plow ☆
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Description:
High-performance and real-time metrics displaying HTTP benchmarking tool
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: benchmarking http load-testing developer-tools cli
Install: brew install plow
About:
Plow is a command-line HTTP benchmarking tool designed for high-performance load testing. It displays real-time metrics for throughput, latency percentiles, and error rates in a terminal UI. It aims to provide a modern, fast alternative to older tools like Apache Bench or Siege.
Key Features:
  • Real-time metrics dashboard with TUI
  • High concurrency and performance
  • Detailed latency statistics (min, max, p50, p95, p99)
  • Support for custom headers and request bodies
Use Cases:
  • Load testing APIs to determine maximum throughput
  • Comparing performance of different web server configurations
  • Identifying latency bottlenecks under concurrent load
Alternatives:
  • wrk – wrk is often faster but lacks a built-in real-time TUI.
  • hey – hey is a popular Go alternative with simpler output formatting.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 16, 2025 12:17pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 66355a58
Dec 4, 2024 5:38am 0 VERSION_BUMP abd2845d
Dec 4, 2024 12:05am 0 VERSION_BUMP caef232a
Sep 14, 2024 7:02am 0 VERSION_BUMP de79e012
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