Httperf
A tool for measuring web server performance.
Overview
Httperf is a command-line tool for measuring web server performance. It provides a flexible facility for generating various HTTP workloads and for measuring server performance. Httperf is designed to be a robust, high-performance tool that can be used for both micro and macro-level benchmarks.
✨ Key Features
- High-performance HTTP load generation
- Support for HTTP/1.1 and SSL
- Flexible workload generation
- Detailed performance measurements
- Extensible with new workload generators
🎯 Key Differentiators
- High performance and robustness
- Flexible workload generation
- Focus on accurate performance measurement
Unique Value: Provides a robust and high-performance tool for accurately measuring and benchmarking the performance of web servers.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Benchmarking the performance of Apache, Nginx, and other web servers
- Measuring the impact of code changes on application performance
- Conducting stress tests to determine the capacity of a web server
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Not suitable for complex test scenarios that require scripting or logic.
🏆 Alternatives
Httperf is a more powerful and flexible tool than ApacheBench (ab), and it is designed to be more robust under heavy load. It is a good choice for teams that need to do serious web server benchmarking.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Httperf is open-source and free to use.
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