macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bombardierlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bombardierMacPorts ports tree · net/bombardier/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install bombardier with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
Cross-platform HTTP benchmarking tool. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install bombardierDebian stable package indexes · bombardier · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install bombardierFedora Rawhide package metadata · bombardier · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bombardiernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bo/bombardier/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/bombardierScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bombardier.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Cross-platform HTTP benchmarking tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bombardier
history
Project history and usage
bombardier is a Go-based HTTP(S) benchmarking command-line tool, positioned as a compact load generator for quick web-service performance checks. Its README emphasizes fasthttp as the default client for speed, with later support for Go's net/http client when HTTP/2 or stricter RFC behavior is needed.
Project history
The public repository history starts in May 2016 with an initial HTTP benchmarking implementation. Early tags moved quickly through v0.x releases in 2016, and the project later reached v1.x as a stable single-purpose benchmark utility.
The README documents a notable v1.1-era change: users could choose the net/http client in addition to fasthttp, trading some raw performance for HTTP/2 support and more standard HTTP behavior. The v2.0 series appeared in 2025 after the project had already become a small but established package-manager staple.
Adoption history
bombardier spread primarily through developer package managers rather than a large framework ecosystem. The input package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop coverage, which is typical for a practical CLI used by operators and backend developers on multiple platforms.
How it is used
The usual workflow is to run bombardier with a connection count, request count or duration, and URL, then inspect request rate, latency distribution, HTTP status counts, errors, and throughput. It fills the same quick-check niche as tools such as ab, wrk, and hey.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, bombardier is a good example of the Go single-binary CLI wave: small upstream, easy cross-platform packaging, and valuable enough to appear in many package indexes. Its fasthttp versus net/http switch also captures the classic benchmark-tool tension between maximum throughput and protocol fidelity.
Timeline
- 2016-05-29: Initial public commits for the HTTP benchmarking tool.
- 2016-05-29: v0.1 tag appears in the Git repository.
- 2016-10-26: v0.5 tag appears after several early 2016 releases.
- 2020-10-15: v1.2.5 tag shows continued maintenance after the initial release period.
- 2025-02-23: v2.0 and v2.0.1 tags appear.
- 2025-03-04: v2.0.2 tag appears.
Related projects
- fasthttp is a central implementation dependency called out by the README.
- Go's net/http client is the alternative client path documented for HTTP/2 and standards-sensitive tests.
- Comparable HTTP benchmark CLIs include ApacheBench, wrk, and hey.
Sources
- https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier#readme
- https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier/releases
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:http
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bombardier | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.0.2
https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bombardier |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bombardier |
| Homepage | https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier |
| Repository | https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.2.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | bombardier |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
bombardier 0.8.3+nmu4
The GNU Bombing utility
sudo apt install bombardier- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bombardier
Nix95%
bombardier
nix profile install nixpkgs#bombardier- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bombardier
Ubuntu apt95%
bombardier 0.8.3+nmu3
The GNU Bombing utility
sudo apt install bombardier- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bombardier
dnf95%
bombardier 0.8.7-1.fc45
The GNU Bombing utility
http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/bombardier
sudo dnf install bombardier- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: bombardier
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bombardier
MacPorts95%
bombardier
sudo port install bombardier- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bombardier
Scoop95%
main/bombardier
scoop install main/bombardier- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bombardier
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment