We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and SmartBear TestComplete based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."It is an open-source tool that is easy to use. It can be easily integrated with multiple tools, including Selenium."
"To me, what's most valuable in Apache JMeter is that it's a lightweight tool for application testing. It's the best load-testing tool for my company because Apache JMeter simulates your application during testing. Apache JMeter also creates threads with good server utilization. Apache JMeter allows you to focus on analyzing the situation, looking into measurements, response time, and client-server responses, which I find valuable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the available information on the forums and to be able to discuss and get answers from the people that are involved in using this tool."
"When there's a high number of TPS I can achieve more transactions per seconds given the hyper-limitations."
"The biggest thing I liked about it is that there is a huge user base out there, and being shareware and being Apache, if I have any question on how to get something done, I get 18 different answers. Out of those, there would be at least a few good approaches for what I was trying to do. So, the support system out there is most valuable."
"We use Apache JMeter for load testing, where we provide the throughput time."
"The distributed load testing is very good with Apache JMeter."
"The most valuable features are the integration with Jenkins and the reporting."
"The solution is great as a record and playback tool. It also has valuable regression testing."
"I like the cross browser compatibility. It saves a lot of time re-writing scripts to accommodate different browsers."
"You can record your actions and play them back later."
"The ease-of-use and quality of the overall product are above average."
"The product has many features."
"It allows us to test both desktop and web applications."
"Customer service and technical support responsiveness are high. Everyone is very professional."
"TestComplete fits almost perfectly with a large amount of stacks, such as Delphi, C#, Java and web applications."
"In terms of platform support, they need to extend the support for backend platforms and more of the legacy types of platforms."
"The initial setup is complex and needs to be upgraded."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"The UI could be better."
"Apache JMeter may have difficulty recognizing dynamic objects in some critical cases, which can lead to challenges in terms of object identification."
"Apache should have a graphic interface."
"It will be much easier, and beneficial for the individual to run it on their own machines rather than having a high-end infrastructure, more CPUs, or more memory that has been consumed by Apache JMeter."
"The reporting section of the solution can be better."
"Product is not stable enough and it crashes often."
"Right now, when you buy the solution, you need to pay for one solution. You receive one set up and you install it and it's just in that one machine. It would be ideal if they could offer one subscription where you can connect to different machines with a group subscription."
"The solution needs more training manuals or some form of online forum for learning. It needs more documentation."
"Increased performance with less memory and CPU usage."
"During the distribution of our regression test cases, the control IDs are not always recognized correctly."
"The solution needs Mac OS support. Right now, the solution has only been developed to accommodate Windows OS."
"To bring it up to a 10, I would be looking for the addition of some key functional API testing."
"We were testing handheld barcode scanners running WindowsCE with many menus of warehouse functions, and our biggest problem was the timing between input and responses."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 81 reviews while SmartBear TestComplete is ranked 8th in Test Automation Tools with 70 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while SmartBear TestComplete is rated 7.6. 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 SmartBear TestComplete writes "A stable product that needs to improve its integration capabilities with other test management tools". Apache JMeter is most compared with Postman, BlazeMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Katalon Studio, whereas SmartBear TestComplete is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Ranorex Studio and OpenText UFT One.
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