iPerf3 AlternativesInternet Speed Test Apps like iPerf3

iPerf3 is described as 'The iperf series of tools perform active measurements to determine the maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. It supports tuning of various parameters related to timing, protocols, and buffers. For each test it reports the measured throughput, loss, and other parameters' and is a internet speed test app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to iPerf3 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best iPerf3 alternative is Speedtest by Ookla, which is free. Other great apps like iPerf3 are mtr, SmokePing, Trippy and iPerf3Client .

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  1. Speedtest by Ookla icon

    Speedtest by Ookla

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    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.

    56 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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    Speedtest by Ookla vs iPerf3 Comments
    Guest
    Negative
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    Tests for internet speed, iperf is mainly used for testing in internal networks.

    Taurolyon
    Negative
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    Not for LAN speed/performance testing

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

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    • Speedtest by Ookla is Freemium and ProprietaryiPerf3 is Free and Open Source
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    mtr

     25 likes

    mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single network diagnostic tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. SmokePing icon

    SmokePing

     10 likes

    SmokePing is a deluxe latency measurement tool. It can measure, store and display latency, latency distribution and packet loss. SmokePing uses RRDtool to maintain a longterm data-store and to draw pretty graphs, giving up to the minute information on the state of each network...

    33 SmokePing alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. Trippy icon

    Trippy

     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    Visualize GeoIp on a world map
     
  8. Tessabyte icon

    Tessabyte

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. F

    Flent

     1 like

    The FLExible Network Tester.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. P

    PPerf

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    PowerShell Iperf GUI - A PowerShell script to start iperf and show the output (similar to Jperf).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. N

    netperf

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    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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    Packet Loss Test

     3 likes

    Test your Internet connection for lost packets or high latency to ensure that your gaming and communication is always reliable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    nuttcp

     1 like

    nuttcp is a network performance measurement tool intended for use by network and system managers. Its most basic usage is to determine the raw TCP (or UDP) network layer throughput by transferring memory buffers from a source system across an interconnecting network to a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Solaris
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    goben

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    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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