How do I compare MQTT and TCP packets

Question

I have run some traffic from one server to another. In the first scenario, the packets were sent through TCP protocol. In the another scenario, the packets were sent through MQTT protocol (which also runs over TCP). Through the MQTT exchange scenario, the packets sent from server1 to server2 are 3 times more than the packets sent from servier1 to server2 when I used just the TCP.

Answer 1

It depends on the higher-level protocols (above TCP). The MQTT protocol sends PUBACK for QOS 1, so would double the number of packets from just a send of the payload. Your protocol is secret, so we cannot comment on it. A Wireshark PCAP would allow you to diagnose the imbalance.