analysis tooling.
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Quote onlyFree tier: Community edition with a 50-virtual-user limit.
What drives the bill: Licensed by peak virtual users with protocol bundles priced separately. Historically among the most expensive tools in testing.
Check current pricing on OpenText’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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