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  • "This is an open-source product."
  • "I was using the free version of the software."
  • "In terms of open-source adoption, it is completely free."
  • "We are using the free version, and if required, we can easily switch to the other version."
  • "When comparing the price with Load Runner, and if the cost is an issue then JMeter is a better choice"
  • "I haven't looked into it. Most of our projects are nonprofit or grant-based. Everything is public commons, so we don't really have to worry about that so much."
  • "No licensing is required as it is a free, open-source tool."

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    SOASTA CloudTest
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    Overview

    Soasta's CloudTest rapidly builds realistic test scenarios using real user data, then tests, analyzes and repairs faster. CloudTest's visual test environment and real-time analytics test your website, mobile app and api backend to give you a streaming view of all your performance data while tests run from back-end systems to front end performance.

    Apache JMeter may be used to test performance both on static and dynamic resources, Web dynamic applications. It can be used to simulate a heavy load on a server, group of servers, network or object to test its strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types.

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    AOL, Orbitz, Innopath Software, PrepMe, Sapient, Corporate Express Australia, CSIRO, Ephibian, Talis, DATACOM, ALALOOP, eFusion, Panter, Sourcepole, University of Western Cape
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    University5%
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    Akamai CloudTest is ranked 16th in Performance Testing Tools while Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 17 reviews. Akamai CloudTest is rated 0.0, while Apache JMeter is rated 7.6. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Apache JMeter writes "Easy to learn, and free to use but could be more user-friendly". Akamai CloudTest is most compared with Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, BlazeMeter, Micro Focus LoadRunner Cloud, Tricentis NeoLoad and Eggplant Performance, whereas Apache JMeter is most compared with Postman, BlazeMeter, Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional, ReadyAPI and Tricentis NeoLoad.

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