We performed a comparison between Akamai CloudTest and Apache JMeter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Performance Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This is an awesome performance testing tool for web based applications, able to generate load multiple geographies, dynamic ramp-up to any levels of virtual users."
"The solution is very stable."
"From my own experience, if you're talking about load testing and performance testing then definitely you should go for CloudTest. Because when we compared CloudTest with Performance Center, cost wise it was a better solution. It is easy to use as well, and you can definitely get an automation engineer or a performance engineer with very little exposure to any programming or scripting language such as JavaScript. I would definitely recommend this solution and would rate it at eight on a scale from one to ten."
"The level of support is quite good and the integration is also very flexible."
"It is cost-effective and simple to use."
"When there's a high number of TPS I can achieve more transactions per seconds given the hyper-limitations."
"I appreciate JMeter's simplicity and power for performance testing."
"The most valuable features are the integration with Jenkins and the reporting."
"API testing, Database Testing, and MQ testing can be done with ease."
"The solution has good transition controllers and distributed testing."
"We really appreciate that the solution comes with a live community, which continuously provided plugins and support protocols."
"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."
"It's a manual process to whitelist respective internal IPs in coordination with web operations team to access Soasta. Availability of any standardized tool from Soasta will make setup process easy."
"Akamai cloud test integration into our current CI/CD pipelines (i.e.) identify and resolve the issues during the sprint phase which helps in delivering an absolute product and reduces time to market/release."
"The test clip should be more user-friendly."
"In terms of improvement, I think integration of these tools with the leading EPM tools would be good. It would help to seamlessly integrate to Dynatrace or AppDynamics to understand what the profiling looks like when generating a load."
"We would like some reporting and analysis tools to be added to this solution."
"They should improve the solution on its UI front."
"There is some work to be done with the integration."
"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."
"Apache JMeter could use improvement in reporting. Currently, it isn't easy to generate reports in PDF format. While receiving reports in PDF format is possible, it requires a lot of customization. Additionally, when comparing the load test to others solutions it could improve."
"Currently, the integration pipeline is implemented by using Jenkins or a similar tool platform. These are continuous integration tools. As far as I know, integration is done by using custom scripts. It would be good if the integration with a continuous integration pipeline, like Jenkins or Hudson, can be done out of the box without using a script."
"JMeter output reports can be difficult to understand without training."
"Automation is difficult in JMeter."
Akamai CloudTest is ranked 12th in Performance Testing Tools with 6 reviews while Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews. Akamai CloudTest is rated 7.6, while Apache JMeter is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Akamai CloudTest writes "Is easy to use and quick to setup, and does not require much resource capacity for medium instances". On the other hand, 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". Akamai CloudTest is most compared with OpenText LoadRunner Professional, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, Tricentis NeoLoad and k6 Open Source, whereas Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, Katalon Studio and k6 Open Source. See our Akamai CloudTest vs. Apache JMeter report.
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