BlazeMeter vs SoapUI comparison

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BlazeMeter

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94% willing to recommend

SoapUI

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between BlazeMeter and SoapUI based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two API Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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BlazeMeter vs. SoapUI

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Categories and Ranking

BlazeMeter

Ranking in API Testing Tools

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Performance Testing Tools (2nd), Functional Testing Tools (10th), Load Testing Tools (3rd), Test Automation Tools (5th)

SoapUI

Ranking in API Testing Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the API Testing Tools category, the mindshare of BlazeMeter is 3.9%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SoapUI is 0.5%, up from 0.0% 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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Mahendra Andhale

Test Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Used for API testing and provides Groovy plugin

We use the solution mainly for API testing The solution's most valuable features are the designing of API, Property Transfer feature, and Groovy plugin. The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email. Sometimes, Groovy can be a tricky language, and we need to…

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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

"One key advantage of using BlazeMeter is that it does not require me to manage my own infrastructure."

"It is a stable solution. When we compare BlazeMeter with other tools in the market, I can say that the solution's overall performance has also been very good in our company."

"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that BlazeMeter provides easy access to its users while also ensuring that its reporting functionalities are good."

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

"It has helped us simulate heavy load situations so we can fix performance issues ahead of time."

"BlazeMeter's most valuable feature is its cloud-based platform for performance testing."

"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 product's most valuable features include its cloud-based nature, which allows us to conduct tests without relying on local resources."

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"SoapUI is a pretty simple tool."

"The solution's most valuable features are the designing of API, Property Transfer feature, and Groovy plugin."

"We need to test the APIs as we build them. I use the product for API testing. You can do AWS security in SoapUI. With SoapUI, we can even perform mutual SSL authentication by incorporating certificates into the SoapUI browser. This allows us to send transactions to the backend downstream."

Cons

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

"Having more options for customization would be helpful."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The support could be better."

"The scalability features still need improvement."

"The performance could be better. When reviewing finished cases, it sometimes takes a while for BlazeMeter to load. That has improved recently, but it's still a problem with unusually large test cases. The same goes for editing test cases. When editing test cases, it starts to take a long time to open those action groups and stuff."

More BlazeMeter cons

"The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email."

"The product needs to be available as an extension for the Chrome browser."

"There are more advanced API testing tools than SoapUI, and SoapUI could be made better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an averagely priced product."

"The overall product is less costly than our past solutions, so we've absolutely saved money."

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

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

"The solution is free and open source."

"The product pricing is reasonable."

"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."

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

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"SoapUI is an open-source solution."

"SoapUI is a cheap tool that does not have an expensive license."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

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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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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BlazeMeter?

BlazeMeter's pricing depends on the type of account used. They offer multiple account types, with cost variations based on features accessible under each account.

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What do you like most about SoapUI?

We need to test the APIs as we build them. I use the product for API testing. You can do AWS security in SoapUI. With SoapUI, we can even perform mutual SSL authentication by incorporating certific...

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What needs improvement with SoapUI?

The solution should include some plug-ins to share the generated reports over email. Sometimes, Groovy can be a tricky language, and we need to focus more on that.

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What is your primary use case for SoapUI?

We use the solution mainly for API testing.

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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

SoapUI is a leading tool for testing SOAP and REST web services, known for its robust functionality and user-friendly interface. It supports functional, automated, and load testing, and offers powerful scripting and automation. Organizations appreciate its efficiency, protocol flexibility, and integration capabilities.

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Sample Customers

DIRECTV, GAP, MIT, NBCUniversal, Pfizer, StubHub

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