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HTTP load testing application written in Rust. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#drill.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install drill

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install drill

MacPorts ports tree · net/drill/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

HTTP load testing application written in Rust

Commands and aliases

  • drill

history

Project history and usage

Drill is a Rust HTTP load-testing CLI that describes benchmark scenarios in YAML and executes them with concurrency, interpolation, assertions, CSV input, cookies, and threshold checks.

Project history

The public repository was created in May 2017. Its README states the project goal plainly: build a lightweight alternative to load-testing tools that require the JVM, using Rust and YAML benchmark files.

Adoption history

Drill reached users through GitHub release binaries, cargo install, crates.io, and Homebrew. Its packaging footprint is significant for a small utility because the same executable appeals to Rust users, macOS package users, and teams that want benchmark definitions committed as text files.

How it is used

Users write benchmark.yml files with concurrency, iterations, ramp-up, a base URL, and a plan of requests. The syntax supports includes, assignments, assertions, request dependencies, CSV-driven item expansion, tags, and environment interpolation.

Why package nerds care

Drill sits in the practical CLI niche between tiny one-shot HTTP benchmark tools and large test suites. Its appeal is package-manager friendly: a single Rust binary plus YAML files, with no JVM runtime and no service to operate.

Timeline

  • 2017: Public fcsonline/drill repository created.
  • 2017: First public tags in the 0.3.x series appear.
  • 2026: Homebrew stable formula packages drill 0.9.1.

Related projects

  • Ansible influenced Drill's YAML syntax style.
  • Cargo and crates.io are documented installation channels alongside release binaries.
  • rustls is used for TLS, removing the older OpenSSL build requirement.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for drill. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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

CommandKindExposureNote
drillcliglobal 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version0.9.1
manager updated2026-06-17
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.9.1

https://github.com/fcsonline/drill

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:drill
Version0.9.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/drill
Homepagehttps://github.com/fcsonline/drill
Repositoryhttps://github.com/fcsonline/drill
Upstream docshttps://github.com/fcsonline/drill#readme
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/fcsonline/drill/archive/refs/tags/0.9.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-17T21:34:12Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciespkgconf, rust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedrill
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • ldns
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

drill

nix profile install nixpkgs#drill
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Drill
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dr/drill/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

drill 1.8.4-r1

DNS(SEC) query tool ala dig

https://nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/

sudo apk add drill
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ldns
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Drill
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: drill from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

ldns 1.9.0-1

Fast DNS library supporting recent RFCs

https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/

sudo pacman -S ldns
  • License: custom:BSD
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Drill
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ldns from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

drill

sudo port install drill
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Drill
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/drill/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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.

Used sources

  • 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