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Plow vs Fortio: catalog facts
Plow	Fortio
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free to use, with the source code published on GitHub.
Windows, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Real-time metrics in both terminal and browser Uses fasthttp for high request rates	Fixed queries-per-second load for repeatable tests Latency histograms and detailed statistics
Tests HTTP endpoints only Should only be pointed at servers you are allowed to load test	Aimed at developers and operators rather than casual users Measures servers under load, not page rendering speed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	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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