We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Visual Studio Test Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."We really appreciate that the solution comes with a live community, which continuously provided plugins and support protocols."
"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."
"It's very easy to install, and it's very easy to code and develop the script."
"When someone in our organization wants to test web applications, they use Apache JMeter since they face no hurdles while using the solution."
"It is very quick and user-friendly."
"Apache JMeter is well-known and widely used among developers, particularly on popular developer forums. While it may not have the most user-friendly interface, it offers strong support through official manuals and various articles from companies providing load testing services. The tool is free, has a substantial community, and serves as a fundamental choice for testers, especially those new to performance testing. While other tools like K6 may be more developer-oriented, JMeter's affordability and accessibility make it suitable for those without extensive performance testing experience."
"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."
"What I like best about Apache JMeter is its user-friendly GUI because even if you don't have very good coding knowledge or understanding, or even if you don't come from a development background, you can still use the solution with just a few clicks. This is what's unique about Apache JMeter, in comparison with other tools in the market. As Apache JMeter is open source, when there's a missing feature, you can search in several community blogs for plugins that you can use to modify Apache JMeter to meet your requirements, and this is another advantage."
"The stability has always been very good."
"Visual Studio Test Professional's most valuable feature is the rich IDE for doing code and test development."
"The tool is flexible and easy to manage. We use it since it is scalable and easy to use. It integrates with solutions."
"The solution is easy to use and they have also integrated with Microsoft."
"Customization is the most powerful feature of this product."
"What I like most about Visual Studio Test Professional is the way people publish templates and publish integration."
"Performance-wise, it is a great tool."
"The most valuable features of Visual Studio Test Professional are the IntelliSense and the ease of adding the NuGet packages."
"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."
"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 has some proxy-based dependencies which require specific proxies to be set up or disabled, which causes problems."
"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."
"We would like some reporting and analysis tools to be added to this solution."
"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."
"Until now, JMeter is not supporting most of the protocols."
"Self-healing and page rendering for the end-users are not available in Apache JMeter."
"The vendor must release a lightweight version of the solution."
"Over the years, I haven't identified any specific enhancements that I desire; Visual Studio has consistently met my requirements seamlessly and flawlessly."
"We would like to be able to easily integrate this solution with our continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins."
"The integration with Git needs improving because it is a bit disjointed and unpredictable."
"Visual Studio Test Professional needs to improve its stability."
"Sometimes Visual Studio is slow. It uses a lot of resources like memory and processing power. You should optimize the performance by only installing what you need on your machine. Don't install unnecessary things that will slow your machine."
"The price could be improved."
"The solution is quite expensive."
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Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Visual Studio Test Professional is ranked 7th in Functional Testing Tools with 48 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Visual Studio Test Professional is rated 8.6. 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 Visual Studio Test Professional writes "Customization is a key feature as is the ability to integrate with third-party services ". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and OpenText Silk Performer, whereas Visual Studio Test Professional is most compared with TFS, Tricentis NeoLoad, SmartBear TestComplete, Tricentis Tosca and TestRail.
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