We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and ReadyAPI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Performance Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is an open-source tool that is easy to use. It can be easily integrated with multiple tools, including Selenium."
"It's a free tool."
"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable feature. Also, the ability to easily create test cases is also very good. It's easy to just ramp up on the solution."
"The scripting ability is most valuable. It is easy to use. There is a UI, and you can go in there and figure those things out. After you've got a good set of tests, you basically have a scripted document that you can grab and execute in a pipeline. It is pretty quick to set up, and you can scale it and version control it."
"Apache JMeter is well-known and widely used among developers, particularly on popular developer forums. While it may not have the most user-friendly interface, it offers strong support through official manuals and various articles from companies providing load testing services. The tool is free, has a substantial community, and serves as a fundamental choice for testers, especially those new to performance testing. While other tools like K6 may be more developer-oriented, JMeter's affordability and accessibility make it suitable for those without extensive performance testing experience."
"The solution is free. You don't need to worry about licensing costs."
"User-friendly and open source."
"API testing, Database Testing, and MQ testing can be done with ease."
"The interface is ok and they have the ability to re-load tests so that you can reuse them."
"The two most valuable features we use are the functional test and the security test."
"It's easy to learn how to use it."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Reporting is more robust than other products because test reports can be exported in multiple ways."
"It can create stress tests very fast, and some features help you do it fast."
"It is the best solution you can get across the globe for API, test automation, and API penetration testing."
"The dashboards are very good and consolidate all of the tests that you are performing with the client."
"The solution needs more metrics for reporting."
"The solution is not user-friendly, there is no framework for autocorrelation or parameterization."
"The plug-ins make the reports heavy and they have to be run in non-GUI mode."
"JMeter's reporting is extremely rudimentary. The fundamental reporting mechanisms need to be drastically improved. It doesn't utilize an automatic session management mechanism or methods other tools use like parsing cookies and variables. Everything needs to be done manually. There's no automation."
"The UI could be better."
"The installation needs some work. It could be simplified."
"There could be improvements in terms of memory utilization. We are going to migrate away from JMeter in the near future."
"JMeter is lagging when it comes to GUI performance testing because we need to install some third-party plugins for recording the GUI script, and the performance isn't very reliable."
"The overall scope of this solution is limited and could be improved."
"Better compatibility or more support for the older versions would be helpful."
"ReadyAPI can improve because it is limited to only SOAP and REST services. They should update the solution to include more protocols so that other people are not limited to SOAP and REST services. Other than would be able to utilize it."
"Sometimes, if I changed something in ReadyAPI, it would not quickly pick up the change. It used to give me the same error repeatedly, and when I closed the application completely and restarted it, it would pick up that change."
"The initial setup could be less complex."
"Can be improved by including an inherent feature for UI automation."
"They have performance testing also. However, it's not that great."
"The UI should be flexible. Currently, the UI isn't."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while ReadyAPI is ranked 7th in Performance Testing Tools with 34 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while ReadyAPI is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Apache JMeter writes "It's a free tool with a vast knowledge base, but the reporting is lackluster, and it has a steep learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ReadyAPI writes "Allows you to parameterize in one place for the changes to reflect everywhere and lets you customize the environment, but its load testing feature needs improvement, and costs need to be cheaper". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, Katalon Studio and IBM Rational Performance Tester, whereas ReadyAPI is most compared with Katalon Studio, Tricentis Tosca, ReadyAPI Test, SmartBear TestComplete and Parasoft SOAtest. See our Apache JMeter vs. ReadyAPI report.
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