Been working in performance engineering for nearly 7 years now, so I’ve seen tools come and go.
“JMeter with Custom CI Scripts”
We rely on load testing with Apache JMeter at my current company. It might not be the most hyped tool in 2025, but it’s still incredibly solid and gives us full control. We execute it through CLI mode within GitHub Actions, and we’ve wrapped the whole setup in Dockerized custom scripts. These tests feed metrics into InfluxDB and Grafana dashboards.
It wasn’t plug-and-play—we spent time creating reusable logic using CSV datasets, timers, and scripting inside JMeter to reflect real user behavior. For newcomers, I often suggest trying Taurus too; it puts a nice wrapper around JMeter if you want faster iteration without losing power.
If you’re okay investing setup time and value flexibility, JMeter remains a dependable choice for load testing workflows.