We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Postman based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: When comparing Apache JMeter and Postman, it is evident that Postman is the more popular choice. While both have great features and both share good flexibility and stability ratings, users of Postman seem to find fewer things lacking with it and are generally more satisfied. A noticeable difference between the two
"It's very easy to install, and it's very easy to code and develop the script."
"When there's a high number of TPS I can achieve more transactions per seconds given the hyper-limitations."
"I use all the tools, but one feature that stands out is JMeter's ability to test when services are sending a particular kind of request. We are using specific ports to send queries, and assess the performance based on the time it takes these queries to respond. You can use it with stuff other than the web performance."
"The solution offers a lot of plug-ins and a huge continuously developing community that is regularly offering new features and plug-ins."
"We use Apache JMeter for load testing, where we provide the throughput time."
"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."
"Apache JMeter is stable."
"The solution's initial setup is easy."
"The developers put the API in a common workspace which is a nice feature. It makes things much easier and faster to start testing."
"Postman helps to write pre-request scripts and make a collection out of each request. You don’t have to spend time writing or copying the requests. The solution lets you integrate multiple environments and their features. Either the tool’s pro or premium version lets you do the merge and pull request for the Git directly."
"This solution offers a free version."
"The scalability is good."
"It is stable and does not lag."
"The solution provides visibility for PDF reports without needing to install plugins."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Postman is the large libraries."
"They should improve the solution on its UI front."
"Given that Apache JMeter is a free and open-source tool, documentation improvement may not be a major concern, as it is mostly contributed on a voluntary basis. The essential information is already available. However, in terms of the interface, there are occasional bugs, and the tool may not address them as quickly as some users would like. Fixing defects and bugs might take a considerable amount of time, with users sometimes having to wait for several months or even a year for the next release to address specific issues."
"It has some proxy-based dependencies which require specific proxies to be set up or disabled, which causes problems."
"The tool needs to have a better Graphical User Interface. Many of the solution's features are difficult to understand due to the complex user interface and user experience. The product needs to add plugins. It should also work on the integration with external partners like IDE and API gateways."
"The solution is not user-friendly, there is no framework for autocorrelation or parameterization."
"Until now, JMeter is not supporting most of the protocols."
"Apache JMeter could be a more user-friendly product from the end user's perspective."
"The solution could use some sort of educational features to offer tips and hints to help users navigate it better. They should improve the manuals and help files."
"If they could implement auto-validations and assertions from SoapUI, that would be a very good feature."
"Multi-part requests should be handled in the octet-stream."
"I was not even aware that it was possible to automate tasks in Postman...Some features related to the automation of tasks need to be added to the solution."
"Should have a more improved easy-to-use interface."
"Postman does not have a check-in balance. Essentially what I mean by that is if there is something that is already configured on a particular device, it just overrides it without checking whether you really want to override it or not."
"I have display issues in my Windows that need to be fixed."
"We do the implementation of Postman and give support. We had to use two engineers for the implementation, one senior and one junior for the process."
"The tool needs to have a reporting feature."
Apache JMeter is ranked 3rd in API Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Postman is ranked 1st in API Testing Tools with 52 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Postman 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 Postman writes "Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, Katalon Studio and ReadyAPI, whereas Postman is most compared with ReadyAPI Test, Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Apigee and Parasoft SOAtest. See our Apache JMeter vs. Postman report.
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Postman lets you easily define variables, which then get updated automatically. This is a huge time-saver and makes processes very efficient. We can also export the test cases we create and share them with our teams. Offering great collaboration code testing options and project storage, Postman is also possibly the best solution for testing REST APIs.
Developing environment compatibility could be better, though. When testing web services, there are some shortcomings; a visual component would be a great addition. There also should be better flexibility testing SOAP APIs.
Apache JMeter, which is open-source and has a free option, offers great performance. We like the scripting ability the most: once you have a good set of tests, you have a scripted document you can execute in a pipeline. Apache JMeter integrates well with other solutions.
The reporting could be better, though. Many of the reports are not concise enough and can be difficult to understand. There should also be a better way of saving reports. We also felt the installation could be simplified. Overall, the interface could be made more user-friendly.
Conclusion:
These solutions both perform many of the same functions and do them very well.
We ultimately chose Postman because we felt they offer better collaborative options and that the solution is more user-friendly over all. (You don’t have to be a tech genius to use it.) The UX is very fresh and easy to understand. Postman’s reporting process is simple to manage and easily shared. The solution scales easily and is very reliable and stable.
Postman is for API verification. It can be used for inspections of API as well.
JMeter is mainly used for performance tests - such as a load or stress test. Both tools have different perspectives, however API calls can be intersected between them.