HTTP requests can be sent from the command line using xh, a fast tool inspired by HTTPie.
CLI
Test download and upload speeds from the command line using fast.com with fast-cli.

About CLI
fast-cli tests download and upload speed using fast.com from the command line. It installs globally with npm using npm install --global fast-cli and runs as fast in a terminal. Reported speeds use Mbps units.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Measure upload speed in addition to download speed
- Reduce spacing and output to a single line
- JSON output
- Include latency and server location information
- Redirect output to a file
- Requires Node.js 22.12+ installed
- First run downloads Chrome (~200 MB) if not already installed
CLI at a glance
- Category
- Development › Network Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
CLI alternatives
Tools and sites you could use instead, ranked by how closely they match.
Connect local services through Cloudflare Tunnel with cloudflared, the command-line tunnel client.
Listen on network ports or open a reverse shell with Rustcat, a cross-platform command-line tool.
Measure network performance with OpenSpeedTest, an open-source HTML5 speed test built with browser APIs.
Run a self-hosted HTML5 internet speed test with LibreSpeed, which supports multiple server configurations.
Run Cloudflare’s internet speed test from a terminal and view results in a text interface.
Popular in Network Tools
Well-known listings from the same topic.
Tell us and an editor will check it.
Claim the listing and suggest updates yourself. An editor checks every claim first.












