fcsonline/drill
Drill is an HTTP load testing application written in Rust observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 65
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 169
- age_days: 3394
- days_rel: 77
- days_push: 35
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2308 stars · 117 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Drill is a lightweight HTTP load testing tool written in Rust, designed as a JVM-free alternative to tools like JMeter. Benchmark plans are defined in YAML files with Ansible-inspired syntax, supporting request chaining, assertions, templating, and CSV-driven data.
Use cases
- load test my http api
- stress test a web server without jvm
- run benchmark scenarios from yaml files
- simulate concurrent users hitting endpoints
- jmeter alternative written in rust
- chain http requests with variable interpolation in load tests
When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight load tester with no JVM dependency
- you prefer declarative YAML benchmark plans over scripting
- you need request chaining, assertions, and CSV-driven payloads in load tests
When to avoid
- you need a GUI or detailed real-time metrics dashboards
- you require protocol support beyond HTTP
- you need distributed load generation across multiple machines
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
load-testing http-client benchmarking testing developer-tools testing performance web-development windows rust cli http-load-testing yaml-benchmark-plans jmeter-alternative ansible-inspired-syntax stress-testing linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fcsonline/drill · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2309029fbc6a
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/drill · fetched 2026-08-29 · b42f7a707cb0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fcsonline/drill | main | 86 |
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