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NetStress

NetStress is a user-friendly benchmarking tool that is mostly used by networking professionals to measure the network performance of both wired and wireless connections.

Some of the top features or benefits of NetStress are: Easy to Use, Comprehensive Testing, Real-time Graphs, and Local Network Testing. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Best NetStress Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best NetStress alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
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  1. 18

    A TCP, UDP, and SCTP network bandwidth measurement tool

    /iperf-alternatives
  2. 21

    TamoSoft Throughput Test is a utility for testing the performance of a wireless or wired network.

    /tamosoft-throughput-test-alternatives
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  4. 16

    This project gives a better UI and new functionalities to the initial JPerf 1.

    /jperf-alternatives
  5. 21

    Netperf is a benchmark that can be used to measure the performance of many different types of networking. It provides tests for both unidirectional throughput, and end-to-end latency. - HewlettPack...

    /netperf-alternatives
  6. NetIO-GUI is a Windows frontend for the multiplatform commandline utility 'netio'.

    /netio-gui-alternatives
  7. 16

    The FLExible Network Tester

    Open Source

    /flent-alternatives
  8. nuttcp is another network test tool, similar to iperf2 and iperf3, that has a number of unique features.

    /nuttcp-alternatives
  9. 10

    SASUnit is a collection of programs and macros that are mostly used by networking experts to execute codes and verify results by inspecting datasets, macro-variables, and log files.

    /sasunit-alternatives
  10. PowerShell Iperf GUI - A PowerShell script to start iperf and show the output (similar to Jperf).

    /pperf-alternatives
  11. Smokeping is a tool for measuring latency.

    /smokeping-alternatives
  12. Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network.

    Open Source

    /wireshark-alternatives
  13. goben is a tool to measure TCP/UDP transport layer throughput between hosts.

    /goben-alternatives
  14. Customizable, graphical, semi-transparent ping (latency) meter.

    /ping-meter-gadget-alternatives
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