Speed tests

The unique speed tests tested are mentioned in this overview.

Unique speed tests

  1. Astound - Old, not recommended due to variable results and an outdated interface
  2. Bandwidth Place - Old, not recommended due to structural inaccuracy
  3. Bredbandskollen - Ambiguous results, hence not recommended, although there are a lot of interesting options
  4. Broadband Internet Speed test - Not recommend, no results at all
  5. Broadband Speed Checker - Too slow to recommend for general use
  6. Cloudflare - Very informative, too slow to recommend for general use
  7. Comparitech - No added value compared to other speed tests
  8. DSLReports - An oldie, not recommended, too prone to errors
  9. Fast - Revolutionary at launch, too slow to recommend for general use
  10. Fireprobe - A decent speed test, but too slow to recommend for general use
  11. Google Fiber - A highly recommended speed test
  12. Internet Speed at a Glance - Ideal for quickly checking internet problems
  13. LibreSpeed - Ambiguous results, hence not recommended, probably a base for an excellent speed test
  14. Measurement Lab (M-Lab) - Excellent, part of an open source research project
  15. Meter.net - A sympathetic speed test, although not recommended
  16. nPerf - Requires a big screen, results vary a lot hence not recommended
  17. Ookla Speedtest - The gold standard, although there are better speed tests
  18. OpenSpeedTest™ - Ambiguous results, hence not recommended, probably a base for an excellent speed test
  19. SamKnows Speed Test - Too slow to recommend for general use
  20. Speedcheck™ - Ambiguous results and slightly to slow, hence not recommended
  21. SpeedOf.me - Realistic speed test which gives your true internet speed, too slow to recommend for general use
  22. SpeedOf.me API Sample Page - A practical, fast realistic speed test. Could be the basis for the ultimate speed test
  23. SpeedSmart - Apart from the time to complete, a flawless speed test
  24. Speedtest4.php - Very inaccurate, hence not recommended
  25. Testmy.net - The oldest speed test there is, and still going strong
  26. Toast - An old speed test with a with a special way of measuring. Very inaccurate, hence not recommended
  27. Which Broadband Checker - Systematically too low measurements and too slow. Not recommended
  28. Xfinity Speed Test - Not recommended due to a large deviation

Clones

  1. MyCCI - An Ookla speedtest. There isn't a clear link to the privacy policy
  2. Optimum Online - An Ookla speedtest. Optimum might ask you to prove that you are a human

Gone

  1. CompareSpeedTest - An unique speed test. Gone, November 2022
  2. Surewest - An Ookla speedtest. Surewest is acquired in 2012 by Consolidated Communications Inc.