Now, Azure load testing uses Apache Jmeter Version 5.5 to run load tests. You can use the Open model thread group with Java 17.
Apache JMeter is open source java application, designed to load test your application's functional behaviors and measure performance.
Azure Load in fully managed load testing server on azure which enables to generate high scale load. You can use this server to optimize application performance, scalability, and capacity. You can create Meter scripts and run them on Azure Load Testing service and the service provide insights with test results.
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