We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and OpenText Silk Performer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Load Testing Tools."The solution is scalable."
"This solution is very user-friendly, and allows for a lot of data capture when testing."
"We find the load testing feature valuable."
"The reporting features are really good. There's a lot less latency than other solutions."
"It is open source as well as relatively extendable. It allows us to extend and add additional functionality and features. Its deployment is also very easy."
"We are using this for performance testing and some automation."
"It's easy to set up."
"The recording and playback functionality is helpful."
"A good monitoring tool, simple to script and easy to configure."
"The interface could be made more user-friendly."
"In this tool, automation in general is almost non-existent. Everything is done manually."
"The installation needs some work. It could be simplified."
"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's not easy to get the data from one place or to do customizations."
"Until now, JMeter is not supporting most of the protocols."
"The reporting is not very good."
"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."
"If you have a large amount of data, the solution can struggle."
Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Load Testing Tools with 82 reviews while OpenText Silk Performer is ranked 10th in Load Testing Tools with 1 review. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while OpenText Silk Performer is rated 8.0. 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 OpenText Silk Performer writes "Scripting and basic test executions are good features; configuring the workload for tests is easy". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Akamai CloudTest, whereas OpenText Silk Performer is most compared with OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise.
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