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Apache JMeter

The classic open-source load testing tool; GUI-based test plan builder, supports HTTP, JDBC, JMS, and more.

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About Apache JMeter

The classic open-source load testing tool; GUI-based test plan builder, supports HTTP, JDBC, JMS, and more.

GUI mode is fine for authoring; always run actual load tests in CLI/non-GUI mode.

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Step-by-step installation

Download the binary zip/tgz from jmeter.apache.org, requires a Java runtime; unzip and run `bin/jmeter.sh` or `jmeter.bat`.

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