--- title: Apache JMeter Reviews meta\_title: 'Apache JMeter Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 158 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apache JMeter works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 158 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/development --- # Apache JMeter Reviews & Product Details Apache JMeter desktop application is open source software, a 100% pure Java application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. * * * Seller [The Apache Software Foundation](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-apache-software-foundation) Discussions [Apache JMeter Community](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-jmeter/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 12 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-jmeter/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![SOAPUI](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SOAPUI") SOAPUI 4.4/5(143) ](https://www.g2.com/products/soapui/reviews) [ ![OpenText Professional Performance Engineering](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OpenText Professional Performance Engineering") OpenText Professional Performance Engineering 4.4/5(40) ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-professional-performance-engineering/reviews) [ ![Tricentis Neoload](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tricentis Neoload") Tricentis Neoload 4.3/5(32) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tricentis-tricentis-neoload/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-jmeter/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 158 real user reviews. 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Junior SQA Automation Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/5/2023 "I would give it 5 due to less documentation" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? highly capable when we put a big load on app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? not much user friendly as it could be and very less documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? currently it is solving my company problem of load testing as our app failed when we put big load Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/5/2022 "Easy to use for Performance Testing" 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? It helps in areas like load testing and performance benchmarking of APIs across products and services. Running your test scripts to identify the performance bottleneck within an application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? Need of an adding respective Plugins thru Plugin Manager whenever needed, It would be better if such plugins get added automatically whenever I select any test element or type etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? For setting up Baseline results for client applications, we did not require a resource having vast coding knowledge. With little code knowledge, we are able to script and run the tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/6/2023 "Its ok as long as I don't have to work more than 2 hours continuously." 2.5/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? Load testing and performance testing are something we can test in the best way. CLI is also good support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? UI is not good. Setting up variables and then searching for them is terrible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? Load testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") CI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/30/2021 "Best tool for running api performance tests continuously" 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? Ease of use with api where we can plug-in in the api urls and run tests quickly with varied data sets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? Technical knowledge needed to set it up and make it run automated tests integrating with customer/cd pipeline Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache JMeter: Go for it yo run load tests Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? Running api tests on shorter notice to generate high tps and looking for performance issues early in testing cycle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") AT Verified User in Telecommunications Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/20/2020 "Handy tool for web monitoring" 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? Apache Jeter comes with very friendly console and easy-to-use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? Should add more security features and better to collaborate with cloud services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps in validation Adobe Experience manager product to see the site performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Claudia T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Claudia T.") CT Claudia T. It Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/26/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Recommended" 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? Excellent software for testing and developing independently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? More features and better support to manage better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? Test automatisms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated ![Verified User in Program Development](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Program Development") CP Verified User in Program Development Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/16/2019 "Good way for testing" 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? A good way for testing: JMeter is a fast learning software for testing your application. I love the Eclipse plugin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? During the past, I had problems with the eclipse plugin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache JMeter: Very Simple to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? Testing easily and efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Services") UI Verified User in Information Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/1/2019 "Hand roll it" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? Because the way JMeter works you can deliver precise load and payloads to your web services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? The scripting doesn't lend itself well to reuse, you can't make modules of functions and call them into other tests. copy paste is the only solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache JMeter: The learning curve is a bit steep but JMeter is the standard I use when judging load testing tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? baseline load testing. We were covering actual customer load conditions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/2/2019 "It’s ok for small load tests " 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? Simplicity In the usage. Very user friendly and gui oriented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? Disability for some advanced testing like api testing and dynamic variables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? Small performance testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Scott R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Scott R.") SR Scott R. Software Engineer 4 Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/16/2015 "JMeter is a good tool for executing automated tests plans against HTTP services" 3/5 What do you like best about Apache JMeter? How well it works with concurrent requests. It's flexibility and stability. The different ways to view the results. That the plans created can be ran with testing tools like redline. That it works on so many platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apache JMeter? It's tricky to configure until you work with it a lot and look at examples and tutorials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apache JMeter: Work through some tutorials and find example plans for help learning the basics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apache JMeter solving and how is that benefiting you? Some load testing just to test basic load functionality of the system. I haven't used it to try to create load tests that to mimic real world load patterns with JMeter. I've used it for a good amount of testing to validate that API call results are consistent over time with very high call counts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Apache JMeter? 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