We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and HCL AppScan based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."We appreciate that the solution is free to use, as an open-source tool."
"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable feature. Also, the ability to easily create test cases is also very good. It's easy to just ramp up on the solution."
"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 solution's initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable features are the integration with Jenkins and the reporting."
"The metrics part of it and the ability to write your custom code to do some specific tests in the performance testing space are the most valuable features."
"JMeter is easy to use for a user who doesn't have too much knowledge of programming or certain languages."
"I like the fact that JMeter integrates well with other tools."
"The security and the dashboard are the most valuable features."
"It provides a better integration for our ecosystem."
"The most valuable feature of HCL AppScan is scanning QR codes."
"It was easy to set up."
"Compared to other tools only AppScan supports special language."
"It's generally a very user-friendly tool. Anyone can easily learn how to scan"
"This is a stable solution."
"For me, as a manager, it was the ease of use. Inserting security into the development process is not normally an easy project to do. The ability for the developer to actually use it and get results and focuses, that's what counted."
"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."
"We would like more documentation to be provided for the advanced level features that are available in this solution, in order to improve development."
"In this tool, automation in general is almost non-existent. Everything is done manually."
"Both scalability and stability could be improved in Apache JMeter."
"At present, if the number of virtual users increases beyond 10,000 when testing, then it results in a Java heap which causes the solution to crash."
"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."
"It's not easy to get the data from one place or to do customizations."
"They can improve it a little bit in terms of distribution load testing. We struggled with it during the distribution. In terms of reporting, runtime monitoring is not currently included, and it should be included. They can also improve it on the reporting side in terms of the comparison of the reports. They can also focus more on integration with CI/CD. Currently, people are using their own customized tools. It would be nice if Apache can provide some standard tools and procedures for integration with CI/CD tools like DPR. There are some tools, but it would be nice if official standard tools and procedures are available."
"AppScan is too complicated and should be made more user-friendly."
"There are so many lines of code with so many different categories that I am likely to get lost. "
"Scans become slow on large websites."
"The solution's scalability can be a matter of concern because one license runs on one machine only."
"It has crashed at times."
"Many silly false positives are produced."
"Visibility is an issue for us. Our partners do not know we have integrations with some of IBM products."
"We would like to integrate with some of the other reporting tools that we're planning to use in the future."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while HCL AppScan is ranked 14th in Application Security Tools with 39 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while HCL AppScan is rated 7.6. 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 HCL AppScan writes " A stable and scalable product useful for application security scanning". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Katalon Studio, whereas HCL AppScan is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Acunetix, Checkmarx One and PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional.
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