netperf Alternatives

netperf is described as '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' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to netperf for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and Docker apps. The best netperf alternative is iPerf3, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like netperf are mtr, SmokePing, JPerf and Packet Loss Test.

netperf alternatives are mainly Internet Speed Test Apps but may also be Network Analyzers or Network Monitors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of netperf.

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netperf

Free • Open Source
Benchmark Tool

Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance of many different types of networking. It provides tests...

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iPerf3
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Free • Open Source
Internet Speed Test App
Network Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Android Tablet
Wine
FreeBSD
Docker
20 iPerf3 alternatives
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.
- - iPerf3 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to netperf.
- - iPerf3 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to netperf.
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1. Root requiredRequires root to use iPerf3, mainly relevant for Android apps.
LAN
mtr
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Free • Open Source
Linux
30 mtr alternatives
mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single network diagnostic tool.
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mtr Features
Network Tools
Trace Route
SmokePing
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Linux
BSD
22 SmokePing alternatives
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. SmokePing consists of a daemon process which organizes the latency measurements and a CGI which presents the...
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JPerf
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 JPerf alternatives
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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Discontinued
The last update was released on May 5th, 2009.
Packet Loss Test
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Free • Proprietary
Network Monitor
Online
10 Packet Loss Test alternatives
Packet Loss Test tests Internet connections for lost packets, latency, and jitter to ensure in any modern web browser using only JavaScript. It therefore provides an easy way for anyone to test his connection quality from anywhere.
- - Packet Loss Test is the most popular Web-based alternative to netperf.
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Web-Based
goben
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
NetBSD
OpenBSD
6 goben alternatives
goben is a golang tool to measure TCP/UDP transport layer throughput between hosts.
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nuttcp
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Free • Open Source
Internet Speed Test App
Windows
Linux
Solaris
8 nuttcp alternatives
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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PPerf
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Free • Open Source
Windows
8 PPerf alternatives
PowerShell Iperf GUI - A PowerShell script to start iperf and show the output (similar to Jperf).
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1. PortablePPerf can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Flent
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Benchmark Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
10 Flent alternatives
The FLExible Network Tester.
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Flent Features
Network Tools
TamoSoft Throughput Test
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Free • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Mac
Windows
11 TamoSoft Throughput Test alternatives
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.
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NetStress
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
9 NetStress alternatives
Tool that allows you to generate network traffic and analyze the network's throughput performance.
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Network Tools
OpenSpeedTest-Server
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Free • Proprietary
Internet Speed Test App
Network Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Docker
19 OpenSpeedTest-Server alternatives
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.
- - OpenSpeedTest-Server is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to netperf.
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Network Tools
Network Scanner
Network speed monitor

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