Not the same number of threads, differentresults, not customizable.
Josh Reynolds, Chief Information Officer
SPITwSPOTS, www.spitwspots.com <http://www.spitwspots.com>
On 09/23/2014 07:41 AM, Eric Kuhnke via Af wrote:
speedtest mini, it's just a PHP script and some files...
http://www.speedtest.net/mini.php
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Darren Shea via Af <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
The current version we use is a basic SpeedTest interface, and
Ookla stores the results in a database, so we can review all the
results for a particular IP address (great for those pesky “my
speedtest results always suck” customers) – that was costing us
$500/year. The other advantage is that we give our Speedtest
server URL to our customers, and they don’t see ads, including ads
for rival ISPs.
In the now-typical cycle, Ookla has decided to discontinue support
for this popular product, and are trying to move us to their new
NetGauge product, which is nearly $2000 for the yearly license,
and another $1000 for one-time setup/customization/branding, which
they offer to waive if we renew. I don’t need all the new
features, and don’t want to spend 4 times as much for them…
Darren
*From:*Af [mailto:af-bounces+dshea
<mailto:af-bounces%2Bdshea>=ecpi....@afmug.com
<mailto:ecpi....@afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy via Af
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:13 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Speedtest replacements?
So, what are the licensing costs? Is this for private use or does
it also cost to run a public speedtest.net <http://speedtest.net>
server?
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Bill Prince via Af <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
Us too. Same story with Ookla. Like their interface, but their
prices are too steep for what we use it for.
bp
On 9/23/2014 7:34 AM, Darren Shea via Af wrote:
We currently host our own speedtest server using Ookla's speedtest
technology, but Ookla is discontinuing the version we run, and
the licensing fees for the new version are very steep. I'm looking
at alternatives, such as OpenSpeedTest and speed.io
<http://speed.io>, but would
like to get some feedback on these if anyone is using them.
We once tried using Brandon Checkett's Fancy Speed Test, but the
results display was not really in line with what we wanted.
Does anyone hosting their own, non-Ookla, speedtest server have
some success stories or horror stories about particular packages?
Thank you,
Darren
