Vdbench AlternativesBenchmark Tools and other similar apps like Vdbench

Vdbench is described as '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' and is a Benchmark tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Vdbench for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Vdbench alternative is CrystalDiskMark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vdbench are KDiskMark, fio, Iometer and Blackmagic Disk Speed Test.

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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.

    40 CrystalDiskMark alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    CrystalDiskMark screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Benchmark
    2.  Portable
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Skinnable

    CrystalDiskMark VS Vdbench

     

    • CrystalDiskMark is the most popular Windows alternative to Vdbench.

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

    • CrystalDiskMark is Free and Open SourceVdbench is also Free and Open Source
    • CrystalDiskMark is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVdbench is not according to our users
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    KDiskMark

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    A simple open-source disk benchmark tool for Linux distros.

    16 KDiskMark alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    KDiskMark screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Benchmark
    2.  Disk Monitoring
    3.  KDE

    KDiskMark VS Vdbench

     

    • KDiskMark is the most popular Linux alternative to Vdbench.

    • KDiskMark is Free and Open SourceVdbench is also Free and Open Source
    • KDiskMark is LightweightVdbench is not according to our users
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    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.

    15 fio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    fio screenshot 1

    fio Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Filesystem

    fio VS Vdbench

     
  5. Iometer icon

    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...

    19 Iometer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Iometer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last activity from 2014, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/files/iometer-stable/

    Iometer Features

    1.  Stress Testing
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    Iometer VS Vdbench

     
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    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.

    26 Blackmagic Disk Speed Test alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Blackmagic Disk Speed Test screenshot 1

    Blackmagic Disk Speed Test VS Vdbench

     

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

    • Blackmagic Disk Speed Test is Free and ProprietaryVdbench is Free and Open Source
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    Diskspd

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Diskspd VS Vdbench

     
  9. 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.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    InchWest DiskMark screenshot 1

    InchWest DiskMark Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring

    InchWest DiskMark VS Vdbench

     

    • InchWest DiskMark is the most popular commercial alternative to Vdbench.

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

  10. IOzone

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    IOzone is a filesystem benchmark tool. The benchmark generates and measures a variety of file operations.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    IOzone screenshot 1

    IOzone Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Filesystem

    IOzone VS Vdbench

     

  11. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Replaced by Microsoft's open source utility Diskspd. See Diskspd icon Diskspd

    SQLIO Features

    1.  Filesystem

    SQLIO VS Vdbench

     

  12. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Cold-cache Sequential I/O Benchmark screenshot 1

    Cold-cache Sequential I/O Benchmark Features

    1.  Portable

    Cold-cache Sequential I/O Benchmark VS Vdbench

     
  13. Load DynamiX icon

    Load DynamiX

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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...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted

    Load DynamiX Features

    1.  Stress Testing

    Load DynamiX VS Vdbench

     

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

    • Load DynamiX is Paid and ProprietaryVdbench is Free and Open Source
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