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drill vs Plow: catalog facts
drill	Plow
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Command line	Windows, Command line
Test plans are plain YAML files Fast native binary written in Rust	Real-time metrics in both terminal and browser Uses fasthttp for high request rates
Command line only, no graphical interface Focused on HTTP load testing	Tests HTTP endpoints only Should only be pointed at servers you are allowed to load test
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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