Speed Checker for Windows

Quick overview

Speed Checker is a free, standalone utility that measures your Internet connection performance. It’s designed to be simple: launch the app and it tests download and upload rates using remote servers. The tool supports a wide range of Internet service providers and can connect to measurement servers located in many countries.

Coverage and connectivity

The app works with numerous ISPs and offers the option to select or automatically choose servers across the globe, letting you test latency and throughput against different geographic endpoints.

Ease of use and accuracy

Speed Checker is straightforward and user-friendly, which makes it convenient for casual testing. In most cases its results are reliable and give a good sense of your real-world connection speed.

Known quirks

Occasionally the application reports upload values that are lower than the true rate. This problem tends to appear when tests are run against servers that are located far from your physical location, where routing and latency can skew the upload measurement.

Other tools to try

• Fast.com — a quick, no-frills tester that focuses on download speed and is very simple to use.
• Net Speed Meter Plus (trial available) — a fuller-featured utility with more display and logging options.
• Speedtest by Ookla — widely used, offers many server choices and additional diagnostics.