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Best M-Lab NDT Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from network testing software ranked against M-Lab NDT on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    PingPlotter Free plan iOSLinuxMacWebWin $29/mo8.0
    M-Lab NDT vs PingPlotter
  2. 2
    OpenSpeedTest Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.8
    M-Lab NDT vs OpenSpeedTest
  3. 3
    LibreSpeed Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    M-Lab NDT vs LibreSpeed
  4. 4
    TRex Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    M-Lab NDT vs TRex
  5. 5
    EVE-NG Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.4
    M-Lab NDT vs EVE-NG
  6. 6
    GNS3 Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    M-Lab NDT vs GNS3
  7. 7
    Mininet Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    M-Lab NDT vs Mininet
  8. 8
    Ostinato Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin $12/mo7.2
    M-Lab NDT vs Ostinato
  9. 9
    Netperf Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    M-Lab NDT vs Netperf
  10. 10
    Netpicker Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $625/mo7.1
    M-Lab NDT vs Netpicker
  11. 11
    Cisco pyATS Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free7.0
    M-Lab NDT vs Cisco pyATS
  12. 12
    Flent Free plan LinuxMac Free7.0
    M-Lab NDT vs Flent
  13. 13
    Batfish apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.9
    M-Lab NDT vs Batfish
  14. 14
    Invariant Free plan apiWeb Free6.9
    M-Lab NDT vs Invariant
  15. 15
    iperf3 Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    M-Lab NDT vs iperf3
  16. 16
    IP Fabric Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.8
    M-Lab NDT vs IP Fabric
  17. 17
    Pktgen-DPDK Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    M-Lab NDT vs Pktgen-DPDK
  18. 18
    perfSONAR Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.6
    M-Lab NDT vs perfSONAR
  19. 19
    NetBeez LinuxMacWebWin 6.4
    M-Lab NDT vs NetBeez
  20. 20
    iPerf2 WinMacLinuxAndroid 6.2
    M-Lab NDT vs iPerf2

M-Lab NDT alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PingPlotter8.0Free plan$29/moiOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2OpenSpeedTest7.8Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3LibreSpeed7.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4TRex7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5EVE-NG7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6GNS37.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Mininet7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Ostinato7.2No$12/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Netperf7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Netpicker7.1Free plan$625/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Cisco pyATS7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
12Flent7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac
13Batfish6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14Invariant6.9Free planFreeAPI, Web
15iperf36.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
16IP Fabric6.8No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Pktgen-DPDK6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18perfSONAR6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
19NetBeez6.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20iPerf26.2No—Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
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Questions about M-Lab NDT alternatives

What is the best alternative to M-Lab NDT?

PingPlotter, number 1 in network testing software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: OpenSpeedTest, LibreSpeed, TRex and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to M-Lab NDT?

PingPlotter is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.