We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and BlazeMeter based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Since JMeter has limited scalability, BlazeMeter is the clear winner in this comparison.
"We really appreciate that the solution comes with a live community, which continuously provided plugins and support protocols."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is free."
"It is cost-effective and simple to use."
"We find the ease of use and the reports and graphs available valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Apache JMeter is its popularity. It is the best open-source tool with all the features needed."
"Apache JMeter is quite flexible."
"To me, what's most valuable in Apache JMeter is that it's a lightweight tool for application testing. It's the best load-testing tool for my company because Apache JMeter simulates your application during testing. Apache JMeter also creates threads with good server utilization. Apache JMeter allows you to focus on analyzing the situation, looking into measurements, response time, and client-server responses, which I find valuable."
"We use Apache JMeter for load testing, where we provide the throughput time."
"BlazeMeter's most valuable feature is its cloud-based platform for performance testing."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its ability to run high loads and generate reports."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"It has a unique programming dashboard that is very user-friendly."
"With the help of the Mock Services, we are overcoming everything. Wherever we are facing issues, whether they will be long term or temporary, by implementing the Mock Services we can bypass the faulty components that are not needed for our particular testing."
"For me, the best part is that we can graphically see the test result at runtime. It helps us understand the behavior of the application during all stages of the test."
"It has helped us simulate heavy load situations so we can fix performance issues ahead of time."
"BlazeMeter has allowed us to simplify and speed up our load testing process."
"It has some proxy-based dependencies which require specific proxies to be set up or disabled, which causes problems."
"We would like some reporting and analysis tools to be added to this solution."
"Improving JMeter's sync time would be beneficial."
"It will be much easier, and beneficial for the individual to run it on their own machines rather than having a high-end infrastructure, more CPUs, or more memory that has been consumed by Apache JMeter."
"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."
"It should be easier to combine multiple scripts. If you have multiple scripts, you need to write a new script to combine those scripts. The virtual user generator is slow."
"The reporting is not very good."
"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."
"If the solution had better support and the documentation was efficient it would do better in the market."
"The should be some visibility into load testing. I'd like to capture items via snapshots."
"Having more options for customization would be helpful."
"The reporting capabilities could be improved."
"I believe that data management and test server virtualization are things that Perforce is working on, or should be working on."
"The only downside of BlazeMeter is that it is a bit expensive."
"Lacks an option to include additional users during a test run."
"The product currently doesn't allow users to run parallel thread groups, making it an area that should be considered for improvement."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while BlazeMeter is ranked 4th in Performance Testing Tools with 41 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while BlazeMeter 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 BlazeMeter writes "Reduced our test operating costs, provides quick feedback, and helps us understand how to build better test cases". Apache JMeter is most compared with Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, Katalon Studio and ReadyAPI, whereas BlazeMeter is most compared with Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, Perfecto and BrowserStack. See our Apache JMeter vs. BlazeMeter report.
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