1. JMeter has been developed primarily to test web based applications.
2. It's better suited for perform Performance testing of web based applications.
3. It's scalable and can be distributed over different machines and can be controlled from a central location.
4. JMeter does have good text parsing controllers like JEXL, Regular Expression which could be better for finding out patterns in a data set and can be a good option for APM kind of applications.
5. Supports Ruby, Java, JavaScript, BeanShell
6. JMeter is good for non-programmers also as it offers test suite building blocks (Controllers) to easily manage you application without writing code.
SOATest
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1. SOATest has been developed for API testing.
2. The good thing of SOATest is that it can integrate with HP Quality Center, Rational TestManager, Microsoft VSTS, Parasoft Concerto, and other commercial or internally-built frameworks to manage tests and execution results.
3. It can test underlying Java, C, C++, or .NET code.
4. It supports wide variety of protocols viz. SOA / Web services Java .NET languages XML WSDL WADL UDDI WSIL SOAP PoX (Plain XML) REST JSON BPEL Web Applications Mobile Web Interfaces RIA AJAX JSP JavaScript HTML CSS WS-* Standards MTOM(XOP) / MIME / DIME Attachments Oauth TCP/IP webMethods Broker webMethods IS Hl7 FTP HTTP 1.0 HTTP 1.1 HTTPS JMS IBM WebSphere MQ Sonic MQ RMI EJB SMTP Tibco Rendezvous .NET WCF (TCP, HTTP, WS Transaction Flow) ISO 8583 EDI custom/others
Parasoft SOAtest and Apache JMeter are leading tools in the software testing industry. Parasoft SOAtest seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features and strong customer support, while Apache JMeter is appreciated for its cost-effectiveness and flexibility.
Features: Parasoft SOAtest offers robust API testing, automated report generation, and advanced support for continuous integration. Apache JMeter stands out with its load testing capabilities, ease of integration with...
JMeter
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1. JMeter has been developed primarily to test web based applications.
2. It's better suited for perform Performance testing of web based applications.
3. It's scalable and can be distributed over different machines and can be controlled from a central location.
4. JMeter does have good text parsing controllers like JEXL, Regular Expression which could be better for finding out patterns in a data set and can be a good option for APM kind of applications.
5. Supports Ruby, Java, JavaScript, BeanShell
6. JMeter is good for non-programmers also as it offers test suite building blocks (Controllers) to easily manage you application without writing code.
SOATest
========
1. SOATest has been developed for API testing.
2. The good thing of SOATest is that it can integrate with HP Quality Center, Rational TestManager, Microsoft VSTS, Parasoft Concerto, and other commercial or internally-built frameworks to manage tests and execution results.
3. It can test underlying Java, C, C++, or .NET code.
4. It supports wide variety of protocols viz. SOA / Web services Java .NET languages XML WSDL WADL UDDI WSIL SOAP PoX (Plain XML) REST JSON BPEL Web Applications Mobile Web Interfaces RIA AJAX JSP JavaScript HTML CSS WS-* Standards MTOM(XOP) / MIME / DIME Attachments Oauth TCP/IP webMethods Broker webMethods IS Hl7 FTP HTTP 1.0 HTTP 1.1 HTTPS JMS IBM WebSphere MQ Sonic MQ RMI EJB SMTP Tibco Rendezvous .NET WCF (TCP, HTTP, WS Transaction Flow) ISO 8583 EDI custom/others