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 10 alternatives to iPerf3 and 19 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to iPerf3 are mtr, SmokePing, JPerf and nuttcp.

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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...

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  1. Speedtest by Ookla icon
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    Speedtest by Ookla

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    Use Speedtest® by Ookla® for an easy, one-tap connection internet performance and speed test —— accurate anywhere thanks to our massive global server network.

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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire

    Speedtest by Ookla Features

    1.  Internet Speed Test
    2.  Network Tools
    3.  Encrypted VPN
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    Guest

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

    Negative comment •Sep 7, 2020
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    Taurolyon

    Not for LAN speed/performance testing

    Negative comment •Aug 6, 2022
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    Guest

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

    Negative comment •Jan 18, 2021
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    • This alternative is disputed. Speedtest by Ookla is a legitimate iPerf3 alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Speedtest by Ookla is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to iPerf3.

    • Speedtest by Ookla is the most popular free alternative to iPerf3.

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

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

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    mtr Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Trace Route
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    • mtr is the most popular Linux alternative to iPerf3.

    • mtr is the most popular Open Source alternative to iPerf3.

    • mtr is Free and Open SourceiPerf3 is also Free and Open Source
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    SmokePing

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    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...

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    SmokePing Features

    1.  Website Monitoring
    2.  Lightweight
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    JPerf

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

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    • Free • Open Source

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    Discontinued

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

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  6. nuttcp

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    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...

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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Solaris
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  7. goben

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

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    Packet Loss Test

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

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online

    Packet Loss Test Features

    1.  Web-Based
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  10. PPerf

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

    8 PPerf alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PPerf Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Graphical User Interface
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  11. Flent

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    The FLExible Network Tester.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Flent Features

    1.  Network Tools
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    LANBench

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    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...

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    LANBench Features

    1.  LAN
    Discontinued

    Website no longer available

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  13. 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.

    12 netperf alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Solaris
    • IBM AIX
    • HP-UX

    netperf Features

    1.  Network Tools
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    NetStress

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    Tool that allows you to generate network traffic and analyze the network's throughput performance.

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NetStress Features

    1.  Network Tools
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