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NPS vs Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted reverse proxy & gateways options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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NP NPS Lightweight proxy server for intranet penetration VS SP Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ Free & Open-Source HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool
FeatureNPSSpeed Test by OpenSpeedTest™
CategoryReverse Proxy & GatewaysReverse Proxy & Gateways
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM64 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 34,157★ 3,718
First released20192020
Replacesngrok—

Why pick each one

Choose NPS if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 34.2k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
NPS details

Choose Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.7k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ details

Frequently asked questions

Is NPS or Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ better?

Neither is universally better. NPS has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are NPS and Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ free and open-source?

Yes. NPS is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run NPS and Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ with Docker?

NPS: yes. Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™: yes.

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