Diskspd AlternativesBenchmark & Hard Disk Benchmark Tools like Diskspd

Diskspd is described as 'A feature-rich and versatile storage testing tool, Diskspd (version 2.0.17) combines robust and granular IO workload definition with flexible runtime and output options, creating an ideal tool for synthetic storage subsystem testing and validation' and is a Benchmark tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Diskspd for Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com. The best Diskspd alternative is CrystalDiskMark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Diskspd are HD Tune, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, fio and Iometer.

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  1. CrystalDiskMark icon

    CrystalDiskMark

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    Versatile benchmarking utility to assess drive performance, offering rapid sequential/random speed tests, easy-to-read results, multilingual support, and more, all in a free package.

    41 CrystalDiskMark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    • CrystalDiskMark is the most popular Windows alternative to Diskspd.

    • CrystalDiskMark is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Diskspd.

    • CrystalDiskMark is Free and Open SourceDiskspd is also Free and Open Source
    • CrystalDiskMark is Lightweight and Privacy focusedDiskspd is not according to our users
  2. HD Tune icon

    HD Tune

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    HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and more!.

    54 HD Tune alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test icon

    Blackmagic Disk Speed Test

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    Disk Speed Test is an easy to use tool to quickly measure and certify your disk performance for working with high quality video! Simply click the start button and Disk Speed Test will write test your disk using large blocks of data, and then display the result.

    24 Blackmagic Disk Speed Test alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is the most popular Mac alternative to Diskspd.

    • Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is Free and ProprietaryDiskspd is Free and Open Source
  5. fio icon

    fio

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    fio is an I/O tool meant for both for benchmark and stress/hardware verification. It has support for many different types of I/O engines, I/O priorities (on newer Linux kernels), rate limited I/O, forked or threaded jobs and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • fio is the most popular Linux alternative to Diskspd.

    • fio is Free and Open SourceDiskspd is also Free and Open Source
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    Iometer

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    As the Iometer Users Guide says, Iometer is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool for single and clustered systems. It was originally developed by the Intel Corporation and announced at the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) on February 17, 1998 - since then it got...

    20 Iometer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. InchWest DiskMark icon

    InchWest DiskMark

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    Test the performance of your flash (pen/usb), solid state, hard disk drives in just 60 seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • InchWest DiskMark is the most popular commercial alternative to Diskspd.

    • InchWest DiskMark is Paid and ProprietaryDiskspd is Free and Open Source

  9. Vdbench

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    Vdbench is a disk and tape I/O workload generator for verifying data integrity and measuring performance of direct attached and network connected storage on Windows, Solaris, Linux, AIX, OS/X and HP/UX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     

  10. SQLIO

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    SQLIO is a tool provided by Microsoft which can also be used to determine the I/O capacity of a given configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

  11. Cold-cache Sequential I/O Benchmark

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    CCSIO Benchmark measures maximum sequential read/write speed that is realistically achievable for a given file system location, including local drives, remote network shares, virtual/pseudo devices such as RAM disks and encrypted file containers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. SORA L1/L2 icon

    SORA L1/L2

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    SORA is a next-generation diagnostics and recovery platform for HDDs and SSDs. It supports deep-level drive inspection, simultaneous multi-drive testing, and time-optimized scan routines. Designed with SSD-specific characteristics in mind, SORA can analyze wear levels...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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