We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Spirent Avalanche based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Apache, OpenText, Tricentis and others in Performance Testing Tools."The reports and analysis tools are very good. They are the solution's most valuable features."
"The product helps me get the expected performance from applications or servers and reduces costs. It also enhances the performance of the services and helped them reach their ultimate capacity."
"It is an open-source tool that is easy to use. It can be easily integrated with multiple tools, including Selenium."
"The solution has good transition controllers and distributed testing."
"The most valuable feature of Apache JMeter is its popularity. It is the best open-source tool with all the features needed."
"The solution helps by detecting bottlenecks."
"It's very easy to install, and it's very easy to code and develop the script."
"Apache JMeter is well-known and widely used among developers, particularly on popular developer forums. While it may not have the most user-friendly interface, it offers strong support through official manuals and various articles from companies providing load testing services. The tool is free, has a substantial community, and serves as a fundamental choice for testers, especially those new to performance testing. While other tools like K6 may be more developer-oriented, JMeter's affordability and accessibility make it suitable for those without extensive performance testing experience."
"I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature."
"In this tool, automation in general is almost non-existent. Everything is done manually."
"Self-healing and page rendering for the end-users are not available in Apache JMeter."
"You really need a technical team in order to really utilize the product."
"JMeter should be more stable. Every time there is a new release coming up, a lot of its older functionalities or the new functionalities that are brought in are not very well-documented. It should be documented properly, and there should be proper use cases."
"The only thing is the learning curve. It's high."
"It should be easier to combine multiple scripts. If you have multiple scripts, you need to write a new script to combine those scripts. The virtual user generator is slow."
"There is some work to be done with the integration."
"The UI could be better."
"The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage."
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Apache JMeter is ranked 1st in Performance Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Spirent Avalanche is ranked 17th in Performance Testing Tools. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Spirent Avalanche is rated 9.0. 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 Spirent Avalanche writes "Quality traffic testing and is reasonably priced". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and Katalon Studio, whereas Spirent Avalanche is most compared with Ixia IxLoad and OpenText LoadRunner Professional.
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