We performed a comparison between Apache JMeter and Katalon Studio 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."Very user-friendly and easy to use."
"This solution is easier to use than any other tool in the market; there is not even a requirement to learn a lot of scripting in order to use it."
"It's very easy to install, and it's very easy to code and develop the script."
"Scripting with the solution is good."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is being able to launch many requests and scheduling simulating human interactions with the application."
"The new version of the solution is stable."
"The scalability of the product is good."
"The ability to build all libraries with codes and use them in many situations has been most valuable."
"It has been good so far for API testing on Mac. It is not that hard to learn and use. There is so much support out there, so if anyone wants to start using it, there is enough help."
"We can write code in Java and it is easy to link to other JARs that we find on the internet, which is very handy."
"The product provides ease of automation for the cloud."
"It is good for API testing. It is also good for continuous integration testing. You can connect it to Jenkins."
"I like the feature where you can define a model that represents your website and then reuse the components from the model. It makes creating more test cases easy."
"Video capture on failure is a must have. A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth a thousand pictures (literally)."
"We would like some reporting and analysis tools to be added to this solution."
"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."
"The UI of the solution needs to be better. The UI takes up a lot of our bandwidth."
"Report generation needs to be improved. It is quite difficult to get to."
"Apache JMeter's UI can be made more colorful."
"Running JMeter in GUI mode uses a lot of memory, which means we need to switch to a non-GUI mode when using a heavy load."
"If the solution was GUI based, I believe that it would be more versatile."
"The solution could use some sort of educational features to offer tips and hints to help users navigate it better. They should improve the manuals and help files."
"We have been seeing some error pop-ups that are difficult to understand why they were triggered."
"The free version of the solution is not user friendly at all."
"We have had some issues when it comes to stability, which is something that needs to be improved."
"Katalon doesn't support testing of hybrid applications. It's a limitation."
"It is difficult to identify elements on websites that use Angular or ReactJS because they don't have an option to view source code."
"The integration process with Jira should be enhanced and facilitated."
"Katalon Studio's pricing is expensive."
"There could potentially be more reporting within the solution. We need more issue reports, for example."
Apache JMeter is ranked 3rd in API Testing Tools with 82 reviews while Katalon Studio is ranked 5th in API Testing Tools with 41 reviews. Apache JMeter is rated 7.8, while Katalon Studio is rated 7.8. 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 Katalon Studio writes "Useful multiple technology platform, scalable, but usability could improve". Apache JMeter is most compared with BlazeMeter, Postman, Tricentis NeoLoad, OpenText LoadRunner Professional and ReadyAPI, whereas Katalon Studio is most compared with Tricentis Tosca, Postman, OpenText UFT One, Testim and Eggplant Test. See our Apache JMeter vs. Katalon Studio report.
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