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."We use Apache JMeter for load testing, where we provide the throughput time."
"It is cost-effective and simple to use."
"We like that Apache JMeter has different features and different plugins and that they are free of charge."
"It is an open-source tool that is easy to use. It can be easily integrated with multiple tools, including Selenium."
"The solution's initial setup is easy."
"JMeter's most valuable feature is the RegEx Extractor."
"The reports and analysis tools are very good. They are the solution's most valuable features."
"This solution is easier to use than any other tool in the market; there is not even a requirement to learn a lot of scripting in order to use it."
"The solution helps improve the stability of our product. It also decreases the work of our manual quality assurance engineers."
"It is very easy to maintain tests with this tool. It covers all necessary items in the test plan. The most painful item in testing is maintenance. When changes occur, the tests should be maintained."
"TestComplete is simple, it's a very easy-to-use tool."
"The ability to run a whole suite of tests automatically (which we did overnight)."
"It works very fine. It is fast on almost any machine, and it is also very well organized. I like its object mapping and its capability to find and interact with almost everything that exists on Windows."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ability to integrate with Azure DevOps for continuous integration and deployment."
"The most valuable features are the desktop and mobile modules."
"The ease-of-use and quality of the overall product are above average."
"Considering the kinds of tests we are performing here, where we launch several tests at the same time as a batch request, JMeter is not the best tool for the job. Those kinds of things could be done easily with other tools, like T6."
"The reports in Apache JMeter could improve."
"It should start supporting the presentation layer. It currently provides performance testing specifically at the application and API level. It can be extended to the presentation layer, which includes mainly Angular and React frameworks. It should also be easy to use and easy to train people."
"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."
"I sometimes found the documentation to be not as explanatory as I would've liked it. In the cases that I can think of, I was looking for a rather hand-holding approach with Step A, B, and C, but then I realized that with a product that is open source like this, you can't do handholding. That is because there are so many different uses and different unique environments and setups for it, but I remember thinking a few times that if they only just said this."
"It has some proxy-based dependencies which require specific proxies to be set up or disabled, which causes problems."
"The initial setup is complex and needs to be upgraded."
"Improving JMeter's sync time would be beneficial."
"The solution needs more training manuals or some form of online forum for learning. It needs more documentation."
"The artificial intelligence needs to be improved."
"In the cross-browser domain, it has a few snags with Microsoft Edge and Chrome; although, these problems are not critical."
"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."
"SmartBear products generally have a weak link when it comes to integration with other test management tools like Inflectra."
"Product is not stable enough and it crashes often."
"The integration tools could be better."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 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 BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Katalon Studio, whereas SmartBear TestComplete is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Ranorex Studio, OpenText UFT One and froglogic Squish.
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