The Cloudflare speed test measures performance across the world's most neutral network, including metrics Ookla…
Key insight on DNS Response Time: Many users with fast connections (100+ Mbps) experience slow web browsing because their ISP's DNS resolver is slow…
Why is Cloudflare's speed test considered more neutral than Ookla's?
Ookla results run on ISP-hosted servers and Fast.com is operated by Netflix, but Cloudflare isn't an ISP and has no financial incentive to make your…
The Cloudflare speed test at speed.cloudflare.com measures more dimensions of internet performance than most other free tools. Here's every metric it reports and…
While data is actively transferring (download or upload), Cloudflare simultaneously measures latency. This "loaded latency" reveals buffer bloat — if your…
How close is the server Cloudflare's test uses?
Cloudflare runs data centers ("Points of Presence") in over 330 cities across 120+ countries, so your test traffic typically reaches an edge server within…
Key insight on DNS Response Time: Many users with fast connections (100+ Mbps) experience slow web browsing because their ISP's DNS resolver is slow (100-300ms per…
Compare these to your ISP's advertised plan. On Ethernet (not WiFi), you should see 85-95% of your plan's stated speed. On WiFi, expect 40-80% depending…
Does the Cloudflare speed test measure more than download and upload speed?
Yes — beyond the standard metrics it shares with Ookla and DCSpeedTest, it reports additional dimensions of connection performance that most free tools…
The Cloudflare speed test uses a sophisticated multi-stage measurement methodology that differs from Ookla's simpler approach:
When you open speed.cloudflare.com, Cloudflare's anycast routing automatically directs your connection to the nearest Cloudflare edge node — the same infrastructure…
The Cloudflare speed test measures performance across the world's most neutral network, including metrics Ookla doesn't report.
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