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Description:
HTTP load testing tool

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: http load-testing benchmarking performance cli

Install: brew install goku

About:
Goku is a command-line HTTP load testing tool designed to evaluate the performance and stability of web services. It allows users to simulate high volumes of concurrent traffic to identify bottlenecks and measure response times under stress. The tool provides a straightforward way to benchmark APIs and web servers against defined metrics.

Key Features:

High-performance concurrent request simulation
Configurable request methods and headers
Real-time performance metrics and reporting
Simple command-line interface

Use Cases:

Stress testing APIs to determine breaking points
Benchmarking web server performance before production deployment
Validating auto-scaling configurations under load

Alternatives:

wrk – wrk is a widely used benchmarking tool, while Goku offers a more modern and potentially user-friendly CLI experience.
Apache Bench (ab) – ab is an older, ubiquitous tool; Goku may provide better performance or more intuitive output formatting.
k6 – k6 is a developer-centric, scriptable load testing tool, whereas Goku focuses on simpler, ad-hoc command-line tests.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 1:44pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	d536b1e5
Oct 30, 2024 4:03am		0	VERSION_BUMP	3f70e322