We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Selenium HQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."We find the load testing feature valuable."
"It is very quick and user-friendly."
"User-friendly and open source."
"JMeter is a free tool with a large user population, which comes in handy because we have a vast knowledge base to tap into when needed. It's also easier to hire consultants who know JMeter."
"The most valuable features of Apache JMeter are user-friendliness, large resource, and the quality of assistance they provide. Additionally, it is easy to integrate with cloud platforms, such as AWS."
"We are using it just for load testing. We are using its free version, and it is scalable."
"It's very easy to install, and it's very easy to code and develop the script."
"It gives accurate results and recommendations that we can implement to enhance the performance of websites."
"Selenium HQ has a lot of capabilities and is compatible with many languages."
"It is programming language agnostic, you can write tests in most currently used languages."
"The most valuable features are the ability to test and debug."
"I like that it is a robust and free open source. There is a lot of community support available, and there are a lot of developers using them. There's good community support."
"Selenium web driver - Java."
"The grids, as well as the selectors, are the most valuable features."
"Since Selenium HQ has multiple plug-ins, we can use it with multiple tools and multiple languages."
"The stability and performance are good."
"Improving JMeter's sync time would be beneficial."
"Because so much is being done these days with authentication processes, a better system for either getting bearer tokens or some kind of token-based authentication prior to executing APIs would benefit the product. It is there, and you can do things. It is just not real clean at this point. There should be a better authentication process for JMeter or some automation or better guidelines for gaining and utilizing tokens on the fly."
"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."
"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."
"At times when we overload the application, it gets stuck...After the solution gets stuck due to overloading, we have to restart our computers. In short, the solution keeps crashing."
"JMeter should be more stable. Every time there is a new release coming up, a lot of its older functionalities or the new functionalities that are brought in are not very well-documented. It should be documented properly, and there should be proper use cases."
"Automation is difficult in JMeter."
"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."
"There are some tiny issues with SeleniumHQ. For example, with respect to the scraping tests. Sometimes, a website will have some hidden items or blockages that inhibit us from extracting data directly. It would be beneficial if Selenium could extract that information."
"The solution does not offer up enough information in regards to personality testing."
"For now, I guess Selenium could add some other features like object communications for easy expansion."
"It does require a programming skill set. I would like the product not to require a heavy programming skill set and be more user-friendly for someone without a programming background."
"Selenium has been giving us failures sometimes. It is not working one hundred percent of the time when we are creating elements. They need to improve the stability of the solution."
"There's no in-built reporting available."
"The latest versions are often unstable."
"It takes such a long time to use this solution that it may be worth looking into other free solutions such as TestProject or Katalon Studio, or paid solutions to replace it."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Selenium HQ is ranked 5th in Functional Testing Tools with 103 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Selenium HQ is rated 8.0. 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 Selenium HQ writes "Easy to use with great pricing and lots of documentation". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, Katalon Studio and OpenText LoadRunner Professional, whereas Selenium HQ is most compared with Eggplant Test, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft Certify, Telerik Test Studio and OpenText Silk Test.
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