We compared RealSpeed ★★★★★ with Internet Speed at a Glance ★★★☆☆ and concluded that Internet Speed at a Glance is a better speed test than RealSpeed in many ways. Whether Internet Speed at a Glance is the ideal speed test for you depends on your purpose.
Internet Speed at a Glance is ideal if you want to quickly check whether your current internet speed meets your expectations.
If you want a more accurate speed test, you'd better use RealSpeed.
The radar chart above is based on the results of our standardized speed test test. The results speak for themselves.
Strengths of RealSpeed
The strongest point of RealSpeed is without a doubt that this speed test performs two speed tests. One from the router and one from the device in use. Both speed tests are accurate.
This gives you direct insight into whether your ISP delivers the promised speed. This makes it immediately clear what the cause is of any performance problems.
RealSpeed starts up instantly, doesn't show ads, and seems fairly frugal in terms of data usage (although we can only determine this at 50%, as we couldn't determine data usage during the router test).
Strengths of Internet Speed at a Glance
The most striking feature of Internet Speed at a Glance is the speed of this speed test. An estimate of the download speed is given directly in the form of a range.
The speed test is ad- and cookie-free, data-efficient and highly accessible using standard, no-frills HTML5.
Internet Speed at a Glance is therefore an ideal speed test if you are not looking for accuracy, but for a quick impression of your internet speed.
Internet Speed at a Glance indicates what should be possible without any problems with the measured internet speed.
Our recommendation
Based on our knowledge of speed testing, we believe the best speed test for you depends on your needs.
In practice, we regularly use Internet Speed at a Glance when the question arises whether there are any WiFi problems.