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Associate QA Manager at Xcel Serv Solution
Real User
Great performance testing and API Mocking with reliable stability
Pros and Cons
  • "It supports any number of features and has a lot of tutorials."
  • "The reporting capabilities could be improved."

What is most valuable?

I like the BlazeMeter extension. It is a very good expansion. With it, you can record any type of performance script scenario, and you can generate in a JMeter script, Selenium, et cetera. That is a very good feature. 

If you want to do that, it is used mostly on performance testing, API Mocking, et cetera. The API Mocking capabilities are great.

For performance, it is a very good tool and we don't have too much to do. 

It is UI-based and you can select the load generator and it is auto-scalable. You can select the origin where we want to generate load from it. We can select the bandwidth, for example. 

It supports any number of features and has a lot of tutorials.

The solution is stable.

What needs improvement?

I cannot recall coming across any missing features.

The reporting capabilities could be improved.

It would be ideal if it could incorporate tools such as APM or Dynatrace.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for six years. It's been a while. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have found the solution to be stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

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How are customer service and support?

For the paid version, we have our own technical support for BlazeMeter. They are helpful.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost is a bit high for the Indian consumer. For a European or American user, the solution may not seem that expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We are just customers and end-users.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We're pretty happy with its capabilities in general.

I'd recommend the solution to other users and organizations.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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QA Engineer at SSCGI
Real User
Has good recording features but it should have the ability to customize reports
Pros and Cons
  • "I really like the recording because when I use the JMeter the scripting a lot of recording it takes me a lot of time to get used to. The BlazeMeter the recording is quick."
  • "In terms of improvement, I would like to have the ability to customize reports."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is to create processes for performance. I created a one time function and implemented it for 1,000 users. 

What is most valuable?

I really like the recording because, with JMeter, the recording takes me a lot of time to get used to. With, BlazeMeter the recording is quick.

What needs improvement?

In terms of improvement, I would like it to have the ability to customize reports. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using BlazeMeter for around two months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I implemented it for 1,000 users. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. I deployed it myself. Because I'm new to BlazeMeter it took two days to deploy because I needed to study it first also.

I deployed and also maintain it myself. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I also evaluated JMeter and LoadRunner but I prefer BlazeMeter because of the speed and because it's easier to use. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate it a seven out of ten. I would recommend it. 

I would like for it to be Windo-based. It should have the ability to be implemented into Windows applications. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Enabled us to identify bottlenecks in our infrastructure and better prepares us for large amounts of traffic

What is our primary use case?

We have an AWS elastic beanstalk Node.js express backend with Mongodb that we expect to experience a significant amount of load in the coming weeks. 

How has it helped my organization?

BlazeMeter has allowed my organization to identify bottlenecks in our infrastructure and better prepare for large amounts of traffic.

What is most valuable?

The test scenario definition feature is extremely easy to use and makes configuring tests an extremely fast process. I have found this feature to be the most valuable.

What needs improvement?

More runs per month for the basic plan would be useful. Also, being able to stream logs from AWS and integrate them with the test reports would be excellent.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution seems very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product seems extremely scalable. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Great and responsive!

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No, this was the first solution.

How was the initial setup?

It was extremely easy to get set up.

What about the implementation team?

In-house team with a lot of expertise.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Cost is a little high but is reasonable for a startup at our scale. For personal use I believe the pricing for the paid plans is a bit out of reach.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

BlazeMeter was the clear choice for our infrastructure.

What other advice do I have?

Excellent product!

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it_user613536 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
We are able to see the errors compiled, along with their responses.

What is most valuable?

The metrics are a great feature for analyzing each test. Being able to see the errors compiled, along with their responses, has been very useful. 

We also love having the ability to compare multiple test results in one screen. The multi-test feature is very useful as well. The ease for creating tests in BlazeMeter has been wonderful.

How has it helped my organization?

It has allowed us to run performance tests in order to help determine if we can scale well.

What needs improvement?

The ability to run node.js scripts needs to improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for around two months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not encountered any particular stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was pretty straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It would be nice to have more flexible pricing options.

What other advice do I have?

Having a simple setup and being able to get the tests up and running right away, is the key for this solution.

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it_user574479 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant - Business Analysis / Project Management / Account Management at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
A cost effective way to scale our existing JMeter load tests.

What is most valuable?

The ability to scale JMeter tests easily. This isn't possible with traditional load testing approaches.

How has it helped my organization?

BlazeMeter allows us to easily run our existing load testing solutions at massive scale.

All of our consultants can use BlazeMeter. Traditionally our tests were run in JMeter and this was limited to technical users. BlazeMeter allows the use of the same tests but in a more user-friendly environment where all of our consultants can run the tests and access the results.

BlazeMeter is a cost effective way to scale our existing JMeter load tests.

What needs improvement?

Running of multi-tests could be improved to make it easier to create them. Apart from that nothing else springs to mind.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The application has been stable in most of our tests to date. We experience the odd bug, but BlazeMeter are quick to resolve any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have tested up to hundreds of thousands of concurrent users and the system performed well.

How is customer service and technical support?

Easy to use and effective.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup is very easy.

What other advice do I have?

When selecting a vendor, I look at ease of use, support, product maturity, and their partner model.

BlazeMeter is a great solution to run your existing tests. You will need detailed knowledge of JMeter to get the most out of your testing and BlazeMeter offer comprehensive training if you are new to this.

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it_user602418 - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
It helps us procure the required load generation infrastructure.

What is most valuable?

Load generation over cloud is the most valuable feature. This feature is most valuable for us because we use BlazeMeter for load testing. This helps us procure the required load generation infrastructure.

What needs improvement?

I have used BlazeMeter personally and my experience has been:

Whenever we want to provision more load generators (10 or more), it takes too long to initiate the test. Sometimes, the load generators have not even started and after waiting for 10 minutes or more, we get to know that we need to restart. This creates an awkward situation, when the client is also monitoring live execution and waiting for the test to start.

I have come across multiple instances, where the actual test was run for x hours but the server hours that were deducted from my account, were on the basis of x+1 hours. I have to keep monitoring the usage report frequently and request for credit back of all such server hours. Although, I get them back without any argument with the BlazeMeter team but still, it creates an overhead for me.

It needs to improve the server hour calculation and the provisioning of load generation machines.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this solution for more than six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We had some stability issues; sometimes the load generators do not start at all.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We encountered some scalability issues. The start time for load test increases with the increase in number of users to be simulated.

How is customer service and technical support?

I would give the technical support a 5/10.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing could be more competitive.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate any other options.

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it_user607422 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Developer at a media company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
The URL testing is valuable. It is not a complete load-testing solution.

What is most valuable?

Other than URL testing, there are no pieces of this software that are actually useful to us.

How has it helped my organization?

We were planning to load test this product for a significant release. It was somewhat helpful.

What needs improvement?

There are only certain features that actually work. Their URL testing and JMeter tests work only if testing URLs. If testing anything else, like WebDriver tests using JMeter and BlazeMeter, they do not work.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have used it for close to two years but we are planning to NOT extend our licensing.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We had stability problems several times and we lost all our credits.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We did have scalability problems.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support was OK for some situations.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use a previous solution.

How was the initial setup?

Setup was straightforward and simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I feel it’s overpriced unless they fix several things on their end.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did evaluate other options, but we chose this one because setup was easy.

What other advice do I have?

Look for your needs. This product is not a complete load-testing solution. It does offer certain types of load testing like URL testing but, other than that, we did not find them useful.

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