Comparitech's speed test is a speed test which automatically detects your IP address and your internet service provider. Besides that it automatically selects a test server.
This speed test starts with connecting, a download test, followed by an upload test. When the download test is finished, the ping time besides the download speed is shown.
When the test is finished the download speed varies often a little from the earlier given download speed. For this test the first download speed given will be used.
Free to use
Comparitech is free, there are no ads so the speed test earns 1 point.
Easy to use
Comparitech's speed test didn't pass the WCAG 2.0 Level A test.
The speed test could be started with 1 click, so 1 point is earned. Note that the website uses cookies, there is small banner which informs the user regarding the cookies. It isn't necessary to accept these cookies (or close the banner) to start the test.
Accuracy and consistency
Tested with a clean version of Google Chrome, the following measurements are done.
Test Server: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2)
- 55.25Mbps (21 seconds)
- 54.67Mbps (21 seconds)
- 55.24Mbps (21 seconds)
- 54.64Mbps (20 seconds)
- 55.41Mbps (21 seconds)
Tested with a clean version of Firefox, the following measurements are done.
Test Server: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2)
- 55.31Mbps (21 seconds)
- 54.45Mbps (21 seconds)
- 55.28Mbps (21 seconds)
- 55.16Mbps (21 seconds)
- 54.89Mbps (21 seconds)
That gives an average of 55.0Mbps and a standard deviation of 0.34Mbps for the downloadspeed. The average and standard deviation for the time required are respectively 21 seconds and 0.3 seconds.
Note that based on the Google Chrome measurements the average download speed is 55.0Mbps with a standard deviation of 0.36Mbps. The Firefox measurements gives also an average download speed of 55.0Mbps with a standard deviation of 0.36Mbps.