BlazeMeter vs CrossBrowserTesting comparison

Perforce and SmartBear are both solutions in the Functional Testing Tools category. Perforce is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.0, while SmartBear is ranked #28. Perforce holds a 0.6% mindshare in FT, compared to SmartBear’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SmartBear users who would recommend it.

BlazeMeter

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

BlazeMeter and CrossBrowserTesting compete in testing services. BlazeMeter shows strong performance testing abilities, while CrossBrowserTesting excels in real-browser compatibility.

Features: BlazeMeter's top features include integration with CI/CD pipelines, real-time reporting, and scalable performance testing. CrossBrowserTesting offers diverse browser and device combinations, live testing, and strong real-world compatibility.

Room for Improvement: BlazeMeter could improve in easing setup complexity, expanding support documentation, and offering enhanced browser testing features. CrossBrowserTesting could enhance performance analytics, reduce test execution time, and expand integrations with cloud services.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BlazeMeter provides easy deployment with solid integration and reliable support. CrossBrowserTesting offers a user-friendly setup and responsive support, catering to quick deployment needs and immediate assistance.

Pricing and ROI: BlazeMeter offers competitive, scalable pricing tailored for performance-heavy needs, with a focus on long-term ROI. CrossBrowserTesting provides a cost-effective solution for browser compatibility, delivering substantial value for frequent cross-browser testing requirements.

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BlazeMeter vs. CrossBrowserTesting

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Categories and Ranking

BlazeMeter

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (2nd), Load Testing Tools (3rd), API Testing Tools (6th), Test Automation Tools (6th)

CrossBrowserTesting

Ranking in Functional Testing Tools

28th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Functional Testing Tools category, the mindshare of BlazeMeter is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CrossBrowserTesting is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Manoj Raghavendra

Director at SMKR Consultancy LLP

Provides global load simulations without managing infrastructure and offers built-in reporting features

BlazeMeter should improve or make available some features out of the box that JMeter requires customization for. The licensing cost is also a concern since BlazeMeter is not free like JMeter, which limits its use. Additionally, if there is no host in preferred locations such as some Asian or Middle Eastern countries, it might not be convenient to use BlazeMeter.

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CharlesNetshivhera

Senior DevOps Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Knowledgeable support, scalable, and stable

We use CrossBrowserTesting for testing our web-based applications We had some issues with the onboarding process and the cloud conductivity could improve. I have used CrossBrowserTesting within the past 12 months. CrossBrowserTesting is stable. I have found CrossBrowserTesting to be scalable.…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The baseline comparison in BlazeMeter is very easy, especially considering the different tests that users can easily compare."

"BlazeMeter has allowed us to simplify and speed up our load testing process."

"Its most valuable features are its strong community support, user-friendly interface, and flexible capacity options."

"The most valuable aspect of BlazeMeter is its user-friendly nature, ability to conduct distributed load testing and comprehensive analysis and reporting features. It particularly excels in providing a clear and organized view of load test results."

"It supports any number of features and has a lot of tutorials."

"They have good support documentation and when we have contacted them, they helped to guide us."

"The feature that stands out the most is their action groups. They act like functions or methods and code, allowing us to reuse portions of our tests. That also means we have a single point for maintenance when updates are required. Instead of updating a hundred different test cases, we update one action group, and the test cases using that action group will update."

"The solution’s most valuable feature is the dashboard."

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"The ability to choose from many devices is the best feature."

"With screenshots, I can quickly verify a page looks universally good in minutes."

"SmartBear has excellent, informative webinars, so keep an eye out for those."

"I am able to continuously test my new releases across browser versions without issues."

"The extensive range of products available to simulate is something I have come to appreciate as it has resulted in an ability to broaden the scope of our tests."

"It has increased the speed of our regression testing."

"Each new session started with the live testing feature allows for a cleared browser and new experience to be able to not only see these attributes on the page clearly but also pass clean data."

"When I started to work on testing automation, I was very excited about how easy it is to run tests on different browsers. It was just a matter of configuration."

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Cons

"A possible improvement could be the integration with APM tools."

"The reporting capabilities could be improved."

"The pricing is high"

"Potential areas for improvement could include pricing, configuration, setup, and addressing certain limitations."

"The scalability features still need improvement."

"The customer service is not available 24/7, which affects its rating. I would rate it as a seven because they respond once they are available."

"I don't think I can generate a JMX file unless I run JMeter, which is one of my concerns when it comes to BlazeMeter."

"BlazeMeter should improve or make available some features out of the box that JMeter requires customization for."

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"I have had quite a few issues trying to use a virtual machine to test our application on."

"Sometimes, some of their instances fail, particularly in older versions of browsers."

"The five minute timeouts can cause irritation if you have just popped away to consult some supporting documentation."

"The speed connection in mobile devices could be improved, because sometimes the load time is uncertain."

"It would be useful if we can run the live-testing test cases on multiple platforms at the same time, instead of waiting for one session to finish."

"This solution would benefit from faster testing and support for more devices."

"The screenshot tool defaults to a screen layout instead of a full page test. I find it a bit cumbersome that I can't have it run a full screenshot as my default."

"Elements of 'real' mobile/tablet testing could be sped up."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a three out of ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive."

"My company has opted for a pay-as-you-go model, so we don't make use of the free version of the product."

"When compared with the cost of the licenses of other tools, BlazeMeter's license price is good."

"It is an averagely priced product."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution."

"The pricing is manageable. It is not that big. Big companies won't mind the licensing costs."

"The solution is free and open source."

"The licensing fees are billed on a monthly basis and they cost approximately $100 for the basic plan."

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"The lowest price point is very reasonable. It is also useful if only one person in the company needs to check on the browser display."

"SmartBear offers bundles of products that work together."

"A few intermediary pricing options for small QA teams would be nice, e.g., unlimited screenshots, "as you need it" parallel tests, etc."

"CrossBrowserTesting offered the best value for its price."

"It is worth the pricing as the product is supported on multiple platforms and browsers."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

22%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

How does BlazeMeter compare with Apache JMeter?

Blazemeter is a continuous testing platform that provides scriptless test automation. It unifies functional and performance testing, enabling users to monitor and test public and private APIs. We ...

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What do you like most about BlazeMeter?

It has a unique programming dashboard that is very user-friendly.

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Overview

BlazeMeter ensures delivery of high-performance software by enabling DevOps teams to quickly and easily run open-source-based performance tests against any mobile app, website or API at massive scale to validate performance at every stage of software delivery.

The rapidly growing BlazeMeter community has more than 100,000 developers and includes prominent global brands such as Adobe, Atlassian, Gap, NBC Universal, Pfizer and Walmart as customers. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., with its research and development in Tel Aviv.

Perforce

CrossBrowserTesting is a cloud testing platform that gives instant access to 1500+ different real desktop and mobile browsers for testers, developers, and designers.

Native debugging tools make manual testing easy to inspect and correct HTML, CSS, and JavaScript errors on any browser.
Take automated screenshots across multiple browsers at once, then compare side-by-side against historical test runs.

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Sample Customers

DIRECTV, GAP, MIT, NBCUniversal, Pfizer, StubHub

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Accenture, Sony, Los Angeles Times, ADP, Verizon, T-Mobile, Wistia

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