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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    JMeter

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AJMeter, from Apache, is a load and performance testing tool.

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    F5 Distributed Cloud API Security

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AF5's Distributed Cloud API Security provides discovery and deep insights from use of AI/ML. It can be used to block API attacks in real time and eliminate vulnerabilities at their source. The SaaS-based portal enables users to manage and go deep for threat analytics, forensics, and troubleshooting of modern applications.N/A
    Pricing
    JMeterF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
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    JMeterF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    JMeterF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
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    Key User Insights
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    JMeterF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    Load Testing
    Comparison of Load Testing features of Apache JMeter and F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    Feature
    Apache JMeter
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    17% below category average
    F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    -
    Ratings
    End to end performance management9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrated performance data8.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment model flexibility7.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real time monitoring6.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated anomaly detection4.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    API Security
    Comparison of API Security features of Apache JMeter and F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
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    Apache JMeter
    -
    Ratings
    F5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    8.4
    34 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Data Protection00 Ratings8.334 Ratings
    Audit Logging00 Ratings8.329 Ratings
    Input Validation00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Content Filtering00 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Denial of Service (DoS) Protection00 Ratings8.831 Ratings
    Security Notification and Alerts00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    API Key Management00 Ratings8.328 Ratings
    Cross-origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Protection00 Ratings8.926 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    JMeterF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (39 ratings)
    8.9
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (39 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
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    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.3
    (27 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    7.0
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    Product Scalability
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    9.0
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    9.5
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    JMeterF5 Distributed Cloud API Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    JMeter is well suited for Java applications where the user can script the scenario once and make changes to accommodate for as many numbers of users for load test execution. The image and selection of any files or exporting files scenario is handled well.
    It is less appropriate to test Ajax applications where it is required to script click per use.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    I believe it covers everything related to the applications' security aspects, but there are a lot of improvements that need to be made. For example, better granular controls like bot categories listed on the distributed console and a granular URL-based control for the rate-limiting option are needed.
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Easy of use - in generate load like HTTP requests, and processing/analyzing the responses. No coding is necessary at the basic level, just need to understand load testing and the infrastructure being tested.
    • Automatic management of things like cookies to help with session state support - so you don't specifically have to worry about it or handle it
    • Lots of testing/configuration options to suit your needs in making the right load generation (sampling requests), and analyzing the results, including any pre and post processing of the results first. Things like the Beanshell/BSF pre/post processors, response assertion, regular expression extractor, XPath extractor, CSV data set config
    • There is a JMeter cloud service called BlazeMeter that I think would be useful for those that need to scale up high load without provisioning their own systems. I've not personally tried it though, but I recently attended a meetup presentation that highlighted nice useful features that BlazeMeter provides. One should evaluate the service if they are considering JMeter and need to expand beyond existing hardware resources.
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    F5
    • It auto-discovers APIs, even the ones engineers forget to document. Then profiles them without needing changes to our codebase.
    • Shadow API exposure.
    • It's pretty decent at abnormal behavior detection.
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    Cons
    Apache
    • Jmeter requires many tweaks with respect to its configuration file and thread properties. users need to edit theses files themselves. There could be some interface where we can edit this fields.
    • Jmeter cannot handle more threads and hangs up when we increase the number of threads. This causes lot of inconvenience. In these situations, user can be notified that such change would be lead to slow performance so that user can do as required. The same appears when we try to view huge files on graph listener.
    • Jmeter should optimize the read and write access to output csv since it acts as overhead to the I/O performance. This affects our test results for the application which we are testing.
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    F5
    • More accurate detection of advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting APIs.
    • A greater emphasis on checking APIs' schema and contract may prevent them from accepting misconfigurations or malicious input.
    • More customized, dynamic, and targeted protection for high-value APIs or high-risk user groups.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apache
    Price, Wiki and user sharing. Having access to the information provided by the developers and other open source providers is key for me. The ability to share information and get answers directly is very important to success in software testing. And the price of this product currently is amazing. Too many companies charge way too much money for products that are far behind in their value and pertinence
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    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud API Security provides robust API protection with solid threat detection, excellent visibility, and seamless integration into our architecture
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    Usability
    Apache
    The purpose related to performance and load testing through Apache JMeter works fine but the usability of the tool should be improved quite a lot. If someone starts with the Jmeter fresh without prior experience, they need to put more efforts in understanding the tool. The UI is not that great which is the main reason not to give high rating on usability.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    Great product. Working with F5 for many years, we found the products F5 provided are all cutting edge technology. Although in F5 Distributed Cloud API Security we still have a lot to find out, but we believe this experience will be very good. Especially on the security side. Trust in F5.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Always available
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    Performance
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    The UI is cloud-native and generally responsive. Report generation is easy Integrates with cloud providers
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    Support Rating
    Apache
    I have been using JMeter for the last year. By using this tool, you can make sure the system will work under varied loads. It helps us to simulate real time scenarios by creating required virtual users and make sure the application will work under load. Perform load, stress, and stability testing using JMeter.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    Lo hacemos mediante un partner We did it through a partner
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    Implementation Rating
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud API Security is our company looking forward product. With more and more API is using in both on prem, private cloud, public cloud and multi cloud environment, we as a financial institution, we are keep into the security settings to protect the information. That's the main reason we want to use this product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    I have used LoadRunner and Silkperformer, and so far Jmeter turns out be the easiest to use of all these. While each of them have their own ROI, Jmeter can be picked by anyone in hours and start testing within a day. While with other tools, we need to get license, install them (takes a while) and setup tests and firewalls, etc.
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    F5
    We ran a short POC with Salt. Its data classification and attack replay features were impressive. What held us back was the limited support for hybrid deployments and poor integration into our CI/CD pipelines, as F5 did.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    F5
    Centralized policy management: You can manage API security policies consistently across locations without duplicating effort, which supports scaling.


    API discovery and monitoring at scale: It automatically discovers APIs and monitors them in real time across large and complex environments.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Good ROI on improving the performance of the application.
    • Finding issues in the performance.
    • Benchmark the performance results.
    • CON: Need skillset to create and maintain the scripts in Java.
    • Scripts are reusable and it is executed by any user.
    • Need Client and Server setup to execute the scripts.
    Incentivized
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    F5
    • F5 Distributed Cloud API Security mitigates many API-related security threats, including bot attacks, DDoS, data breaches, and unauthorized access attempts.
    • F5 Distributed Cloud API Security uses robust threat detection, machine learning, and real-time monitoring for speedier identification.
    • Reductions in security events result in fewer breaches, reduced downtime, and lower attack remediation costs.
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