cdist vs Siege
A side-by-side look at cdist and Siege. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
cdist
System & Hardware
cdist is an open source configuration management tool written in Python. It allows system administrators to define the configuration of servers and deploy it to multiple machines in parallel. cdist works by running small scripts called 'manifests' on remote hosts.
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Siege
Development
Siege is an open source load testing and benchmarking utility for web applications. It allows developers to put load on a web server to test application stability and performance under heavy load.
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