Command-line tool

vegeta

brew/vegeta

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HTTP load testing tool and library

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install vegeta

macOS

brew install vegeta

Linux

brew install vegeta

Launch an attack lasting 30 seconds

echo "GET https://example.com" | vegeta attack -duration=30s

Launch an attack on a server with a self-signed HTTPS certificate

echo "GET https://example.com" | vegeta attack -insecure -duration=30s

Launch an attack with a rate of 10 requests per second

echo "GET https://example.com" | vegeta attack -duration=30s -rate=10

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