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."The thread groups, samplers, and listeners, which are all determined by the script's requirements, are the most valuable features of this solution."
"JMeter is user-friendly, and that's a notable advantage of JVTech. It's straightforward and easy to use, unlike some other load testing tools, making it very easy to understand."
"It is cost-effective and simple to use."
"It's a free tool."
"We really appreciate that the solution comes with a live community, which continuously provided plugins and support protocols."
"We appreciate that the solution is free to use, as an open-source tool."
"The most valuable features are the integration with Jenkins and the reporting."
"The product helps me get the expected performance from applications or servers and reduces costs. It also enhances the performance of the services and helped them reach their ultimate capacity."
"Selenium integration."
"When compared to other tools, it is very simple."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ability to integrate with Azure DevOps for continuous integration and deployment."
"Recording and playback of tests were easier with SmartBear TestComplete...It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features are the desktop and mobile modules."
"It's cross platform automation capabilities specially ranging across web, UNIX (via putty), and other systems."
"It is a strong automation tool for desktop, browser, and API testing."
"The solution helps improve the stability of our product. It also decreases the work of our manual quality assurance engineers."
"Apache should have a graphic interface."
"There are certain things like we can't merge custom metrics into the JMeter reports. We're limited to JMeter metrics, and other server metrics can't be integrated with JMeter dashboard. This forces us to rely on another tool."
"We would like some reporting and analysis tools to be added to this solution."
"If JMeter could integrate with the EPM solution, it would be great. It could also be improved by offering more integrations for security. For example, most applications are secure with OpenID Connect protocols."
"Modeling a test is difficult. If you don't have much knowledge, you won't be able to do it easily. Testing APIs is also difficult."
"It's not easy to get the data from one place or to do customizations."
"The solution needs to improve reporting. Currently, there is not enough automation involved with the feature. For example, there should be an automatic way of saving reports."
"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 integration tools could be better."
"Name Mapping feature should be clearer. Whenever I use it, I do not really know what will work and what will not work."
"The test object repository needs to be improved. The hierarchy and the way we identify the objects in different applications, irrespective of technology, needs adjustments. The located and test objects are not as flexible compared to other commercial tools."
"What is currently missing from this solution is better support for mobile testing."
"Stability issues occurred only when connecting to the SourceSafe. Sometimes, after getting the latest version, the tool hangs and it should be reopened in order to recover."
"One notable drawback is the absence of native integration with Git."
"During the distribution of our regression test cases, the control IDs are not always recognized correctly."
"The pricing is the constraint."
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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