BlazeMeter vs Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

The compared Perforce and Dotcom-Monitor solutions aren't in the same category. Perforce is ranked #2 in PTT , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 8.6% mindshare in the category. Dotcom-Monitor is ranked #20 in LTT , and holds a 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Perforce users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Dotcom-Monitor users who would recommend it.

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87% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

Performance Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BlazeMeter	8.6%
Apache JMeter	16.1%
OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional)	13.6%
Other	61.699999999999996%

Performance Testing Tools

Load Testing Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing	0.6%
Apache JMeter	16.2%
Tricentis NeoLoad	15.4%
Other	67.8%

Load Testing Tools

Test Automation Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SmartBear TestComplete	5.9%
Tricentis Tosca	20.4%
OpenText Functional Testing	8.7%
Other	65.0%

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Featured Reviews

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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reviewer1631949

Solutions Architect ICT at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees

User-friendly, cheap, and quick to set up

It's actually quite easy to set it up. You can change your upgrade plan at any time. The pricing is reasonable. The support was also very good. They are great at helping you set it up. Overall, it's user-friendly. I like that you can also use different servers, which I used in Europe or in different contexts. The reporting is okay. I can get notifications via email, which is nice. Everything is immediate and in real-time.

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Prakhar Goel

Sr Test Lead at Emerson

Used for integration automation, user-based automation, and web automation

The solution's most valuable features are the drag-and-drop feature, keyword-driven approach, and reusability of the scripts. The solution has introduced a new feature that helps us identify objects we cannot normally identify. It gives you a fair idea of objects, resolving the object recognition issue. The solution can be used to perform different tests on different machines.

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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

"I really like the recording because when I use the JMeter the scripting a lot of recording it takes me a lot of time to get used to. The BlazeMeter the recording is quick."

"In our company, various teams use BlazeMeter, particularly appreciating its cloud license software, which supports up to 5,000 users. BlazeMeter's cloud capabilities allow us to load test or simulate traffic from any location worldwide, such as Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and even specific cities like Delhi. So, with one cloud license, we can simulate user load from various locations globally."

"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."

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

"It's a great platform because it's a SaaS solution, but it also builds the on-premises hosting solutions, so we have implemented a hybrid approach. BlazeMeter sets us up for our traditional hosting platforms and application stack as well as the modern cloud-based or SaaS-based application technologies."

"The stability is good."

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

"The product's initial setup phase was simple."

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"The pricing is reasonable."

"SmartBear TestComplete performs some self-healing and has a feature called OCR (optical character recognition)."

"The solution has a very nice interface."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is regression testing tools."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."

"Selenium integration."

"Runs in different remote machines. We have multiple versions of the software being tested."

"It allows us to test both desktop and web applications."

"I like the cross browser compatibility. It saves a lot of time re-writing scripts to accommodate different browsers."

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Cons

"The tool fails to offer better parameterization to allow it to run the same script across different environments, making it a feature that needs a little improvement."

"The Timeline Report panel has no customization options. One feature that I missed was not having a time filter, which I had in ELK. For example, there are only filter requests for a time of less than 5 seconds."

"If the solution had better support and the documentation was efficient it would do better in the market."

"Integration is one of the things lacking in BlazeMeter compared to some newer options."

"We encountered some minor bugs, and I would like to have the ability to add load generators to workspaces without having to use APIs. We can't do that now, so we're beholden to the APIs."

"For a new user of BlazeMeter, it might be difficult to understand it from a programming perspective."

"The only downside of BlazeMeter is that it is a bit expensive."

"BlazeMeter needs more granular access control. Currently, BlazeMeter controls everything at a workspace level, so a user can view or modify anything inside that workspace depending on their role. It would be nice if there was a more granular control where you could say, "This person can only do A, B, and C," or, "This user only has access to functional testing. This user only has access to mock services." That feature set doesn't currently exist."

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"A lot of time you start the stress testing, and you sign the log in again, and I want to get rid of that. It's just not clear to me how to do it yet."

"To bring it up to a 10, I would be looking for the addition of some key functional API testing."

"This solution could be improved by making it easier to visualize where there is a failure without having to look at it in detail."

"The pricing is the constraint."

"The test object repository needs to be improved. The hierarchy and the way we identify the objects in different applications, irrespective of technology, needs adjustments. The located and test objects are not as flexible compared to other commercial tools."

"The way objects are added and used when utilizing descriptive programming could be improved. It is a little unwieldy, compared to UFT."

"The initial setup of SmartBear TestComplete was complex."

"I didn't use it very heavily. One issue that I found was that there wasn't a quick way or a button to move Visual Basic scripts to TestComplete. We have a lot of such scripts in our organization, and it would be very useful to have some option to easily move these scripts. It is currently possible to convert these scripts to TestComplete, but it is not easy. I have to write some code, but everything is not available immediately."

"At times, identifying or locating an element can be somewhat challenging. However, in a recent test update, they introduced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capability. This introduction has reduced the challenges to some extent, as we can now utilize OCR if the normal method doesn't work. Nevertheless, there is still significant potential for improvement in TestComplete's ability to identify various object elements. I don't have any specific concerns to mention. I have observed significant improvements in TestComplete over the past few years, especially in its support for highly dynamic object elements used in products like Salesforce Dynamics 365. In earlier versions, there were numerous challenges, but the current version is far superior to its predecessors."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The product pricing is reasonable."

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

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

"It's consumption-based pricing but with a ceiling. They're called CVUs, or consumption variable units. We can use API testing, GUI testing, and test data, but everything gets converted into CVUs, so we are free to use the platform in its entirety without getting bogged down by a license for certain testing areas. We know for sure how much we are going to spend."

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

"The product isn't cheap, but it isn't the most expensive on the market. During our proof of concept, we discovered that you get what you pay for; we found a cheaper solution we tested to be full of bugs. Therefore, we are willing to pay the higher price tag for the quality BlazeMeter offers."

"The solution is free and open source."

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"You can buy plans that range from free to $500 a month."

"We have a TestComplete 12 license."

"SmartBear TestComplete is an expensive tool."

"It comes with a high cost."

"Overall, for us, the cost of the TestComplete platform and the three extra modules is around $8,000."

"My advice so far, is that while it’s not quite as powerful and easy to use as UFT, its price tag more than makes up for it."

"The price is less, compared to other products, such as QTP."

"The solution's pricing is too high."

"The pricing is pretty reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

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Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	22

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	32

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 perfo...

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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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BlazeMeter?

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What do you like most about SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete has strong reporting capabilities. The reports they generate are really good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear TestComplete?

I am not involved in pricing or licensing; our management team handles these aspects.

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What needs improvement with SmartBear TestComplete?

While using SmartBear TestComplete, we are fine with the current capabilities, however, it would be beneficial to imp...

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Comparisons

Apache JMeter vs BlazeMeter

Compared 41% of the time

OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) vs BlazeMeter

Compared 17% of the time

Tricentis NeoLoad vs BlazeMeter

Compared 16% of the time

k6 Open Source vs BlazeMeter

Compared 6% of the time

OpenText Professional Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Professional) vs BlazeMeter

Compared 5% of the time

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Tricentis Tosca vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 20% of the time

OpenText Functional Testing vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 11% of the time

Ranorex Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 8% of the time

Katalon Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 7% of the time

Eggplant Test vs SmartBear TestComplete

Compared 7% of the time

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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

LoadView provides scalable external load testing using real browsers. Spin up virtual machines in the Amazon, Google or Rackspace clouds without having to manage cloud accounts. Record scripts and run stress tests on demand. Learn more at https://www.loadview-testing.com

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What is SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete is a reliable, sturdy automated testing platform created by SmartBear Software. SmartBear Software is a worldwide technological leader known for developing quality enterprise-class development and testing solutions.

TestComplete simplifies the process of creating tests for numerous applications, including, but not limited to; Desktop, Android, IOS, Web browsers, and Windows. Application tests can be manual, scripted, and even recorded by using keyword-driven or data-driven functionality. There are even additional options for error reporting and automated playback. The object repository is extremely accurate and is fully customizable. TestComplete can easily be used by experienced developers and even by manual novice testers to develop quality automated UI tests quickly.

TestComplete offers three different testing scenarios:

Desktop: Users can easily and quickly automate UI tests using today’s most popular desktop applications, such as; Windows, Java, Python,.Net, VBScript, and more.
Web: Users can effortlessly create renewable tests for all of today’s popular web applications, including JavaScript frameworks on 2000+ trusted browser and platform integrations.
Mobile: Users can safely build and automate serviceable UI tests on actual or virtual android or IOS devices, locally or in the cloud. Users can create code or codeless tests. TestComplete seamlessly integrates with many of today’s popular frameworks.

Key Features

Easily create automated UI tests: TestComplete offers scriptless Record and Replay or simple keyword-driven tests to quickly develop any type of UI test users may require. Tests can be recorded once, then replayed when needed across various applications on mobile, web, or desktop environments. TestComplete integrates with many different languages, such as Java, Python, C+, and more.
Keyword driven tests: Users can easily divide testing steps, actions, objects, and data with an integrated keyword-driven test structure. This makes it easy for every user to participate in the test automation process; there is no programming experience needed. Everything is made simple with easy-to-use point-and-click options.
Data driven tests: Easily distinguish data from test commands to keep administrative efforts simple. Users can improve overall coverage by running various automated mobile, desktop, or web UI tests.
Record and Replay: Users can reuse created automated tests across every environment as often as desired. This helps to expand overall test coverage and represents a huge cost and time savings.

Reviews from Real Users

Sandhiya T S., Sr Solutions Engineer at Lexington Soft, relates, “The record and replay aspects of the solution are quite useful for people. With them, you don't have to write any scripts. Basically, you can record your actions and play them back later. The initial setup is also very easy.”

Sai S R., Staff Test Architect at a tech services company, says, "The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them."

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Sample Customers

DIRECTV, GAP, MIT, NBCUniversal, Pfizer, StubHub

Citrix, Aflac, Xerox, American InterContinental University, UMASS, ITT Technical Institute, Roanoke College

Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.

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