Free iPerf3 AlternativesInternet Speed Test Apps like iPerf3

The best free alternative to iPerf3 is Speedtest by Ookla. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to iPerf3 and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to iPerf3 are SmokePing, mtr, iPerf3Client and Tessabyte.

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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. 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...

    29 SmokePing alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. mtr icon

    mtr

     22 likes

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

    35 mtr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. 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
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  7. 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
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  9. Flent

     1 like

    The FLExible Network Tester.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. PPerf

     2 likes

    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. 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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  12. LANBench icon

    LANBench

     Like

    LANBench is a simple LAN / TCP Network benchmark utility. It is designed for testing network performance between two computers and is based on Winsock 2.2. LANBench tests TCP performance only and is designed for minimal CPU usage so that the pure performance of your network...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Packet Loss Test icon

    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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  14. 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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