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."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."
"We like that Apache JMeter has different features and different plugins and that they are free of charge."
"The features that I appreciate are quite basic. It is easy to ramp up the threads and start calling the application. A lot of connectors can already be found within Apache JMeter, but we are not using the entire set because the integration between the customers and platform is based on HTTP. We are just going to produce lots of HTTP sequences."
"It's open source, so I like that about the product. And there's a lot of community support for it."
"The distributed load testing is very good with Apache JMeter."
"It's a powerful tool that is open source."
"It's very easy to install, and it's very easy to code and develop the script."
"We use Apache JMeter for load testing, where we provide the throughput time."
"It's easy for new people to get trained on this solution. If we are hiring new people, the resource pool in the market in test automation is largely around Selenium."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its flexibility, being open source, and it has close to no limits when it comes to integrating with any language, or browser you are using."
"There is a supportive community around it."
"The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment took about seven months."
"Selenium HQ has a lot of capabilities and is compatible with many languages."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"Due to its popularity, you can find pretty much any answer in open discussions from the community."
"The solution is very flexible; there are different ways of using it. It's open-source and has a lot of support on offer."
"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."
"Apache should have a graphic interface."
"You really need a technical team in order to really utilize the product."
"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 memory utilization in JMeter is very poor."
"The solution is not user-friendly, there is no framework for autocorrelation or parameterization."
"The reporting is not very good."
"We're like the solution to be more user-friendly."
"Handling frames and windows needs to be improved."
"You need to have experience in order to do the initial setup."
"Selenium is good when the team is really technical because Selenium does less built-in methods. If it came with more built-in and pre-built methods it would be even easier for less technical people to work with it. That's where I think the improvement can be."
"It would be better to have a simplified way to locate and identify web elements."
"For people that don't know about technology, maybe it's difficult to use."
"The solution does not offer up enough information in regards to personality testing."
"I would like for the next release to support parallel testing."
"The solution can be improved by providing better reporting logs."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Selenium HQ is ranked 5th in Functional Testing Tools with 102 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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