JMeter – A performance testing tool

JMeter – A performance testing tool

JMeter is a performance testing tool for web applications and a variety of other related services like Databases and Webservices. JMeter is a pure java GUI application.

Advantages of JMeter are as follows:

• Open Source: It simply translates into “Free to install and use”. Users do not have to purchase various licences for using this.

• Platform Independent: It’s a pure Java GUI application. It works on Windows and Linux.

• Mutithreaded Framework: It creates multiple threads to accomplish the goal of performance testing

• Easy to install: It’s easy to install so it is beginner friendly.

• Extensible: Multiple third party plugins can be downloaded to extend functionality of JMeter.

• Multi Protocol Support: It supports testing over HTTP, FTP, variety of webservices and more.

• Record and Playback: It provides easy record and playback functionality.

• Scripting Support: JMeter scripts can be scripted with Beanshell and other programming languages.

• Support for distributed Testing: Complex frameworks can be setup for testing with multiple high systems.