BlazeMeter
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Features
31 features across 10 categories
AI(1)
Instantly generate compliant, AI-driven synthetic test data to eliminate production dependencies, ensure data privacy, and accelerate testing with realistic, on-demand data
Collaboration(2)
Support for multiple team members with configurable access levels
Organize tests and resources using workspaces for team collaboration
Development(2)
Reusable script snippets that enhance response timings and reduce test development time
Unlimited debug runs for performance tests to troubleshoot and refine tests
Infrastructure(3)
Access to 19 global locations for distributed load testing
Deploy load generators on-premise or private locations for testing
Support for private IP addresses for on-premise and private location testing
Integration(4)
Import APIs using OpenAPI (Swagger) and Postman specifications
Integrate performance gates directly into CI pipeline for instant feedback on every commit
Work with over 20 open-source frameworks like JMeter, Selenium, and Playwright with zero rewrites
Integration with Splunk for advanced monitoring and log analysis
Monitoring(1)
Real-time monitoring with email, webhook, and integration-based alerts (Slack, DataDog, PagerDuty)
Reporting(3)
High-granularity reporting with 1-second resolution for detailed performance analysis
Compare test results against baselines to identify performance regressions
Daily performance reports with detailed metrics and insights
Security(4)
Support for client certificate-based authentication in API testing
RBAC support for managing team permissions and access levels
Secure management of sensitive credentials and secrets in tests
SAML single sign-on for enterprise authentication and security
Support(2)
Dedicated account manager for enterprise customers to support testing strategy and optimization
SLA support for enterprise deployments with guaranteed uptime and response times
Testing(9)
Ensure API reliability with 24/7 monitoring, validating contracts, uptime, and latency from cloud or private locations to catch issues before release
Standardize continuous testing across CI and production environments
Support for data-driven testing approaches to enhance test coverage and scenarios
Comprehensive functional testing capabilities with support for GUI automation across multiple frameworks
Validate performance for millions of concurrent users across multiple regions and countries
Optimize system performance under load by identifying bottlenecks early so applications scale effortlessly to meet user demands
Simulate APIs, mainframes, and third-party systems to reduce environment delays by over 60% and start testing weeks earlier
Implement quality gates in CI for early issue detection and faster development cycles
Create virtual services to simulate APIs and third-party systems for comprehensive testing
Pricing
Free
- ✓50 Max Virtual Users
- ✓1 Shared Load Generator
- ✓10 tests per month
- ✓20 Mins Max Test Duration
- ✓Unlimited Debug Runs
- ✓1 Max concurrent Browser for GUI Functional Testing
- ✓1,000 API Monitoring per month (12k per year)
- ✓10 Test Data
- ✓1 Max Virtual Service
- ✓2,000 transactions per Virtual Service per month
- ✓Virtual Services sleep after 20 Mins
- ✓1 Week Data Retention
- ✓Tier 2 Support
- ✓1 Workspace
Starter
- ✓1,000 Max Virtual Users
- ✓1 Shared Load Generator
- ✓15 tests per month
- ✓1 Hour Max Test Duration
- ✓Unlimited Debug Runs
- ✓2 Max concurrent Browsers for GUI Functional Testing
- ✓2,000 API Monitoring per month (24k per year)
- ✓20 Test Data
- ✓1 Max Virtual Service
- ✓25,000 transactions per Virtual Service per month
- ✓Virtual Services sleep after 1 Hour
- ✓3 Months Data Retention
- ✓Tier 2 Support
- ✓1 Workspace
Performance Basic
- ✓1,000 Concurrent Users
- ✓200 Tests/Year
- ✓1 Virtual Service
- ✓1 Hour Max Test Duration
Performance Pro
Popular- ✓5,000 Concurrent Users
- ✓80,000 VUH/Year
- ✓2 Virtual Services
- ✓5 Hour Max Test Duration
API Small
- ✓250K Requests
- ✓5 team members
- ✓Standard email support
- ✓19 global locations
- ✓Up to 1-minute schedules
- ✓Email & webhook alerts
- ✓Slack, DataDog, PagerDuty integrations
- ✓Daily Performance report
- ✓On-premise Agent
- ✓Open API (Swagger) import
- ✓Postman import
- ✓Continuous integration support
- ✓Data-driven testing
API Medium
- ✓1M Requests
- ✓40 team members
- ✓Priority support
- ✓19 global locations
- ✓Up to 1-minute schedules
- ✓Email & webhook alerts
- ✓Slack, DataDog, PagerDuty integrations
- ✓Daily Performance report
- ✓On-premise Agent
- ✓Open API (Swagger) import
- ✓Postman import
- ✓Continuous integration support
- ✓Data-driven testing
- ✓Custom Script Libraries
- ✓Reusable script snippets
API Large
Popular- ✓5M Requests
- ✓50 team members
- ✓Priority support
- ✓19 global locations
- ✓Up to 1-minute schedules
- ✓Email & webhook alerts
- ✓Slack, DataDog, PagerDuty integrations
- ✓Daily Performance report
- ✓On-premise Agent
- ✓Open API (Swagger) import
- ✓Postman import
- ✓Continuous integration support
- ✓Data-driven testing
- ✓Custom Script Libraries
- ✓Reusable script snippets
- ✓SAML single sign-on
- ✓Client certificates
Performance Unleashed
- ✓Volume Discounts
- ✓Fixed Cost (Unlimited) Plans
- ✓Test Data
- ✓Dedicated IPs & On Premise Options
- ✓Priority Support
AWS
- ✓Customizable Tests/VUH
- ✓Load Generators
- ✓API Monitoring & Functional
- ✓Test Data
- ✓Priority support
API Unleashed
- ✓Customizable Options
- ✓Premium support
- ✓Splunk integrations
- ✓Secrets management
- ✓RBAC support
- ✓Service level agreement
- ✓File uploads
- ✓Higher request volumes
- ✓Dedicated success manager
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Integrations
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