We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and HCL AppScan based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."The most valuable features are the ability to capture the entire traffic of particular pages and the proper readability of entire pages and entire APIs."
"We find the ease of use and the reports and graphs available valuable."
"Due to process automation, I don't have to prepare reports, making it the perfect solution."
"JMeter's most valuable feature is the RegEx Extractor."
"The new version of the solution is stable."
"I appreciate JMeter's simplicity and power for performance testing."
"It's a free tool."
"It's a powerful tool that is open source."
"It has certainly helped us find vulnerabilities in our software, so this is priceless in the end."
"The HCL AppScan turnaround time for Burp Suite or any new feature request is pretty good, and that is why we are sticking with the HCL."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution offers services in a few specific development languages."
"The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is scanning QR codes."
"Technical support is helpful."
"The reporting part is the most valuable feature."
"I like the recording feature."
"Apache should have a graphic interface."
"The UI needs some work. The first time I used JMeter, I couldn't record the full scenario to mimic the user experience. Since then, they have introduced some plugins and a third-party tool called BlazeMeter."
"Report generation needs to be improved. It is quite difficult to get to."
"What needs improvement in Apache JMeter is the very high load requirements when you want to scale it beyond certain thresholds. For example, small to mid-range testing is very easily done with Apache JMeter, but if you scale and increase the load, then it would be a problem because the tool consumes a lot of resources, probably because Apache JMeter provides an enriched UI experience, so it consumes a lot of memory and requires high CPU usage. This means you have to manage your infrastructure, or else you'll have high overhead expenses. As Apache JMeter is a heavyweight tool, that is an area for improvement, though I'm unsure if Apache can do something about it because it could be a result of the way it's architected. What I'd like to see from Apache JMeter in the future is for it to transition to the cloud, as a lot of cloud technologies emerge around the globe, and a lot of people prefer cloud-based solutions or cloud-native tools. Even if a company has a legacy system, it's still possible to transition to the cloud. I've worked with a company that was an on-premise company that moved to the cloud and became cloud-native. If Apache JMeter could transition to the cloud, similar to k6, then it could help lessen the intense resource consumption that's currently happening in Apache JMeter."
"Apache JMeter could be a more user-friendly product from the end user's perspective."
"Apache JMeter could use improvement in reporting. Currently, it isn't easy to generate reports in PDF format. While receiving reports in PDF format is possible, it requires a lot of customization. Additionally, when comparing the load test to others solutions it could improve."
"The solution is not user-friendly, there is no framework for autocorrelation or parameterization."
"In this tool, automation in general is almost non-existent. Everything is done manually."
"Visibility is an issue for us. Our partners do not know we have integrations with some of IBM products."
"Scans become slow on large websites."
"Many silly false positives are produced."
"The solution often has a high number of false positives. It's an aspect they really need to improve upon."
"In future releases, I would like to see more aggressive reports. I would also like to see less false positives."
"Improvement can be done as per customer requirements."
"It has crashed at times."
"I would like to see the roadmap for this product. We are still waiting to see it as we have only so many resources."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while HCL AppScan is ranked 14th in Application Security Tools with 41 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while HCL AppScan 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 HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Katalon Studio, whereas HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and OWASP Zap.
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