We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Postman based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: When comparing Apache JMeter and Postman, it is evident that Postman is the more popular choice. While both have great features and both share good flexibility and stability ratings, users of Postman seem to find fewer things lacking with it and are generally more satisfied. A noticeable difference between the two
"JMeter is basically the art of the entire performance testing process."
"JMeter lets us generate virtual users and T-load, per our requirements. It's easy to configure and adjusting the virtual users according to the DPS we want to achieve."
"The recording and playback functionality is helpful."
"It is an open-source tool that is easy to use. It can be easily integrated with multiple tools, including Selenium."
"JMeter's most valuable feature is the RegEx Extractor."
"The distributed load testing is very good with Apache JMeter."
"I appreciate JMeter's simplicity and power for performance testing."
"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."
"The initial setup of this solution is straightforward. Postman can be used as an extension in Google Chrome for those who do not wish to install it directly. Deployment took an hour and a half."
"In Postman, we have an option to directly import a call, make it a Postman collection, and execute it in a batch. This feature is very useful. It saves a lot of time. The manual effort is also reduced when we can just pick it in a Postman collection and then run and execute it to get the results."
"The most valuable feature is that JavaScript can be included as tests."
"The solution collects scenarios and allows for testing SOAP API, REST API and API automation at the same time."
"I like that it is very easy to use. I also like the automation feature."
"Postman is useful for API testing."
"It is simple, easy to use and a good tool."
"I have enjoyed using parameters and setting parameters while powering directly."
"Running JMeter in GUI mode uses a lot of memory, which means we need to switch to a non-GUI mode when using a heavy load."
"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."
"There is some work to be done with the integration."
"The reports in Apache JMeter could improve."
"Until now, JMeter is not supporting most of the protocols."
"The UI has room for improvement."
"Apache JMeter may have difficulty recognizing dynamic objects in some critical cases, which can lead to challenges in terms of object identification."
"Apache JMeter's UI can be made more colorful."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The solution has some user interface difficulties when conducting environment collections."
"Integration of the solution towards Bitbucket, BitHub, and CI pipelines is difficult."
"The scalability of the solution can be improved."
"We'd like to see some better UI in newer versions."
"If we have a certain build on one machine it won't work with another build even if we are using the same URL. It would give us a connection refuse. So developing environment compatibility would make it better."
"We do the implementation of Postman and give support. We had to use two engineers for the implementation, one senior and one junior for the process."
"The request encryption could be one thing on which they can work a little bit. If we don't want to expose our production data but we still want to test our APIs on the production data, there should be a way to do that. It is not only with Postman. I think no tool in the market is doing that right now."
Apache JMeter is ranked 3rd in API Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Postman is ranked 1st in API Testing Tools with 52 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Postman is rated 8.2. 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 Postman writes "Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, Katalon Studio, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and ReadyAPI, whereas Postman is most compared with ReadyAPI Test, Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Apigee and Parasoft SOAtest. See our Apache JMeter vs. Postman report.
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Postman lets you easily define variables, which then get updated automatically. This is a huge time-saver and makes processes very efficient. We can also export the test cases we create and share them with our teams. Offering great collaboration code testing options and project storage, Postman is also possibly the best solution for testing REST APIs.
Developing environment compatibility could be better, though. When testing web services, there are some shortcomings; a visual component would be a great addition. There also should be better flexibility testing SOAP APIs.
Apache JMeter, which is open-source and has a free option, offers great performance. We like the scripting ability the most: once you have a good set of tests, you have a scripted document you can execute in a pipeline. Apache JMeter integrates well with other solutions.
The reporting could be better, though. Many of the reports are not concise enough and can be difficult to understand. There should also be a better way of saving reports. We also felt the installation could be simplified. Overall, the interface could be made more user-friendly.
Conclusion:
These solutions both perform many of the same functions and do them very well.
We ultimately chose Postman because we felt they offer better collaborative options and that the solution is more user-friendly over all. (You don’t have to be a tech genius to use it.) The UX is very fresh and easy to understand. Postman’s reporting process is simple to manage and easily shared. The solution scales easily and is very reliable and stable.
Postman is for API verification. It can be used for inspections of API as well.
JMeter is mainly used for performance tests - such as a load or stress test. Both tools have different perspectives, however API calls can be intersected between them.