Free iPerf3 Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to iPerf3 for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Mac alternative is Speedtest by Ookla. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to iPerf3 and 12 are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to iPerf3 are Tessabyte, Trippy, Flent and netperf.

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  1. Speedtest by Ookla icon

    Speedtest by Ookla

     742 likes

    Tests download, upload, and ping speeds with a global server network for accuracy worldwide. Offers real-time consistency graphs, street-level carrier coverage maps, VPN for privacy, premium ad-free VPN option, detailed reports, and easy result sharing.

    53 Speedtest by Ookla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
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    Comments about Speedtest by Ookla as an Alternative to iPerf3
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    Tests for internet speed, iperf is mainly used for testing in internal networks.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Taurolyon
    Negative
    1

    Not for LAN speed/performance testing

    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Speedtest.net is only used as an Internet speed test, while iperf is mainly used for LAN speedtesting

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
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    • Speedtest by Ookla is Freemium and ProprietaryiPerf3 is Free and Open Source
  2. Tessabyte icon

    Tessabyte

     1 like

    An advanced network throughput testing utility for LAN, WLAN, and WAN: TCP/UDP, QoS, custom payloads, reporting, and scheduling.

    6 Tessabyte alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tessabyte Windows Client
     
  4. Trippy icon

    Trippy

     2 likes

    Trippy combines the functionality of traceroute and ping and is designed to assist with the analysis of networking issues.

    36 Trippy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    Visualize GeoIp on a world map
     

  5. Flent

     1 like

    The FLExible Network Tester.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. netperf

     1 like

    Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance of many different types of networking. It provides tests for both unidirectional throughput, and end-to-end latency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Solaris
    • IBM AIX
    • HP-UX
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  7. TamoSoft Throughput Test

     2 likes

    A utility for testing the performance of a wireless or wired network that sends TCP and UDP data streams and computes important metrics: upstream and downstream throughput values, packet loss, and round-trip time, etc. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 connections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. goben

     1 like

    goben is a golang tool to measure TCP/UDP transport layer throughput between hosts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  10. Ethr

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    Ethr is a Comprehensive Network Measurement Tool for TCP, UDP & ICMP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. OpenSpeedTest-Server icon

    OpenSpeedTest-Server

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    Launch a Network Speed Test Server. Without using any commands, test and fix your local network before pointing fingers towards your ISP for slow and sluggish Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
    OpenSpeedTest-Server V2.1
     
  12. IPerf2 icon

    IPerf2

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    A network traffic tool for measuring TCP and UDP performance with metrics around both throughput and latency. The goals include maintaining an active iperf code base across a broad set of platforms and operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Speediness icon

    Speediness

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    Quickly check your internet connection speed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Speediness screenshot 1
     
  14. Oka WiFi Speed Test icon

    Oka WiFi Speed Test

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    Internet Speed Test, Accuracy download/upload result, Check Network Stability. Signal Strength, RSSI, Noise, DNS, Channel Band/Width etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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