SpeedSmart directly shows you the name of your internet service provider, the test server it will use and your IP address. The speed test first test the ping time, followed by your download speed and your upload speed.
SpeedSmart gives you the option to view your (???) test history, and has the option to select another test server.
Free to use
SpeedSmart is free, there are no ads so the speed test earns 1 point.
Easy to use
SpeedSmart 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, but doesn't notify the user regarding these cookies. Hence there is no click needed for the cookie notification.
Accuracy and consistency
Tested with a clean version of Google Chrome, the following measurements are done:
Test Server: Amsterdam
- 54.18Mbps (16 seconds)
- 54.31Mbps (16 seconds)
- 54.38Mbps (16 seconds)
- 54.25Mbps (16 seconds)
- 54.36Mbps (16 seconds)
Tested with a clean version of Firefox, the following measurements are done:
Test Server: Amsterdam
- 47.23Mbps (15 seconds)
- 45.13Mbps (15 seconds)
- 54.32Mbps (16 seconds)
- 56.73Mbps (16 seconds)
- 54.72Mbps (16 seconds)
That gives an average of 53.0Mbps and a standard deviation of 3.69Mbps for the downloadspeed. The average and standard deviation for the time required are respectively 16 seconds and 0,4 second.
Note that based on the Google Chrome measurements the average download speed is 54.3Mbps with a standard deviation of 0.08Mbps. While the Firefox measurements gives an average download speed of 51.6Mbps with a standard deviation of 5.11Mbps.
With a server manually selected at the other side of the world (Test Server: Perth, AU) and testing with Firefox, the results are:
- 53.17Mbps (25 seconds)
- 53.15Mbps (25 seconds)
- 52.77Mbps (24 seconds)
- 52.57Mbps (25 seconds)
- 51.50Mbps (26 seconds)
That gives an average of 52.6Mbps and a standard deviation of 0.68Mbps for the downloadspeed. That is 2% faster (!) than the previous test.