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BlazeMeter pros and cons

Vendor: Perforce
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

BlazeMeter enables users to simulate heavy load situations, allowing them to address performance issues proactively.
It simplifies and accelerates the load testing process with quick, effective recording features.
BlazeMeter's cloud capabilities support distributed load testing from global locations, eliminating the need for local infrastructure management.
The platform offers extensive support, documentation, and a strong community, ensuring ease in implementation and effective use.
Action groups within BlazeMeter facilitate efficient test management, allowing updates and maintenance to be centralized.

CONS

BlazeMeter suffers from slow performance when handling large test cases, leading to long loading times, which require improvement.
The integration with Application Performance Monitoring tools and CI/CD processes, especially with GitLab, needs enhancement.
BlazeMeter lacks sufficient scalability and granular access control, which hampers its usability across larger organizations requiring these features.
There is room for improvement in customized reporting and parameterization functionalities to allow for running scripts across different environments.
The pricing is considered high, and customer support is not available 24/7, impacting user satisfaction negatively.
 

BlazeMeter Pros review quotes

it_user554511 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Dec 20, 2016
We found it met our requirements and more, helping us gain confidence from our customers and solve a nagging problem in the performance of a third-party application.
it_user574479 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant - Business Analysis / Project Management / Account Management at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Dec 19, 2016
BlazeMeter allows us to easily run our existing load testing solutions at massive scale.
it_user577332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Development Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
May 25, 2017
We took from January to July using BlazeMeter to really model out what the traffic looked like in previous years and to be able to handle the load when November came and it went through just fine without a glitch.
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Feb 1, 2017
It helped to identify where there were problems, and then we could go investigate and figure out what was going on.
it_user602418 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Feb 5, 2017
Load generation over cloud is the most valuable feature.
it_user602865 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer / Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Feb 6, 2017
BlazeMeter support and flexibility is also hugely valuable.
it_user607422 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at a media company with 51-200 employees
Feb 12, 2017
Setup was straightforward and simple.
it_user613536 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 21, 2017
The metrics are a great feature for analyzing each test.
it_user613551 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Software QA Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 21, 2017
If you are looking to improve your website performance and ensure maximum uptime by load testing your system from end to end, then there is no better solution that I have found.
Feb 6, 2019
BlazeMeter has allowed my organization to identify bottlenecks in our infrastructure and better prepare for large amounts of traffic.
 

BlazeMeter Cons review quotes

it_user554511 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Dec 20, 2016
It's a rather expensive tool for running just a few tests — which is our primary use case, if there was a pricing structure that met our use case price wouldn’t be of concern.
it_user574479 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant - Business Analysis / Project Management / Account Management at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Dec 19, 2016
Running of multi-tests could be improved to make it easier to create them.
it_user577332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Development Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
May 25, 2017
At the moment, it's heavily based on putting a load on systems through API endpoints/HTTP endpoints.
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Feb 1, 2017
There was one feature that I wanted that they didn't have.
it_user602418 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Feb 5, 2017
We had some stability issues; sometimes the load generators do not start at all.
it_user602865 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer / Manager at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
Feb 6, 2017
There were some minor issues with stability.
it_user607422 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at a media company with 51-200 employees
Feb 12, 2017
There are only certain features that actually work.
it_user613536 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 21, 2017
The ability to run node.js scripts needs to improve.
it_user613551 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Software QA Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 21, 2017
Occasionally, we have long wait times or trouble starting tests.
Feb 6, 2019
More runs per month for the basic plan would be useful.