# Cloudflare Speed Test

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Cloudflare Speed Test and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free browser speed test people trust for measuring speed to Cloudflare's network, and it shows packet loss. Main caveat: critics say results can be inaccurate for some connections.

## Why people recommend it

- Results hard to argue with (2 comments): "Of course Cloudflare's speed test is accurate: it's a test of how fast your connection is to their network." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340399)) "a bit harder to argue with though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339070))
- Widely used and seen as best (3 comments): "They serve so many sites that they are probably the best test there's now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340584)) "I'm a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340213)) "Or https://speed.cloudflare.com/" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341548))

## What people warn about

- Results inaccurate for some users (4 comments): "All these numbers are fake. They are all special cased in most ISPs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341409)) "Cloudflare's undercounts my download by 25% and my upload by 75%" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345243)) "I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339880))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Fast.com](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fast-com.md): 7 recommend
- [Speedtest by Ookla](https://hackerapproved.com/p/speedtest.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://speed.cloudflare.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Cloudflare Speed Test", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-speed-test/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).