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Apache JMeter pros and cons

Vendor: Apache
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

Apache JMeter is free and open-source, eliminating licensing costs and providing cost-effective customization options.
The extensive plugin support and continuously growing community offer new features and enhancements.
Apache JMeter supports a variety of testing, including API, Database, and MQ testing, with ease.
The tool is highly scalable, capable of handling thousands of users, and integrates well with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms.
Apache JMeter provides robust performance testing capabilities, enabling precise results and valuable insights without additional costs.

CONS

Apache JMeter lacks robust integration with CI/CD tools and requires custom scripts for continuous integration.
Reporting features in Apache JMeter are insufficient, with a need for automation in report generation and better visualization.
Memory utilization and scalability in Apache JMeter pose issues when dealing with high user loads, leading to performance problems.
Documentation for Apache JMeter is not comprehensive, making it difficult for new users to understand without prior experience.
Apache JMeter's scripting capabilities are cumbersome, requiring manual processes that could be streamlined with automation.
 

Apache JMeter Pros review quotes

ArtemCheremisin - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Engineer at BETBY
Aug 6, 2019
The solution offers a lot of plug-ins and a huge continuously developing community that is regularly offering new features and plug-ins.
DS
Test Team Lead at Passed Informatikai Kft.
Jul 29, 2019
The solution is free. You don't need to worry about licensing costs.
GK
Senior Cloud Performance Engineer at Oracle
Sep 18, 2019
API testing, Database Testing, and MQ testing can be done with ease.
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reviewer1179222 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director/Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 6, 2019
The most valuable feature for us is the available information on the forums and to be able to discuss and get answers from the people that are involved in using this tool.
reviewer1202283 - PeerSpot reviewer
Intermediate Technical Test Analyst (Mobile Lab SME HP Mobile Center and Appium) at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 6, 2019
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.
IB
Software Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 17, 2020
JMeter is easy to use for a user who doesn't have too much knowledge of programming or certain languages.
it_user1274523 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Test Engineer at Loyal Hospitality Pvt. Ltd
Feb 3, 2020
The most valuable feature in JMeter is the Thread Group, which helps us to see whether the performance is good.
it_user1279044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead SDET at Unify Technologies
Feb 9, 2020
The most valuable features are the integration with Jenkins and the reporting.
Deepak Dhar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior delivery manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 9, 2020
The reports and analysis tools are very good. They are the solution's most valuable features.
JK
Automation and Nft Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 16, 2020
When there's a high number of TPS I can achieve more transactions per seconds given the hyper-limitations.
 

Apache JMeter Cons review quotes

ArtemCheremisin - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Engineer at BETBY
Aug 6, 2019
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.
DS
Test Team Lead at Passed Informatikai Kft.
Jul 29, 2019
The user interface is a little bit tricky.
GK
Senior Cloud Performance Engineer at Oracle
Sep 18, 2019
The tool should be made a bit more robust, and better support should be made available.
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reviewer1179222 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director/Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 6, 2019
There is some work to be done with the integration.
reviewer1202283 - PeerSpot reviewer
Intermediate Technical Test Analyst (Mobile Lab SME HP Mobile Center and Appium) at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 6, 2019
In future releases, it would be helpful if there was an integration with ALM Octane.
IB
Software Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 17, 2020
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.
it_user1274523 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Test Engineer at Loyal Hospitality Pvt. Ltd
Feb 3, 2020
Automation is difficult in JMeter.
it_user1279044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead SDET at Unify Technologies
Feb 9, 2020
The interface could be made more user-friendly.
Deepak Dhar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior delivery manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 9, 2020
It's not easy to get the data from one place or to do customizations.
JK
Automation and Nft Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 16, 2020
JMeter output reports can be difficult to understand without training.