Namebench

{{primary sources|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox software

|name = Namebench

|title = Namebench

|developer = Google

| released = {{Start date and age|2009|08|20|df=yes}}

| latest release version = 1.3.1

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2010|06|06|df=yes}}

|size = {{Plainlist|

• Windows: 5.0{{nbsp}}MB
• OS X: 1.3{{nbsp}}MB
• Source: 1.1{{nbsp}}MB

}}

| licence = Apache License, version 2.0

|platform = Microsoft Windows, OS X and Unix

| website = {{URL|https://code.google.com/archive/p/namebench/}}

}}

Namebench is an open-source Domain Name System (DNS) benchmark utility by Google, Inc,{{Cite web|title = namebench - Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility - Google Project Hosting|url = https://code.google.com/p/namebench/|website = code.google.com|access-date = 2016-01-17}} which is licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0.Installer Namebench runs on Windows, OS X, and Unix. It is available with a graphical user interface as well as a command-line interface. Its purpose is to find the fastest DNS server one could use. The project began as a 20% project at Google. It can run the benchmark using your web browser history, tcpdump output, or standardized datasets, in order to provide an individualized recommendation. Namebench was written using open-source tools and libraries. It was created by Google engineer Thomas Stromberg.{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/01/namebench-google-dns/ | title=Namebench: Google's 20% Project To Find The Fastest DNS Server | work=TechCrunch | date=1 January 2010 | accessdate=28 February 2016 | author=Siegler, MG}}