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dns-benchmark-tool

Fast, comprehensive DNS performance testing with DNSSEC validation, DoH/DoT support, and enterprise features

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⚠️ this project has moved and is no longer maintained. install the successor: pip install net-benchmark repository: https://github.com/net-benchmark/net-benchmark all existing commands and flags remain fully compatible.


DNS Benchmark Tool

Part of BuildTools - Network Performance Suite

Fast, comprehensive DNS performance testing with DNSSEC validation, DoH/DoT support, and enterprise features

pip install dns-benchmark-tool
dns-benchmark benchmark --use-defaults --formats csv,excel

🎉 1,400+ downloads · 600+ active users 🚀 The web dashboard is now live! Try BuildTools free →


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🎉 What's New in new

We've added three powerful CLI commands and full support for DoH, DoT, and DNSSEC:

  • 🚀 top — quick ranking of resolvers by speed and reliability
  • 📊 compare — side-by-side benchmarking with detailed statistics and export options
  • 🔄 monitoring — continuous performance tracking with alerts and logging
  • 🔒 DoH / DoT / DNSSEC — encrypted DNS benchmarking with real latency tradeoff data
# Quick resolver ranking
dns-benchmark top

# Compare resolvers side-by-side
dns-benchmark compare Cloudflare Google Quad9 --show-details

# Run monitoring for 1 hour with alerts
dns-benchmark monitoring --use-defaults --formats csv,excel --interval 30 --duration 3600 \
  --alert-latency 150 --alert-failure-rate 5 --output monitor.log

# Encrypted DNS
dns-benchmark benchmark \
  --resolvers "Cloudflare,Google" \
  --domains "bing.com,google.com" \
  --doh \
  --doh-url "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query,https://dns.google/dns-query" \
  --iterations 1 \
  --formats csv \
  --output ./doh_results_explicit_urls

dns-benchmark benchmark \
  --resolvers "Cloudflare,Quad9" \
  --domains "cloudflare.com,quad9.net" \
  --dot

📈 Community Highlights

  • ⭐ Stars: Grew from 7 → 110+ after posting on Hacker News
  • 📦 Downloads: Rebounded to 200+/day after initially stalling
  • 🐘 Mastodon: Shared there too, but the real surge came from HN
  • 💬 Feedback: Constructive input from HN community directly shaped patches v0.3.0 → v0.3.1
  • 🚀 Takeaway: Hacker News visibility was the catalyst for adoption momentum

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