Apache JMeter comparisons
Apache JMeter is compared head-to-head with Grafana k6, OpenText Core Performance Engineering and Akamai CloudTest and more: 7 head-to-heads in Performance Testing Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Apache JMeter head-to-head
- Apache JMeter vs Grafana k6
- Apache JMeter vs OpenText Core Performance Engineering
- Apache JMeter vs Akamai CloudTest
- Apache JMeter vs Eggplant Performance
- Apache JMeter vs OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering
- Apache JMeter vs Locust
- Apache JMeter vs Gatling
Apache JMeter vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Load testing | Stress testing | Browser-based testing | Distributed load | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Apache JMeter | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 9.1 |
| 1 | Grafana k6 | Yes | $19/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | OpenText Core Performance Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | ||
| 4 | Akamai CloudTest | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | ||
| 5 | Eggplant Performance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | ||
| 6 | OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | ||
| 7 | Locust | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 8 | Gatling | Yes | €89/mo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 8.7 |
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