# Toxiproxy - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/toxiproxy - **Category:** Chaos Engineering - **Homepage:** https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy - **Also known as:** toxiproxy - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:19:36.886Z ## Vioscale score **53.4 / 100**, confidence 80% (high). Computed 2026-09-01. Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ | | reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | capabilities | 0 | 0.084 | 0 | - | | repo_stars | 77.1 | 0.026 | 2 | ✓ | | integrations | 8.7 | 0.09355555555555557 | 0.8 | ✓ | | dependent_projects | 75.5 | 0.063 | 4.8 | ✓ | | dev_activity | 15 | 0.094 | 1.4 | ✓ | | release_cadence | 63.3 | 0.052 | 3.3 | ✓ | | security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - | | security_score | 68 | 0.042 | 2.9 | ✓ | | pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ | | community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | ## Pricing _As of 2026-08-18, [verify at source](https://github.com/pricing). Independently observed._ Open source · Free tier ## About A Go-based TCP proxy tool designed for testing and CI environments that injects controlled network failures, latency, and corruption to verify applications handle degraded connectivity gracefully. Enables developers to simulate chaos deterministically or with randomization during testing. _Independently observed._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows - **Deployment:** Self-hosted ## Integrations (1) _Independently observed._ - Ruby ## Release history | Version | Date | Type | |---|---|---| | [v2.12.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.12.0) | 2025-03-18 | stable | | [v2.11.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.11.0) | 2024-10-16 | stable | | [v2.10.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.10.0) | 2024-10-08 | stable | | [v2.9.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.9.0) | 2024-03-12 | stable | | [v2.8.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.8.0) | 2024-02-27 | stable | | [v2.7.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.7.0) | 2023-10-25 | stable | | [v2.6.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.6.0) | 2023-08-22 | stable | | [v2.5.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.5.0) | 2022-09-10 | stable | | [v2.4.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.4.0) | 2022-03-07 | stable | | [v2.3.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.3.0) | 2021-12-23 | stable | | [v2.2.0](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.2.0) | 2021-10-17 | stable | | [v2.1.7](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.1.7) | 2021-09-23 | stable | | [v2.1.6](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.1.6) | 2021-09-23 | stable | | [v2.1.5](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.1.5) | 2021-09-01 | stable | | [v2.1.5-pre](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases/tag/v2.1.5-pre) | 2021-09-01 | prerelease | _… and 5 earlier release(s)._ ## Security & compliance Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FShopify%2Ftoxiproxy&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality. ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) | | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-18 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-18 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-18 | 60% (medium) | ### integrations | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | integrations.count | 1 | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-18 | 60% (medium) | ### market | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-18 | 75% (high) | ### activity | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | [link](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) | ### adoption | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | adoption.github_stars | 12,285 | [link](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | adoption.dependent_repos | 33,999 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FShopify%2Ftoxiproxy) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) | ### language | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### license | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) | ### release | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | release.cadence_days | 66 | [link](https://github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) | ### security | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | security.scorecard | 6.8 | [link](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FShopify%2Ftoxiproxy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FShopify%2Ftoxiproxy&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | --- *Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/toxiproxy). 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