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Apache JMeter¶
Definition¶
Apache JMeter (jmeter.apache.org) is an Apache Software Foundation Java-based load-testing tool. Tests are authored in a GUI that emits XML test plans; the XML is then executed in non-GUI mode for actual load generation. JMeter supports HTTP, JDBC, JMS, SOAP, and other protocols.
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Notable trade-off¶
JMeter is the incumbent in the load-testing space but its XML test-plan surface is a frequent reason teams pick alternatives — developer-authored test suites are harder to maintain in XML than in code. Zalando filtered JMeter out of their load-test framework shortlist "due to JMeter not being popular internally" in favour of Locust and Vegeta. Source: .
Seen in¶
- — mentioned as the initial shortlist candidate filtered out on developer-familiarity before Locust vs Vegeta was evaluated.