Test your internet speed using SpeedTest on the command line

If you want to test your download and upload speeds then a common option is Speedtest.net

Speedtest® by Ookla® is the definitive way to test the speed and performance of your internet connection.

You can run t his from the node command line by installing a package

Installation

Run the following:

npm install --global speed-test

Usage

$ speed-test –help

$ speed-test

Options
–json -j Output the result as JSON
–bytes -b Output the result in megabytes per second (MBps)
–verbose -v Output more detailed information

In action

C:\Users\user>speed-test

Ping 44 ms
Download 73 Mbps
Upload 8.6 Mbps