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LibreSpeed vs Speedtest CLI: catalog facts
LibreSpeed	Speedtest CLI
Free Free and open source under the LGPL.	Free Free for personal, non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a licence.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Self-hosted, so the test measures your own path rather than a public server No plugins or heavy dependencies; it is plain JavaScript	Official client with results comparable to the web test JSON and CSV output suited to scheduled monitoring
Results depend entirely on where you host the server Fewer analytics than commercial speed test services	Closed source and licensed for non-commercial use by default Results depend on which Ookla server is selected
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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