We compared Ookla's Speedtest ★★★☆☆ with Down at a Glance ★★★★★ and concluded that Down at a Glance is a better speed test than Ookla's Speedtest.
This is mainly because the high accuracy, data efficiency, and speed make Down at a Glance a better speed test than Ookla's Speedtest.
The radar chart above is based on the results of our standardized speed test test. The results speak for themselves.
Strengths of Ookla's Speedtest
The Ookla Speedtest is a well known speed test. A lot of ISPs recommend the use of Speedtest. Hence, we categorize Speedtest as the gold standard for speed tests.
In 2023 we tested Google versus Bing. We then came to the following conclusion: More than half of the links in results pages of the search engines Google and Bing structurally refer to Ookla-based speed tests/pages. We therefore assume that everyone is familiar with the Ookla Speedtest.
The Ookla Speedtest has many clones. There are too many to list. We have a special page for Ookla clones.
The Ookla Speedtest is popular because it was one of the first accurate speed tests. Ookla's Speedtest is one of the few speed tests with an accuracy score of 100 (out of 100).
Another strength of Ookla is the information provision. The progress of the test is clearly displayed and in addition to download, upload, ping and jitter are also measured.
Strengths of Down at a Glance
Down at a Glance is accurate, data efficient, fast, secure, privacy-friendly and accessible.
Down at a Glance uses the same NDT7 code as the M-Lab speed test.
The speed test is ad- and cookie-free, data-efficient and highly accessible using standard, no-frills HTML5.
Down at a Glance makes it clear in advance how much data is needed for a speed test. In addition, Down at a Glance has the unique feature that you can specify how long a speed test may take.
Our recommendation
Based on what we know about speed tests, if we had to choose between these two speed tests, we would choose Down at a Glance over Ookla's Speedtest. In particular, Down at a Glance's high scores in accuracy, data efficiency and speed have a major influence on this choice.