iPerf3 Alternatives

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 SmokePing, mtr, iPerf3Client and Tessabyte.

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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    Tool that allows you to generate network traffic and analyze the network's throughput performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    GL's PacketCheck™- is a PC based Ethernet test tool that is designed to check frame transport

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PacketCheck is the most popular commercial alternative to iPerf3.

    • PacketCheck is Paid and ProprietaryiPerf3 is Free and Open Source
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    A minimalist, privacy-first network dashboard. Check your IP, test internet speed, detect WebRTC leaks, and analyze device headers without the bloat or tracking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Ping like tool that relies on the common ICMP echo mechanism to determine the bandwidth between your computer and a remote host.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
    • OpenSpeedTest-Server is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to iPerf3.

    • OpenSpeedTest-Server is Free and ProprietaryiPerf3 is Free and Open Source
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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.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Free Internet Speed Test - Check Your Connection Speed. Test your internet download and upload speeds instantly with our accurate and reliable speed testing tool. Get detailed results including ping, jitter, and connection quality metrics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
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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 (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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