fio
6.6#4 in disk benchmark softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
Visitfio vs simple-disk-benchmark
simple-disk-benchmark
6.0#16 in disk benchmark softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | fio | simple-disk-benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| License | fio is free software published under version 2 of the GNU GPL. | The repository identifies the software as MIT licensed. |
| Purpose | fio simulates user-defined I/O workloads to test performance or reproduce bugs. | The project describes itself as a simple disk benchmark tool. |
| Support | The project mailing list is intended for discussion, bug reports, questions, and development; the documentation also directs bug reports to the mailing list reflector or GitHub page. | The repository shows zero open issues and does not state a support policy. |
fio plans
- fioFree
simple-disk-benchmark plans
- simple-disk-benchmarkFree
Pick fio if…
fio suits people who need to define and run storage I/O workloads without writing a separate test program for each one. Its client/server mode may be useful when jobs need to run on remote hosts.
Pick simple-disk-benchmark if…
It suits people who want command-line disk read or write benchmarks with configurable test parameters and exportable timing data. Windows users should note that support has limited validation.