SQLIO AlternativesBenchmark Tools and other similar apps like SQLIO

SQLIO is described as 'Tool provided by Microsoft which can also be used to determine the I/O capacity of a given configuration' and is a Benchmark tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SQLIO for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted and PortableApps.com apps. The best SQLIO alternative is CrystalDiskMark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SQLIO are HD Tune, Macrorit Disk Scanner, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test and ATTO Disk Benchmark.

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  1. CrystalDiskMark icon
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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

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

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

    • CrystalDiskMark is Free and Open SourceSQLIO is Free and Proprietary
    • CrystalDiskMark is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSQLIO is not according to our users
  2. HD Tune icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is Free and ProprietarySQLIO is also Free and Proprietary
  4. The ATTO Disk Benchmark performance measurement tool is compatible with Microsoft Windows. Measure your storage systems performance with various transfer sizes and test lengths for reads and writes. Several options are available to customize your performance measurement...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. fio icon
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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.

    16 fio alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    • fio is Free and Open SourceSQLIO is Free and Proprietary
  6. Iometer icon
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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
     
  7. Diskspd icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8.  3 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. IOzone icon
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    IOzone is a filesystem benchmark tool. The benchmark generates and measures a variety of file operations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Load DynamiX icon
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    2U load generation appliance, also runs under a VM, A leading commercial performance validation product for networked storage infrastructure. We help companies reduce risk and save millions of dollars by aligning storage deployment decisions to application workload performance...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Load DynamiX is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to SQLIO.

    • Load DynamiX is the most popular commercial alternative to SQLIO.

    • Load DynamiX is Paid and ProprietarySQLIO is Free and Proprietary
  11. 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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