Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to NetPulse – Internet Diagnostics Tool
Like Speedtest, but never stops monitoring your connection
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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speed-test-cli▲315Test your download speed using SpeedTest on the command-line
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The world’s most trusted internet speedtest
2016 · beta.speedtest.net · its alternatives →
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Test your internet speed with our free online speed test. Check your download speed, upload speed, ping, and jitter instantly.
2023 · internetspeed.my · its alternatives →
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Watch Net Speed▲212Simple, Realtime Network Bandwidth Monitor for your Mac.
2019 · its alternatives →
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pg_netstat is a Postgres extension to monitor database network traffic. It uses libpcap to capture packets and aggregates at user-specified interval.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Senior full stack software engineer with 8+ years shipping production systems in React, Node.js, Python, and Rails. Previously a Product Engineer at Ghost. Based in South Korea.
2021 · ronaldlangeveld.com · its alternatives →
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NetPulse▲3Self-hosted, metrics-first internet speed tracker.
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NetPulse▲3A local Mac network monitor that lives in your menu bar
Jul 2026 · net-pulse.app · its alternatives →
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Take a speedtest from your Mac's Menu Bar
2017 · speedtest.net · its alternatives →
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ISP.Tools▲15Instant global network diagnostics for ISPs and engineers.
Nov 2025 · isp.tools · its alternatives →
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Howdy HN! I find myself testing my ping from time to time, especially when my internet seems wonky while WFH. It feels like there should be an easier way test my ping than puling up a terminal or a complex web app - especially when I'm on my phone or any other device that doesn't have a terminal. I figured I should be the change I wish to see in the world and created this super light ping test. I also created a latency monitoring solution (https://github.com/cjjeakle/network-monitor), feel free to clone and try it out! I know there are a lot more mature monitoring…
2022 · ping.projects.chrisjeakle.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN - I’m the developer of PingStalker, a macOS utility I built to see what’s really happening on the LAN/WLAN. I live in the CLI, but when it came to discovery and monitoring, I found it limiting. So I built a GUI that brings my favorite tools together in one place. PingStalker started because I wanted to know if something on the network was scanning my machine. I also wanted quick access to core details—external IP, Wi-Fi data, and local topology. Then I wanted more: fast, reliable scans using ARP tables and ICMP. As a Wi-Fi engineer, I couldn’t stop there. I kept adding ways to…
Nov 2025 · pingstalker.com · its alternatives →
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66uptime▲98Self-hosted & easy to use uptime monitoring software.
2022 · 66uptime.com · its alternatives →
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Test your internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net from the CLI - sindresorhus/speed-test
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · httpdebugger.com · its alternatives →
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Check your connection, keep your privacy
Jun 2026 · getnetstats.com · its alternatives →
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See your internet speed anytime with Dynamic Island & PiP.
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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