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brew install sqlbench

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overview

Package summary

Measures and compares the execution time of one or more SQL queries

Project links

Commands and aliases

sqlbench

history

Project history and usage

sqlbench is a Go command-line tool for measuring and comparing the execution time of SQL queries. Its README describes the main use case as benchmarking simple CPU-bound PostgreSQL query variants during local development.

Project history

The repository was created in September 2020 and published an initial v1.0.0 release shortly afterward. A v1.1.0 release later that month added CI-built release binaries and baseline CSV comparison support.

Adoption history

sqlbench was distributed through GitHub releases, source installation with Go, Chocolatey for Windows, and Homebrew for macOS users. The README explicitly documents Homebrew installation, which made it a familiar one-command install for package-manager-oriented PostgreSQL users.

How it is used

Users pass one or more `.sql` files to sqlbench, optionally set a PostgreSQL connection URL with `-c`, and choose iteration, duration, output CSV, baseline CSV, silent, verbose, and measurement-mode flags. By default it measures with `EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, TIMING OFF)`, while `-m client` measures client wall-clock time.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about sqlbench because it is a focused benchmarking executable that turns query comparisons into reproducible terminal output and CSV artifacts. It also captures the practical packaging taste of small Go tools: install from releases, Go source, Chocolatey, or Brew, then wire into local performance experiments.

Timeline

2020: GitHub repository created.
2020: v1.0.0 initial release published.
2020: v1.1.0 release published binaries and added CSV baseline comparison.
2021: Repository last pushed according to GitHub metadata while remaining available through package managers.

Related projects

The README ties sqlbench to PostgreSQL, pgx connection handling, libpq-style PostgreSQL environment variables, and Homebrew and Chocolatey package channels.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/felixge/sqlbench
https://api.github.com/repos/felixge/sqlbench/releases
https://github.com/felixge/sqlbench#readme
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:sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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
`sqlbench`	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 version1.1.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.1.0

https://github.com/felixge/sqlbench

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sqlbench
Version	1.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sqlbench
Homepage	https://github.com/felixge/sqlbench
Repository	https://github.com/felixge/sqlbench
Upstream docs	https://github.com/felixge/sqlbench#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/felixge/sqlbench/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, 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	sqlbench
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	head stable

package graph

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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.

combined/sqlbench.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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