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Apache JMeter vs Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing comparison

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

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 (1st), API Testing Tools (3rd)
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 October 2026, in the Load Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Apache JMeter is 8.7%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing is 1.6%, 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 JMeter8.7%
Dotcom-Monitor LoadView Stress Testing1.6%
Other89.7%
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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

"Very user-friendly and easy to use."
"JMeter's open-source nature allows us to create scripts easily, add any number of users during load tests, and handle large volumes of data without additional cost."
"It's easy to use and free, a huge community, and it offers a risk free to start, so use it for application performance testing."
"The reports and analysis tools are very good. They are the solution's most valuable features."
"Due to process automation, I don't have to prepare reports, making it the perfect solution."
"For the load test which requires high transactions per second to be achieved, in the range of 15K transactions per second, this is a very good tool to use and the biggest advantage is that it is free."
"My advice for anybody who is considering JMeter is to just install it and try it."
"I like the ease of using JMeter, as it can be downloaded and used to record and run load tests, and it can record, run and create reports easily without the need to have licenses, complex installations and paid support."
"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

"They can improve it a little bit in terms of distribution load testing. We struggled with it during the distribution. In terms of reporting, runtime monitoring is not currently included, and it should be included. They can also improve it on the reporting side in terms of the comparison of the reports. They can also focus more on integration with CI/CD. Currently, people are using their own customized tools. It would be nice if Apache can provide some standard tools and procedures for integration with CI/CD tools like DPR. There are some tools, but it would be nice if official standard tools and procedures are available."
"They can provide support for other protocols as well, and with AI becoming more prominent, they can implement features where it can generate code by itself based on the results or provide suggestions."
"I have not seen a return on investment right now, as there is no improvement in Apache JMeter and reduction in cost, but I save time and reduce costs with Apache JMeter."
"At times when we overload the application, it gets stuck...After the solution gets stuck due to overloading, we have to restart our computers. In short, the solution keeps crashing."
"There is room for improvement in the scripting concepts. The scripting and even the results and reports were very elaborative and informative in LoadRunner, but not in JMeter because everything has to be done manually."
"Both scalability and stability could be improved in Apache JMeter."
"You can't expect Apache JMeter to run well for enterprise-level, high-load applications."
"JMeter is lagging when it comes to GUI performance testing because we need to install some third-party plugins for recording the GUI script, and the performance isn't very reliable."
"If I do the web application test, I want to bypass a login part."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Apache JMeter is a free open source solution and it is why we are using it."
"When comparing the price with Load Runner, and if the cost is an issue then JMeter is a better choice"
"JMeter is open source and available free of charge."
"Everything is included, and there are no additional costs."
"I was using the free version of the software."
"Apache JMeter is an open-source solution, so it's free to use."
"I switched to Apache because it is free. Other tools are much too expensive and can cost up to $50,000 a year if you are looking at commercial options."
"Since we are using an outsourced solution, it is not paid for by our company."
"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
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
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Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise62
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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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