diff --git a/benchmark/README.md b/benchmark/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aad58267d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# How to run benchmarks
+
+* Setup your cortex instance with a user and api key
+* Copy the `application.conf.sample` file to `application.conf` and fill in the details
+* Run with sbt `benchmark/Gatling/testOnly <your-scenario>`
diff --git a/benchmark/src/test/resources/.gitignore b/benchmark/src/test/resources/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e68401bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/src/test/resources/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+application.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/src/test/resources/application.conf.sample b/benchmark/src/test/resources/application.conf.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c9a20a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/src/test/resources/application.conf.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+user {
+    login = "gatling@cortex.io"
+    password = gatling
+    # Set value
+    apiKey = ""
+}
+
+baseUrl = "http://localhost:9000"
+
+# Id of an analyzer
+analyzer = ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/src/test/resources/logback.xml b/benchmark/src/test/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d3831f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/src/test/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+
+    <appender name="CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%-5level] %logger{15} - %msg%n%rEx</pattern>
+        </encoder>
+        <immediateFlush>false</immediateFlush>
+    </appender>
+
+    <!-- uncomment and set to DEBUG to log all failing HTTP requests -->
+    <!-- uncomment and set to TRACE to log all HTTP requests -->
+    <!--<logger name="io.gatling.http.engine.response" level="TRACE" />-->
+
+    <!-- uncomment to log WebSocket events -->
+    <!--<logger name="io.gatling.http.action.ws.fsm" level="DEBUG" />-->
+
+    <!-- uncomment to log SSE events -->
+    <!--<logger name="io.gatling.http.action.sse.fsm" level="DEBUG" />-->
+
+    <root level="WARN">
+        <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE" />
+    </root>
+
+</configuration>
diff --git a/benchmark/src/test/scala/org/thp/cortex/benchmark/AnalyzerSimulation.scala b/benchmark/src/test/scala/org/thp/cortex/benchmark/AnalyzerSimulation.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84b3ec9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/src/test/scala/org/thp/cortex/benchmark/AnalyzerSimulation.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package org.thp.cortex.benchmark
+
+import io.gatling.core.Predef._
+import io.gatling.http.Predef._
+
+import java.util.UUID
+import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
+
+class AnalyzerSimulation extends Simulation {
+
+  val httpProtocal = http
+    .baseUrl(Configuration.baseUrl)
+    .authorizationHeader(s"Bearer ${Configuration.userApiKey}")
+
+  val analyzer = Configuration.conf.getString("analyzer")
+
+  val random = UUID.randomUUID()
+
+  val scn = scenario("Analyzer")
+    .exec(
+      http("launch analyzer")
+        .post(s"/api/analyzer/${analyzer}/run")
+        .body(StringBody { session =>
+          s"""{
+             |  "dataType": "domain",
+             |  "data": "${random}-${session.userId}",
+             |  "pap": 2,
+             |  "tlp": 2,
+             |  "message": "",
+             |  "parameters": {}
+             |}""".stripMargin
+        })
+        .asJson
+        .check(status.is(200))
+        .check(bodyString.saveAs("job"))
+        .check(jsonPath("$._id").saveAs("jobId"))
+    )
+    .exitHereIfFailed
+    .exec(session => session.set("i", 0))
+    .exec(
+      doWhile(session => session("i").as[Int] < 10 && session("jobStatus").asOption[String].contains("Waiting")) {
+        exec(
+          http("get job status")
+            .get("/api/job/#{jobId}/waitreport?atMost=1seconds")
+            .check(jsonPath("$.status").saveAs("jobStatus"))
+        ).exec(session => session.set("i", session("i").as[Int] + 1))
+      }
+    )
+
+  setUp(
+    scn.inject(constantConcurrentUsers(6).during(60.seconds))
+  ).protocols(httpProtocal)
+}
diff --git a/benchmark/src/test/scala/org/thp/cortex/benchmark/Configuration.scala b/benchmark/src/test/scala/org/thp/cortex/benchmark/Configuration.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b102f545e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/src/test/scala/org/thp/cortex/benchmark/Configuration.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.thp.cortex.benchmark
+
+import com.typesafe.config.{Config, ConfigFactory}
+
+object Configuration {
+  val conf: Config = ConfigFactory.load()
+
+  val userLogin    = conf.getString("user.login")
+  val userPassword = conf.getString("user.password")
+  val userApiKey   = conf.getString("user.apiKey")
+
+  val baseUrl = conf.getString("baseUrl")
+}
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 94b60e4ae..3926c7073 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -63,3 +63,14 @@ lazy val cortexWithDeps = (project in file("target/docker-withdeps"))
     Docker / version := version.value + "-withdeps",
     Docker / packageName := "cortex"
   )
+
+lazy val benchmark = (project in file("benchmark"))
+  .enablePlugins(GatlingPlugin)
+  .settings(
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.11",
+    dependencyOverrides := Seq.empty,
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+      Dependencies.gatlingHighcharts    % Test,
+      Dependencies.gatlingTestFramework % Test
+    )
+  )
diff --git a/conf/logback.xml b/conf/logback.xml
index 864f2b5f2..4612b11dc 100644
--- a/conf/logback.xml
+++ b/conf/logback.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
 		<encoder>
-			<pattern>%coloredLevel %logger{15} - %message%n%xException{10}
+			<pattern>%coloredLevel %logger{15} - %message%n%xException
 			</pattern>
 		</encoder>
 	</appender>
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 7d07b526f..8b71d6a49 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val dockerClient     = "com.spotify"         % "docker-client"       % "8.16.0"
   val akkaCluster      = "com.typesafe.akka"   %% "akka-cluster"       % play.core.PlayVersion.akkaVersion
   val akkaClusterTyped = "com.typesafe.akka"   %% "akka-cluster-typed" % play.core.PlayVersion.akkaVersion
+
+  val gatlingHighcharts    = "io.gatling.highcharts" % "gatling-charts-highcharts" % "3.9.5"
+  val gatlingTestFramework = "io.gatling"            % "gatling-test-framework"    % "3.9.5"
 }
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 758cc8da9..1bbdccd13 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play"   % "sbt-plugin"           % "2.8.19")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"       % "sbt-scalafmt"         % "2.4.6")
 addSbtPlugin("org.thehive-project" % "sbt-github-changelog" % "0.4.0")
 addSbtPlugin("io.github.siculo"    %% "sbt-bom"             % "0.3.0")
+addSbtPlugin("io.gatling"          % "gatling-sbt"          % "4.4.0")