# tarekziade/boom

A replacement for AB (Apache Bench)

Repository: https://github.com/tarekziade/boom
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tarekziade-boom
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-11-18T08:06:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5013, "days_push": 2114, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1209, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.776243+00:00)

## What it is
Boom! is a simple Python command-line HTTP load testing tool designed as a replacement for Apache Bench, using greenlets to simulate thousands of concurrent users. It reports request timings, RPS, and a speed index for quick smoke-testing of web app deployments.

## Use cases
- load test a web app from the command line
- replace Apache Bench for HTTP benchmarking
- smoke-test a web deployment
- measure requests per second and latency of an endpoint
- simulate concurrent users hitting an API

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, cross-platform alternative to Apache Bench
- you need quick smoke tests with simple concurrency controls
- you prefer a Python-based load tester installable via pip

## When to avoid
- you need advanced load testing scenarios - use Locust or Funkload instead
- you want an actively maintained tool - Boom is being replaced by Salvo
- you need distributed load generation or complex scripting

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: load-testing, http-client, benchmarking
- domain: testing, performance, web-development
- platform: cli, python, cross-platform
- tags: http-load-testing, apache-bench-replacement, gevent, stress-testing, deprecated, command-line

## Member repositories
- tarekziade/boom (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.776243+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:18:37.027667+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tarekziade/boom (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.776243+00:00, sha 9542d30d5d1a)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/boom/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:26:30.929405+00:00, sha 9044a5cfed20)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.