sipp ☆

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Description:
Traffic generator for the SIP protocol

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: sip voip testing networking performance telephony

Install: brew install sipp

About:
Sipp is an open-source SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) performance testing tool. It can generate calls and messages to stress test SIP infrastructure, allowing users to validate performance and reliability. It supports both UAC and UAS modes, making it versatile for complex load testing scenarios.

Key Features:

Generates SIP traffic for performance testing
Supports both UAC (User Agent Client) and UAS (User Agent Server) modes
Scriptable scenarios using XML
Supports TLS and TCP transport protocols

Use Cases:

Stress testing SIP servers and proxies
Validating SIP trunk capacity and performance
Debugging and developing SIP applications

Alternatives:

sipsak – Sipsak is a lighter utility for basic SIP diagnostics and pinging, whereas Sipp is designed for heavy load generation and complex scenarios.
pjsua – Pjsua is a comprehensive SIP user agent library often used for building clients, while Sipp is specialized for server-side load testing.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 10:48am		0	VERSION_BUMP	046fcaec
Sep 13, 2024 11:44pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	efe62065