Comparison

Apache JMeter vs BlazeMeter

On the evidence we track, BlazeMeter leads this comparison with a composite score of 49/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache JMeter35
BlazeMeter49
Score
Vioscale score
Apache JMeter35 / 100low · 15%updating
BlazeMeter49 / 100low · 43%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Model
Apache JMeteropen_source
BlazeMeterfreemium
Price level
Apache JMeterfree
BlazeMeterhigh
Starting price
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter$79
Transparent
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Integrations
Count
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter13
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Pci
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Scorecard
Apache JMeter5.4
BlazeMeter
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache JMeter427
BlazeMeter
Github stars
Apache JMeter9,518
BlazeMeter
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache JMeter1
BlazeMeter
Release
History
Apache JMeter10 items
BlazeMeter
License
Spdx
Apache JMeterApache-2.0
BlazeMeter
Language
Primary
Apache JMeterJava
BlazeMeter
Market
Availability
Apache JMeter

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for load testing. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Browser based load
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-
Ci cd native
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-
Apm observability output
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-
Correlation parameterization
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-
Recording scriptless creation
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-
Realtime dashboard
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-
Open source
Apache JMeter-
BlazeMeter-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache JMeter

Simulates user traffic against websites and services to assess how they perform under load, offering both visual configuration tools and command-line modes for automated testing across different operating systems.

Independently observed

BlazeMeter

Leader

A comprehensive continuous testing platform that unifies performance, API, functional testing, and service virtualization with AI-driven test data generation. It enables teams to automate testing throughout the software delivery lifecycle, supports 20+ open-source frameworks, and scales to millions of concurrent virtual users across global locations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache JMeter

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

BlazeMeter

Leader
from $79/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $79/month for API testing, $149/month for performance testing. Free tier available.

  • Free StarterFree
    • 50 concurrent users
    • 10 tests per month
    • 2 hour max test duration
    • Basic support
  • Performance Basic$149/month or $99/year
    • 1,000 concurrent users
    • 200 tests/year
    • 1 virtual service
    • 1 hour max test duration
  • Performance Pro$649/month or $499/year
    • 5,000 concurrent users
    • 80,000 VUH/year
    • 2 virtual services
    • 5 hour max test duration
  • Performance UnleashedContact sales
    • Volume discounts
    • Fixed cost unlimited plans
    • Test data
    • Dedicated IPs
    • On-premise options
    • +1 more
  • APIs Small$79/month
    • 250K requests
    • 5 team members
    • Standard email support
    • 19 global locations
    • Up to 1-minute schedules
    • +8 more
  • APIs Medium$199/month
    • 1M requests
    • 40 team members
    • Custom script libraries
  • APIs Large$599/month
    • 5M requests
    • 50 team members
    • Reusable script snippets
    • Response timing enhancements
    • SAML SSO
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
macOS
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Windows
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Linux
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
CLI
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Self-hosted
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
On-premise
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter
Hybrid
Apache JMeter
BlazeMeter

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache JMeter

Not documented yet.

BlazeMeter

Leader
13 total
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • CircleCI
  • Slack
  • DataDog
  • PagerDuty
  • New Relic
  • Splunk
  • AWS
  • Postman
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • JMeter
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.