HTTP/2 Stress Tester

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This tool fires sustained concurrent HTTP/2 requests to benchmark a server. A public, unauthenticated form for it is indistinguishable from a DDoS tool, so it's disabled. See the HTTP/2 Probe for a single read-only HTTP/2 negotiation.

This tool is registered in the catalog so you can see what's planned, but the runtime is disabled in the public version.

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Benchmark HTTP/2 server performance — measure requests per second, latency distribution, and concurrent stream throughput under sustained load. NetTests can run this check on a schedule, preserve historical results, compare changes over time, and alert you the moment something breaks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does an HTTP/2 stress test measure?

It sends many concurrent HTTP/2 requests and reports: total requests completed, requests per second, transfer rate, latency percentiles (min/max/mean/standard deviation), and HTTP/2 stream statistics.

What HTTP/2 features make it faster than HTTP/1.1?

HTTP/2 multiplexes multiple requests over a single TCP connection (eliminating head-of-line blocking), compresses headers with HPACK (reducing overhead on repeat requests), and allows server push (sending resources before they're requested). Under concurrent load, these benefits are measurable compared to HTTP/1.1 benchmarks with the same concurrency.

What concurrency settings should I use?

Two settings shape an HTTP/2 stress test: the number of concurrent clients (connections) and the maximum concurrent streams per connection. A typical benchmark: 10,000 total requests, 100 clients, 10 streams each. Start conservative and increase until you see latency degradation to find capacity limits.