autobench ☆

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Description:
Automatic webserver benchmark tool

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.1.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: benchmarking web-server performance testing load-testing

Install: brew install autobench

About:
Autobench is a command-line tool designed to automate the process of benchmarking web servers. It works by incrementally increasing the load on a server and collecting performance metrics like response time and throughput. This data is then used to generate detailed reports that help identify a server's performance characteristics and bottlenecks.

Key Features:

Automated load testing with configurable increments
Generates CSV output for easy analysis and graphing
Measures key performance metrics like response time and throughput
Uses httperf as its underlying load generation engine

Use Cases:

Comparing the performance of different web server configurations
Identifying the maximum capacity and saturation points of an application
Generating performance data for capacity planning and resource allocation

Alternatives:

wrk – A more modern, high-performance benchmarking tool that uses Lua scripting for complex scenarios.
ApacheBench (ab) – A simpler, single-executable tool included with Apache, good for basic throughput testing but less automated.

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Dependencies: httperf

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2024 2:02pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f2109067