Free iPerf3 Alternatives

    The best free alternative to iPerf3 is Speedtest by Ookla. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to iPerf3 and 17 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to iPerf3 are mtr (Free, Open Source), SmokePing (Free, Open Source), Packet Loss Test (Free) and JPerf (Free, Open Source).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Apr 25, 2021
    iPerf3 info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to iPerf3
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    • Speedtest by Ookla

      Use Speedtest® by Ookla® for an easy, one-tap connection internet performance and speed test —— accurate anywhere thanks to our massive global server network. View 56 alternatives to Speedtest by Ookla
      This alternative is disputed. Speedtest by Ookla is still a legitimate alternative to iPerf3, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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      Speedtest by Ookla vs iPerf3
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Tests for internet speed, iperf is mainly used for testing in internal networks.
      Negative comment • 9 months ago

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      Speedtest.net is only used as an Internet speed test, while iperf is mainly used for LAN speedtesting
      Negative comment • 5 months ago

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    • mtr

      mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single network diagnostic tool. View 27 alternatives to mtr
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    • SmokePing

      Smokeping is a latency measurement tool. It sends test packets out to the net and measures the amount of time they need to travel from one place to the other and back. View 19 alternatives to SmokePing
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    • Packet Loss Test

      Test your Internet connection for lost packets or high latency to ensure that your gaming and communication is always reliable. View 8 alternatives to Packet Loss Test
      • Free • Proprietary
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    • JPerf

      This project gives a better UI and new functionalities to the initial JPerf 1.0 project based on the iperf network bandwidth measurement tool. View 15 alternatives to JPerf

      Discontinued

      The last update was released on May 5th, 2009.

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      • nuttcp

        nuttcp is another network test tool, similar to iperf2 and iperf3, that has a number of unique features. View 7 alternatives to nuttcp
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      • goben

        goben is a golang tool to measure TCP/UDP transport layer throughput between hosts. View 5 alternatives to goben
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        • Flent

          Flent is a network benchmarking tool which allows you to: • Easily run network tests composing multiple well-known benchmarking tools into aggregate, repeatable test runs. View 9 alternatives to Flent
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        • netperf

          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. View 11 alternatives to netperf
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        • PPerf

          PowerShell Iperf GUI - A PowerShell script to start iperf and show the output (similar to Jperf). View 7 alternatives to PPerf
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