Apache Jmeter is an open-source load testing software designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. It can be used to simulate heavy loads on a server, group of servers or network to test an application's strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types.
Apache Jmeter's list of features include:
- load and performance tests
- full-featured Test IDE that allows fast Test Plan recording, building and debugging
- dynamic HTML reports
- Full multi-threading framework
- extract data in HTML, JSON, XML or any textual format
- CLI mode to load test data from any Java-compatible OS
Why should you choose Apache Jmeter?
- open-source license: the software is free-to-use
- easy to setup: Simple installation process
- data visualization: test results can be displayed in charts, tables, and log files
- multiple testing strategies: Jmeter can be used for load testing and functional testing
- user-friendly interface
- customizable: you can design your own type of tests