We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and OpenText LoadRunner Professional based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Load Testing Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good transition controllers and distributed testing."
"When there's a high number of TPS I can achieve more transactions per seconds given the hyper-limitations."
"Scripting with the solution is good."
"The most valuable feature in JMeter is the Thread Group, which helps us to see whether the performance is good."
"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable feature. Also, the ability to easily create test cases is also very good. It's easy to just ramp up on the solution."
"What I like best about Apache JMeter is its user-friendly GUI because even if you don't have very good coding knowledge or understanding, or even if you don't come from a development background, you can still use the solution with just a few clicks. This is what's unique about Apache JMeter, in comparison with other tools in the market. As Apache JMeter is open source, when there's a missing feature, you can search in several community blogs for plugins that you can use to modify Apache JMeter to meet your requirements, and this is another advantage."
"To me, what's most valuable in Apache JMeter is that it's a lightweight tool for application testing. It's the best load-testing tool for my company because Apache JMeter simulates your application during testing. Apache JMeter also creates threads with good server utilization. Apache JMeter allows you to focus on analyzing the situation, looking into measurements, response time, and client-server responses, which I find valuable."
"JMeter is basically the art of the entire performance testing process."
"The most valuable features of Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional are scripting and executing the tests."
"It is an advanced tool with multiple options available for the performance system."
"It is a good and stable tool."
"The reporting mechanism is a valuable feature that generates good reports."
"The capabilities and flexibility of the Controller, the ability to monitor the systems under test, and the comprehensive results Analysis which saves a great deal of time."
"The solution can handle a huge amount of workloads, it's quite scalable."
"What we like the most is that it integrates with UC."
"I am impressed with the tool's correlation function."
"Apache JMeter's UI can be made more colorful."
"In terms of setup, it could be nicer, to be honest. Sometimes, I get a little bit lost."
"The initial setup is complex and needs to be upgraded."
"The UI needs some work. The first time I used JMeter, I couldn't record the full scenario to mimic the user experience. Since then, they have introduced some plugins and a third-party tool called BlazeMeter."
"Modeling a test is difficult. If you don't have much knowledge, you won't be able to do it easily. Testing APIs is also difficult."
"We would like more documentation to be provided for the advanced level features that are available in this solution, in order to improve development."
"The UI could be better."
"It will be much easier, and beneficial for the individual to run it on their own machines rather than having a high-end infrastructure, more CPUs, or more memory that has been consumed by Apache JMeter."
"There should be more integration with more open-source platforms."
"In terms of improvement, it lacks mobile testing features present in some competitors, like GitMatters, which I find valuable."
"In terms of resource management, you need a lot of high capacity boxes if you need to generate a load of 1,000 or 2,000 users."
"Lacks specific level monitoring."
"Licensing costs could be reduced."
"More guidance on the use of the Tru Client protocol which is used for Web interfaces."
"I would like to have better support for adding more users per load generator."
"We'd like the solution to be a bit more user-friendly."
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Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Load Testing Tools with 82 reviews while OpenText LoadRunner Professional is ranked 3rd in Load Testing Tools with 77 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while OpenText LoadRunner Professional is rated 8.4. 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 LoadRunner Professional writes "A sophisticated tool that supports many languages and works with all kinds of applications". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, Katalon Studio and ReadyAPI, whereas OpenText LoadRunner Professional is most compared with Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Enterprise, OpenText LoadRunner Cloud, IBM Rational Performance Tester and Tricentis Tosca. See our Apache JMeter vs. OpenText LoadRunner Professional report.
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