Ookla alternatives

3 tools to consider instead of Ookla, shown against it.

Ookla Opensignal NETSCOUT Amdocs
Vendor Ookla, LLC Opensignal Limited NETSCOUT Systems, Inc. Amdocs Limited
Pricing model Quote only Quote only Quote only Quote only
Free tier Yes Yes No No
Deployment Cloud Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Open source No No No No
Best for Mobile and broadband operators needing crowdsourced or dedicated network-performance benchmarking against competitors. Mobile operators, regulators and analysts who need independent, crowdsourced network-quality benchmarking. Telecom operators and large enterprises needing packet-level network performance and security visibility. Telecom carriers running Amdocs BSS/OSS who want analytics and AI automation built into the same platform.
Pricing

The Speedtest consumer app is free; Speedtest Intelligence and RootMetrics enterprise analytics are quote-based.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Consumer speed-test and coverage apps are free; enterprise network analytics for operators and regulators are quote-based.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Enterprise licensing by deployment scope and traffic volume; not published.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Multi-year enterprise agreements negotiated per carrier; not published.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Features
  • Crowdsourced consumer speed and latency testing (Speedtest)
  • Speedtest Intelligence network-performance benchmarking for operators
  • RootMetrics dedicated drive-testing and in-building coverage measurement
  • Operator and market competitive benchmarking reports
  • Device and chipset performance testing
  • Regulatory-grade network coverage reporting
  • Crowdsourced mobile network speed and coverage measurement
  • Network analytics for technical teams (ONX Mobile, ONX Broadband)
  • Subscriber impact and market analysis
  • Brand licensing for marketing claim validation
  • Free consumer speed-test and coverage-mapping apps
  • Independent operator benchmarking for regulators and analysts
  • Packet-level network and application performance monitoring
  • DDoS attack detection and mitigation
  • Carrier-grade 5G service assurance
  • Cybersecurity threat detection and investigation
  • AIOps-driven root-cause analysis
  • Cloud visibility across hybrid network environments
  • BSS/OSS billing and order-management analytics
  • Customer churn and revenue analytics
  • 5G network rollout and RAN automation support
  • Agentic AI operating system for telco workflows (aOS)
  • Managed services for cloud modernization and migration
  • Customer experience and engagement dashboards

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