ali
Metrics as of , from the GitHub or GitLab API of each repository. Refreshed monthly.
What ali is
ali is a load testing tool for HTTP targets that plots results in real time inside a terminal UI. It takes a target URL on the command line and sends requests at a configurable rate and duration. Flags set the HTTP method, headers, request body, TLS certificates, timeouts and worker counts. The UI shows latency and percentile charts, with mouse support for zooming into a selected region. Results can be exported to a directory for downstream processing. The project names vegeta and jplot as its inspiration. Installation is documented for Homebrew, MacPorts, APT, RPM, Pacman, APK, Go and Docker.
Written from the project's README, read .
- Category
- Performance and load testing
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Go
- Changelog
- Releases on GitHub
Repository metrics
Status
slowLast commit 91 to 365 days before the fetch date.Computed from the last commit date and the archive flag on the fetch date. See the status rules.
Alternatives
Listed performance and load testing tools, same primary language first, then by GitHub stars. Each line gives one fact from the tool's documentation where it differs from ali's, with its source.
k6: Protocols: HTTP, WebSockets, gRPC, browser; more through extensions. source: README
Vegeta: Protocols: HTTP, with HTTP/2 to servers that support it and h2c. source: README
hey: Protocols: HTTP, including HTTP/2 endpoints. source: README
Fortio: Protocols: HTTP, gRPC, TCP, UDP. source: README
ghz: Protocols: gRPC. source: README
Lighthouse: Test authoring format: Config file via --config-path; custom audits and gatherers written as extensions. source: README
Locust: Protocols: HTTP; other protocols and systems through user-written clients. source: README
oha: Protocols: HTTP 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 2 and 3 (HTTP/3 behind an experimental build feature). source: README
How to install
brew install nakabonne/ali/aliQuestions
Is ali open source?
Yes. ali is released under MIT, an OSI-approved license, as reported by the GitHub API on 2026-09-22.
Is ali maintained?
On 2026-09-22, the last commit to the default branch was on 2026-01-19, so the listed status is slow. Rule: Last commit 91 to 365 days before the fetch date.
How many GitHub stars does ali have?
3,940 stars on 2026-09-22, from the GitHub API. The number is refreshed at each monthly update.
What language is ali written in?
The repository's primary language, as reported by the GitHub API, is Go.
How do I install ali?
The README gives this command: brew install nakabonne/ali/ali
Sources
- GitHub REST API: repository, read
- GitHub REST API: commits, read
- GitHub REST API: latest release, read
- GitHub REST API: contributors, read
- README, read