We compared Ookla's Speedtest ★★★☆☆ with Internet Speed at a Glance ★★★☆☆ and concluded that Internet Speed at a Glance is a better speed test than Ookla's Speedtest 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 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 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.