| Comparison |
Media Road
SpeedCheck Pro 5.5 |
Competitors *
(Script based) |
Competitors *
(Java based) |
| Usage: |
For professional companies such as ISPs, steaming media proviers or IT departments to get accurate speed test reading on their networks. |
For general users such as dial-up, ADSL, cable, etc. It is not accurate and not stable when it comes to large data transfer. |
For professional companies such as ISPs, etc. |
| Java VM: |
Support old Java VM, even works on default installation of Windows 2000. But we do recommend using the latest VM. |
N/A |
Some doesn't even work on Windows 2000 default installation with Microsoft VM. |
| Download: |
YES, support up to 100 MB in file size.
In order to get accurate reading on highspeed network such as 100 Mbps, large sample files have to be used. |
Page time out error or browser frozen for large file transfer.
- Not even able to handle 50 MB data
- Inaccurate result |
Yes |
| Upload: |
YES, support up to 100 MB in file size |
Yes (same problem as download) |
Yes |
| Network: |
Support from 28.8 Kbps dial-up to 100 Mbps highspeed network |
Support from 28.8 Kbps dial-up to T1/Cable/DSL, less than 10 Mbps |
In HTTP mode, some vendors only support up to 100 Mbps in download and up to 10 Mbps in Upload |
| Status monitor: |
YES, displays 0% to 100% completion, with speed in Mbps |
Only for download |
Yes. some vendors have nice progress bar, some do not. |
| Download file format: |
Support mostly all file format, e.g. JPG, MOV, ZIP, MP3, etc. |
JPG, GIF or geneated by scripting. |
No file may not be actually needed (see next item) |
| Real file: |
Download: Real file is required to place on web server to be downloaded.
Upload: Data is uploaded and a real file is written to HDD of server.
Advantage: able to easily show HOW FAST it is to download/upload with a given file.
e.g.
If you are an ISP, your customer may ask "I don't want to know the numbers, just show me how fast is it to download a 30 MB file with your service?" |
File maybe required to be download from server or geneated by server side scripts.
Upload data maybe generated by client side Javascript, this is a problem for large sample size and cause page time out error. |
No actual file may not be needed, it is convenient and space saving.
But drawback is that you cannot verify the results side by side to convince the non-technical customers.
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| Accuracy: |
Accurate, result is based on real file transfers.
Trusted by Internet Services Providers and portals, click here to learn more. There is no doubt about the level of accuracy.
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NOT accurate at all.
Especially for large files, due to bottle neck of the web browsers on client side which cause the delay. |
Yes, it is accurate |
| Transfer Method: |
HTTP (port 80) |
HTTP |
HTTP and/or Socket |
| Server Port: |
Port 80 or other ports running on same web server using
scripting language ASP.NET or PHP. Therefore it is fully customizable.
It works even if your clients have very secure firewall which blocks all ports except 80.
However, SSL https is not supported. |
Port 80. Result is inaccurate, upload has a lot of problems (see above) |
May not able to on port 80 of the same web server.
Some vendor requires a server software to be installed, which then has to run on other ports. |
Statistics
(per session): |
YES |
Yes |
Maybe |
| Statistics and Reports: |
YES, supports SQL Server and MySQL. Raw data of statistics are sent to the server writes them to the database
Session Report and Administrator Report are included. |
No |
N/A |
| Permission: |
YES, able to tell SpeedCheck to stop functioning based on conditions. You can write your own queries based on your defined conditions |
No |
No |
| Custom Labels: |
YES, Custom labels allow you to customize your own label or use as multilingual purpose. |
No |
No |
| Further Development: |
YES |
N/A |
Maybe |
| Support: |
YES, Email support |
No |
N/A |
| Source Code: |
PHP and ASPX source code are included. |
Maybe |
No |
| Pricing: |
One time fee, good price. No annual subscription, it never expires. To learn more about pricing info, click here |
Free - picture based
N/A - script based |
More expensive than SpeedCheck Pro, some require annual license subscription. |
