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Apache JMeter vs Spirent Avalanche comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Apache JMeter
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Load Testing Tools (1st), API Testing Tools (3rd)
Spirent Avalanche
Ranking in Performance Testing Tools
17th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Performance Testing Tools category, the mindshare of Apache JMeter is 25.0%, up from 22.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spirent Avalanche is 0.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

AlexLogan - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2022
It's a free tool with a vast knowledge base, but the reporting is lackluster, and it has a steep learning curve
JMeter is used by a team of four performance engineers. We monitor tasks on the API level, so all of the requests are hitting individually JMeter has helped us streamline our applications by identifying multiple bottlenecks in our systems and exercising tasks against APIs. JMeter is a free tool…
JK
Apr 20, 2021
Quality traffic testing and is reasonably priced
I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage. I have been using the solution for one and a half years. The price of the solution is reasonable. I rate Spirent Avalanche a nine out of…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The performance of the solution is excellent."
"To me, what's most valuable in Apache JMeter is that it's a lightweight tool for application testing. It's the best load-testing tool for my company because Apache JMeter simulates your application during testing. Apache JMeter also creates threads with good server utilization. Apache JMeter allows you to focus on analyzing the situation, looking into measurements, response time, and client-server responses, which I find valuable."
"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."
"The most valuable feature for us is the available information on the forums and to be able to discuss and get answers from the people that are involved in using this tool."
"When there's a high number of TPS I can achieve more transactions per seconds given the hyper-limitations."
"Apache JMeter is quite flexible."
"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable feature. Also, the ability to easily create test cases is also very good. It's easy to just ramp up on the solution."
"It is open source as well as relatively extendable. It allows us to extend and add additional functionality and features. Its deployment is also very easy."
"I find network traffic testing the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"From an improvement perspective, consider a scenario where your application needs to retrieve data from PayPal and store it in an Excel file in an external network."
"The solution's setup could be easier and security could be improved to minimize vulnerabilities."
"In terms of platform support, they need to extend the support for backend platforms and more of the legacy types of platforms."
"The reporting section of the solution can be better."
"The UI of the solution needs to be better. The UI takes up a lot of our bandwidth."
"It will be much easier, and beneficial for the individual to run it on their own machines rather than having a high-end infrastructure, more CPUs, or more memory that has been consumed by Apache JMeter."
"Apache should have a graphic interface."
"Considering the kinds of tests we are performing here, where we launch several tests at the same time as a batch request, JMeter is not the best tool for the job. Those kinds of things could be done easily with other tools, like T6."
"The solution could improve by increasing the Gbps speeds and by having better support for storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the free version, and if required, we can easily switch to the other version."
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs involved."
"We use the open source version."
"Apache JMeter is a free tool."
"Free"
"This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs associated with it."
"JMeter is open source and available free of charge."
"Apache JMeter is a free open source solution and it is why we are using it."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
28%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Media Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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
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