Apache JMeter

Performance and Load Testing · by Apache Software Foundation

Apache JMeter is a free, open-source Java application for load and performance testing of web applications, APIs and other services, with a GUI for building test plans.

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Product capabilities

GUI test plan builder
HTTP, JDBC, JMS and more
Distributed load generation
Plugins and listeners

Main use cases

Load testing web apps and APIs
Database performance checks

Supported integrations

Jenkins
Grafana
InfluxDB

Advantages

Free with large plugin ecosystem
No coding needed for basic tests

Limitations

GUI is heavy for big runs
Test plans are XML and hard to review

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