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Speedtest CLI vs cloudflare-speed-cli: catalog facts
Speedtest CLI	cloudflare-speed-cli
Free Free for personal, non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Official client with results comparable to the web test JSON and CSV output suited to scheduled monitoring	Download, upload and latency measurements Interactive terminal interface
Closed source and licensed for non-commercial use by default Results depend on which Ookla server is selected	Relies on Cloudflare's speed test service No tagged releases listed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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