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nPerf brings several connection checks together: download and upload speed, latency, browsing, streaming, and mobile signal strength. Its mobile apps split these into separate tests, save location-tagged history, and let users share results; desktop apps add browsing and video streaming tests. The free plan includes speed and latency tests, app navigation and streaming tests, maps, and recent history, with a PREMIUM subscription priced at $2 a year. Its broad platform support spans mobile, desktop, and web.
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PingPlotter
Free plan APIiPhoneLinux+3Continuous path monitoring and remote troubleshooting — PingPlotter continuously tracks latency, jitter, and packet loss along network paths, while nPerf focuses on speed, browsing, streaming, and mobile signal tests.
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DNSViz
Free plan APILinuxMac+2DNSSEC analysis and troubleshooting — DNSViz maps DNSSEC authentication chains and configuration errors, whereas nPerf measures internet performance and mobile signal strength.
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Globalping
Free plan Open source APIExtensioniPhone+5Network tests from configurable global locations — Globalping runs ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR, and HTTP tests from distributed probes; nPerf emphasizes speed, browsing, streaming, and mobile tests.
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NetSpot
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1Wi-Fi surveys, heatmaps, and network planning — NetSpot focuses on Wi-Fi inspection, surveys, heatmaps, and planning, while nPerf measures broader internet connection performance.
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Nmap
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1Network discovery and security auditing — Nmap discovers hosts, services, operating systems, and ports for network administration and security auditing; nPerf measures connection quality.
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SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsBandwidth controls and network traffic reports — SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager applies traffic limits and quality-of-service rules, while nPerf tests connection performance without listed traffic controls.
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Angry IP Scanner
Free plan LinuxMacWindowsQuick IP and port scans — Angry IP Scanner scans IP ranges, checks host responses, and can resolve names or scan ports; nPerf measures speed, browsing, streaming, and signal.
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DNSViz Toolkit
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 9
iperf3
Free plan APILinuxMac+1 - 10
HttpWatch
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inSSIDer
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Advanced IP Scanner
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Advanced Port Scanner
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Dipiscan
Free plan Windows - 15
HiPerConTracer
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 16
GPing
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Open Visual Traceroute
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netcat
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NETworkManager
Free plan Windows - 20
PingTester
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SystemTrayMenu
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WhatRoute
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WinMTR
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Acrylic Wi-Fi Analyzer
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NetScanTools Pro
Free trial Windows - 26
GRC DNS Benchmark
Paid LinuxMacWindows
A different tool may fit better when the task is ongoing latency and packet-loss monitoring, DNSSEC diagnosis, tests from remote probes, Wi-Fi planning, network discovery, or traffic control. Those focus areas do not necessarily replace nPerf’s speed, browsing, and streaming measurements. Also weigh the operating systems and deployment style you need, along with price and data use. nPerf’s ordinary-user terms restrict use to personal, private, non-collective purposes and prohibit professional or intensive use without written consent; its privacy policy says it markets anonymized technical data to professional customers.