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Apache JMeter vs Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Apache JMeter
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
Performance Testing Tools (2nd), API Testing Tools (6th)
Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Str...
Ranking in Load Testing Tools
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Apache JMeter is 8.5%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing is 1.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Load Testing Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Apache JMeter8.5%
Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing1.5%
Other90.0%
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Featured Reviews

TusharShankar - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Manager at Synechron
Performance testing has become central and reporting has provided clear insights for our teams
We do have command prompt related or CLI functionality with Apache JMeter, so it is easier. However, since it is open source, much work has not been put into the GUI part. The GUI could definitely be enhanced. One drawback which I can see when I compare it with other tools is the amount of cache that it uses, the memory that it uses. It becomes very difficult to work with when we have a lot of requests that need to be processed. Anything more than 10,000 requests becomes a bit of an unfavorable task when using Apache JMeter altogether. Otherwise, it does help anyone who is starting off with performance testing.
reviewer1631949 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect ICT at a non-tech company with 10,001+ employees
User-friendly, cheap, and quick to set up
It's actually quite easy to set it up. You can change your upgrade plan at any time. The pricing is reasonable. The support was also very good. They are great at helping you set it up. Overall, it's user-friendly. I like that you can also use different servers, which I used in Europe or in different contexts. The reporting is okay. I can get notifications via email, which is nice. Everything is immediate and in real-time.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It gives accurate results and recommendations that we can implement to enhance the performance of websites."
"The features that I appreciate are quite basic. It is easy to ramp up the threads and start calling the application. A lot of connectors can already be found within Apache JMeter, but we are not using the entire set because the integration between the customers and platform is based on HTTP. We are just going to produce lots of HTTP sequences."
"If you play within those limitations, it is a really great tool."
"We use Apache JMeter for load testing, where we provide the throughput time."
"The solution is comparable to LoadRunner because it works with multiple plugins but is free to use."
"The solution has good transition controllers and distributed testing."
"They can easily view the results and gain valuable insights."
"Overall, I would rate Apache JMeter as eight to nine out of ten."
"LoadView is a perfect cloud-based load testing tool."
"LoadView is a flexible solution, which protects your investments."
"The initial setup is easy, and if you need more help, they are there to assist."
"The pricing is reasonable."
 

Cons

"Apache JMeter could use improvement in reporting. Currently, it isn't easy to generate reports in PDF format. While receiving reports in PDF format is possible, it requires a lot of customization. Additionally, when comparing the load test to others solutions it could improve."
"The installation needs some work. It could be simplified."
"JMeter's reporting is extremely rudimentary. The fundamental reporting mechanisms need to be drastically improved. It doesn't utilize an automatic session management mechanism or methods other tools use like parsing cookies and variables. Everything needs to be done manually. There's no automation."
"Its reporting could be improved. There should be a better visual representation. That would be helpful for easy consumption of the reports."
"I sometimes found the documentation to be not as explanatory as I would've liked it. In the cases that I can think of, I was looking for a rather hand-holding approach with Step A, B, and C, but then I realized that with a product that is open source like this, you can't do handholding. That is because there are so many different uses and different unique environments and setups for it, but I remember thinking a few times that if they only just said this."
"The UI could be better."
"There are issues when tests are stopped with large number of concurrent users. Test is not stopped as expected."
"JMeter is a good solution but it requires writing manual scripts and takes longer than BlazeMeter. It takes longer to cover the same number of use cases and is not as user-friendly."
"A lot of time you start the stress testing, and you sign the log in again, and I want to get rid of that. It's just not clear to me how to do it yet."
"If I do the web application test, I want to bypass a login part."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the open source version."
"In terms of open-source adoption, it is completely free."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs involved."
"Apache JMeter is a free, open-source solution."
"I haven't looked into it. Most of our projects are nonprofit or grant-based. Everything is public commons, so we don't really have to worry about that so much."
"I was using the free version of the software."
"Since it is an open-source product, buying or paying for any license is unnecessary. One just needs to download it to be able to use it."
"Apache JMeter is far less expensive than HP Performance Center."
"You can buy plans that range from free to $500 a month."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise62
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache JMeter?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the cost and license are free because Apache JMeter is open source.
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Sample Customers

AOL, Orbitz, Innopath Software, PrepMe, Sapient, Corporate Express Australia, CSIRO, Ephibian, Talis, DATACOM, ALALOOP, eFusion, Panter, Sourcepole, University of Western Cape
Citrix, Aflac, Xerox, American InterContinental University, UMASS, ITT Technical Institute, Roanoke College
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