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Goku vs wrk: catalog facts
Goku	wrk
Free The command-line tool is free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free to use under the project’s modified Apache license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Supports rate limits and multi-step scenarios Reports response-time metrics in several output formats	Generates substantial load from a single multicore CPU Supports custom LuaJIT scripts
Publishing run history to Observability Insight requires an account	Requires command-line use High connection counts require enough available ephemeral ports
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not stated if open source
License: MIT	License: Modified Apache 2.0 License, Version 2.0.1
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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