Fast.com
Ranked 2 of 3 internet speed tests by recommenders
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.
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.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 70%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: 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
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.3 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
Quick one-click download speed check
“Fast is a one click solution to finding out your download speed from Netflix.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” “fast.com is my go-to in the rare case I need to check network speed”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No upload speed or latency test
“it’s not that useful a test. It doesn’t do upload either as Netflix is all about consumption.”
Comment from 2 Nov 2025 in “From 400 Mbps to 1.7 Gbps: A WiFi 7 Debugging Journey” “fast.com doesn't even give upload speed and latency.”
Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2B” Measures Netflix traffic, not other uses
“you get your Internet speed for watching Netflix, but not necessarily for other things”
Comment from 30 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 Test | 9 | 3 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
| Fast.comThis page | 7 | 3 | 70% | 3 | — | — |
| Speedtest by Ookla | 5 | 5 | 50% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“All these numbers are fake. They are all special cased in most ISPs”
“Fast is a one click solution to finding out your download speed from Netflix.”
“fast.com doesn't even give upload speed and latency.”
“fast.com numbers are pretty accurate as well.”
“you get your Internet speed for watching Netflix, but not necessarily for other things”
“This is another advantage of fast.com.”
“fast.com is my go-to in the rare case I need to check network speed”
“https://fast.com completed the test faster than speedtest loads the site”
“it’s not that useful a test. It doesn’t do upload either as Netflix is all about consumption.”
“explicitly designed to work around this by serving the test data from the same endpoints”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.