Navigating the sheer volume of network performance utilities can be challenging, given the massive ecosystem of generalized CLI and GUI tools available today. On this particular morning day, I was on the hunt for an application that could give me a visual representation of the network performance, while executing bi-directional TCP and UDP throughput testing across a customer's network.
Searching for the right performance software usually happens when a network engineer hits the exact breaking point of standard utilities. After dedicating the morning to troubleshooting the limitations of generic speed testing tools, I evaluated a specialized application called Tessabyte Throughput Test.
Developed by Netmantics, Tessabyte Throughput Test application enables comprehensive TCP, UDP, and QoS network stress testing and simulation. Additionally, the platform supports benchmark comparison, metric charting, reporting, and task scheduling. Featuring cross-platform compatibility across Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS. Tessabyte offers both an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) and a command-line interface (CLI). This versatility makes it an ideal solution for engineers requiring clear, visual analytics of wired and wireless network performance.
Follow along with me on a tour of Tessabyte Throughput Test as we aggressively stress test a PC and Server network configuration, push a firewall to its operational limits, and finally put our bandwidth management policies through their paces.
Things to be aware of if you want to try the FREE version.
- The Tessabyte Server is completely free and unlimited.
- The client has a 30-Day Evaluation Period: On Windows and macOS, the trial expires 30 days after first installation. Mobile Test Duration: On iOS/iPadOS, individual tests are capped at 45 seconds before requiring a reconnection
- The Client has Watermarked Reports for Generated HTML/PDF/CSV reports will have some numerical values randomly masked.
- The Client Task Scheduler The trial restricts you to configuring a single scheduled task at a time.
