Cloudflare Speed Test
The most recommended of 3 internet speed tests
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.
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.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Results hard to argue with
“Of course Cloudflare's speed test is accurate: it's a test of how fast your connection is to their network.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” “a bit harder to argue with though”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” Widely used and seen as best
“They serve so many sites that they are probably the best test there's now.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” “I'm a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” “Or https://speed.cloudflare.com/”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Results inaccurate for some users
“All these numbers are fake. They are all special cased in most ISPs”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” “Cloudflare's undercounts my download by 25% and my upload by 75%”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” “I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” - Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B”
Other internet speed tests people recommend
The two most recommended other internet speed tests, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Speed TestThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
| Fast.com | 7 | 3 | 70% | 3 | — | — |
| Speedtest by Ookla | 5 | 5 | 50% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“cloudflare isn't even in the ballpark”
“Cloudflare's undercounts my download by 25% and my upload by 75%”
“I like the fact that it shows packet loss”
“Or https://speed.cloudflare.com/”
“All these numbers are fake. They are all special cased in most ISPs”
“They serve so many sites that they are probably the best test there's now.”
“Of course Cloudflare's speed test is accurate: it's a test of how fast your connection is to their network.”
“I'm a huge fan of https://speed.cloudflare.com/”
“I just tried it and I did not get accurate numbers.”
“a bit harder to argue with though”
“Should reveal if Dtag is congested/throttling your traffic to Cloudflare sites vs others.”
“Cloudflare's one which are explicitly designed to work around this”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.