# Fast.com

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Fast.com and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a quick, one-click check of download speed that reflects streaming performance. Critics note it does not test upload speed or latency.

## Why people recommend it

- Quick one-click download speed check (2 comments): "Fast is a one click solution to finding out your download speed from Netflix." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340487)) "fast.com is my go-to in the rare case I need to check network speed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338828))

## What people warn about

- No upload speed or latency test (2 comments): "it’s not that useful a test. It doesn’t do upload either as Netflix is all about consumption." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45788906)) "fast.com doesn't even give upload speed and latency." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340213))
- Measures Netflix traffic, not other uses (1 comments): "you get your Internet speed for watching Netflix, but not necessarily for other things" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339142))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Cloudflare Speed Test](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-speed-test.md): 9 recommend
- [Speedtest by Ookla](https://hackerapproved.com/p/speedtest.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

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

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Fast.com", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fast-com/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).