We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Postman based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: When comparing Apache JMeter and Postman, it is evident that Postman is the more popular choice. While both have great features and both share good flexibility and stability ratings, users of Postman seem to find fewer things lacking with it and are generally more satisfied. A noticeable difference between the two
"I use all the tools, but one feature that stands out is JMeter's ability to test when services are sending a particular kind of request. We are using specific ports to send queries, and assess the performance based on the time it takes these queries to respond. You can use it with stuff other than the web performance."
"It is cost-effective and simple to use."
"The thread groups, samplers, and listeners, which are all determined by the script's requirements, are the most valuable features of this solution."
"JMeter is user-friendly, and that's a notable advantage of JVTech. It's straightforward and easy to use, unlike some other load testing tools, making it very easy to understand."
"The most valuable features are the ability to capture the entire traffic of particular pages and the proper readability of entire pages and entire APIs."
"The new version of the solution is stable."
"JMeter is basically the art of the entire performance testing process."
"The solution has good transition controllers and distributed testing."
"In Postman, we have an option to directly import a call, make it a Postman collection, and execute it in a batch. This feature is very useful. It saves a lot of time. The manual effort is also reduced when we can just pick it in a Postman collection and then run and execute it to get the results."
"It helps me to test APIs independently. It also supports hosting."
"We use it for REST API testing. Feature-wise, it is pretty lightweight. It is pretty fast, and we don't have to do a lot of things. We can just simply go and post our endpoint, and it gives different kinds of authorizations. We usually use authentication 2.0, which is the most common industry practice. So, it has the support for authorization through 2.0."
"The interface and the different types of API methods you can use are the most valuable aspects of this solution."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The initial setup of this solution is straightforward. Postman can be used as an extension in Google Chrome for those who do not wish to install it directly. Deployment took an hour and a half."
"The solution has a great user interface and collection of features."
"It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup is complex and needs to be upgraded."
"In terms of platform support, they need to extend the support for backend platforms and more of the legacy types of platforms."
"The solution's setup could be easier and security could be improved to minimize vulnerabilities."
"Report generation needs to be improved. It is quite difficult to get to."
"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."
"At times when we overload the application, it gets stuck...After the solution gets stuck due to overloading, we have to restart our computers. In short, the solution keeps crashing."
"The memory utilization in JMeter is very poor."
"One of the drawbacks of JMeter is that it can't handle a large amount of load, which forces us to switch to other tools when we need to load more than a 5,000 or 10,000 user load."
"I would like to have a code snippet where I can write a code and for the responses of the endpoints to be validated using my custom business conditions."
"Integration should be improved with our continuation system because we use Azure DevOps separately."
"Should have a more improved easy-to-use interface."
"I live in Turkey, so for me, the value of dollar currency is high...Postman can change its pricing policy and decrease the prices for Turkey."
"The solution has some user interface difficulties when conducting environment collections."
"Postman does not have a check-in balance. Essentially what I mean by that is if there is something that is already configured on a particular device, it just overrides it without checking whether you really want to override it or not."
"One thing which Postman needs to improve is the documentation. The documentation of Postman is not that great when compared to other tools."
"Could be more user friendly."
Apache JMeter is ranked 3rd in API Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Postman is ranked 1st in API Testing Tools with 52 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Postman is rated 8.2. 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 Postman writes "Reliable and easy to expand with a helpful API network". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional, Katalon Studio and ReadyAPI, whereas Postman is most compared with ReadyAPI Test, Tricentis Tosca, Katalon Studio, Apigee and Parasoft SOAtest. See our Apache JMeter vs. Postman report.
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Postman lets you easily define variables, which then get updated automatically. This is a huge time-saver and makes processes very efficient. We can also export the test cases we create and share them with our teams. Offering great collaboration code testing options and project storage, Postman is also possibly the best solution for testing REST APIs.
Developing environment compatibility could be better, though. When testing web services, there are some shortcomings; a visual component would be a great addition. There also should be better flexibility testing SOAP APIs.
Apache JMeter, which is open-source and has a free option, offers great performance. We like the scripting ability the most: once you have a good set of tests, you have a scripted document you can execute in a pipeline. Apache JMeter integrates well with other solutions.
The reporting could be better, though. Many of the reports are not concise enough and can be difficult to understand. There should also be a better way of saving reports. We also felt the installation could be simplified. Overall, the interface could be made more user-friendly.
Conclusion:
These solutions both perform many of the same functions and do them very well.
We ultimately chose Postman because we felt they offer better collaborative options and that the solution is more user-friendly over all. (You don’t have to be a tech genius to use it.) The UX is very fresh and easy to understand. Postman’s reporting process is simple to manage and easily shared. The solution scales easily and is very reliable and stable.
Postman is for API verification. It can be used for inspections of API as well.
JMeter is mainly used for performance tests - such as a load or stress test. Both tools have different perspectives, however API calls can be intersected between them.