IxChariot

What do you like best?

IxChariot is a SW tool that can be installed on a regular server / pc.

IxChariot endpoints are available for various types of platforms.

Can be used for stress and high-performance testing.

Can be used for simulating specific protocol behavior either by creating your own traffic scenario which will simulate certain protocol or app traffic pattern, or using an extension package.

"Floating licenses" feature which makes IxChariot more cost-effective.

Stable. I did not observe major bugs during my work with it.

What do you dislike?

The tool is expensive, however, there are many types of licenses and you can tailor the package for your team's needs.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Testing network behavior with various traffic protocols.

All created scenarios can be saved and later easily reused on different setups. In this way, we ensured uniform testing in the team.