speedtest-cli

What it is and what it does

speedtest-cli is a command-line interface for measuring internet bandwidth using speedtest.net. It runs download and upload speed tests against speedtest.net servers and reports results in multiple formats (plain text, CSV, JSON, or as a shareable URL). The tool requires no external dependencies and can be invoked directly from the terminal with various options to customize the test behavior—such as testing only download or upload, using a single connection instead of multiple parallel ones, or binding to a specific source IP.

The package is production-stable according to its classifier but has been abandoned since April 2021. The repository is archived and no longer maintained. While the code itself is straightforward and has no runtime dependencies, there is significant risk that speedtest.net has changed its API or server infrastructure in the years since the last release, potentially rendering the tool non-functional. The description itself notes that results may be inconsistent with the official Speedtest.net application due to differences in implementation and Python execution speed.

Use it for:

• Quick bandwidth checks from a server or headless system where a GUI is not available
• Automated network monitoring scripts that need to log speed test results at regular intervals
• Scripted network diagnostics to verify ISP performance claims or troubleshoot connectivity issues
• Integration into CI/CD pipelines to detect network degradation during test runs

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Command-line tool that measures internet bandwidth (download and upload speeds) by connecting to speedtest.net servers.

No. The package is abandoned (last release April 2021, repository archived) and has not been maintained for over two years. While it has no dependencies and a permissive license, the risk that speedtest.net's API or infrastructure has changed since the last release is high, making the tool likely to fail silently or report incorrect results. For current bandwidth testing, use a maintained alternative or the official Speedtest application.

Install

speedtest-cli on PyPI

pip install speedtest-cli

uv add speedtest-cli

poetry add speedtest-cli

Installing speedtest-cli

Before you install

Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies. However, the package is archived and abandoned—the last release was in April 2021 and the repository has not been maintained since. It may not work reliably with current speedtest.net infrastructure or modern Python versions.

License in practice

Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), which allows free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions. No licensing concerns for typical use.

Quickstart

pip install speedtest-cli

speedtest-cli --simple

The package was last updated in 2021 and the repository is archived; speedtest.net may have changed its API or server infrastructure since then, potentially breaking functionality.

Verify before relying

• Whether the tool still connects successfully to current speedtest.net servers given the 2021 last-release date and archived status
• Compatibility with Python versions released after 3.7, which is the latest version listed in the package metadata

Package facts

Evidence: speedtest_cli-2.1.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: speedtest, speedtest.net

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