DymaxIO vs WinContig
DymaxIO
condusiv.comWinContig
mdtzone.itSide by side
| Figure | DymaxIO | WinContig |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5.75/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 1 |
| Spec score · Disk Defragmentation Software | 7.9 (#5) | 7.1 (#15) |
| Purpose | DymaxIO is fast data performance software that eliminates Windows I/O bottlenecks and improves application response times. | WinContig defragments individual files or entire folders without requiring a whole-disk defragmentation. |
Plans
DymaxIO
- DymaxIO Client (10-24 licenses)$69 a year
- DymaxIO Client (5-9 licenses)$89 a year
- DymaxIO Client (1-4 licenses)$99 a year
- DymaxIO Server (10-24 licenses)$141 a year
- DymaxIO Server (5-9 licenses)$168 a year
- DymaxIO Server (1-4 licenses)$200 a year
- DymaxIO Host (10-49 licenses)$798 a year
- DymaxIO Host (1-9 licenses)$950 a year
- DymaxIO Client (25+ licenses)Priced on request
- DymaxIO Server (25+ licenses)Priced on request
In their own words
DymaxIO
DymaxIO is Windows performance software from Condusiv for reducing I/O bottlenecks and improving application response times. It targets physical and virtual PCs and servers, cloud systems, and I/O-intensive applications such as MS-SQL. Condusiv says the product can return over 40% of lost throughput and deliver 30%+ latency and throughput improvement. IntelliWrite optimizes writes, while IntelliMemory uses idle available DRAM for read caching. The software runs automatically in the background, requires no reboot and is described as having near-zero overhead. Supported systems include Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11, as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 through 2025. It is described as hypervisor and storage agnostic, with support for VMware ESX/ESXi, Hyper-V, Xen, SAN/NAS, local and all-flash storage, Azure and AWS environments. DymaxIO requires 3GB of physical memory per server or VM, with 4GB recommended for optimum caching. Its dashboard reports eliminated read and write I/O, storage I/O time saved, and hourly views across 13 metrics. Annual client, server and host licenses are listed, and a 30-day server trial is available.
WinContig
WinContig defragments selected files or folders, so you can process frequently used items without defragmenting an entire disk. It is a Windows standalone executable: no installation or additional DLLs are required, and its files and settings stay in one folder. It supports FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, and ReFS on internal and external HDDs and SSDs. You can save groups of files and folders as profiles, use command-line switches in scripts or scheduled tasks, and add optional analyze and defragment commands to File Explorer. WinContig can also scan for file-system errors, retrieve S.M.A.R.T. data, and remove temporary files before defragmentation. It supports Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11, along with Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019, in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. It needs 6 MB of free disk space and administrator access. The Freeware plan costs nothing, with personal and commercial use on unlimited Windows computers and no registration or payment.