Superloop vs Aussie Broadband

The two most-recommended challenger ISPs in Australia, compared on verified speeds, price and support.

Last reviewed: July 2026
Cheapest
Superloop, by $5 per month at most tiers ($64 vs $69 NBN 25, $74 vs $79 NBN 50).
Fastest (ACCC verified)
Superloop: 101% of advertised download at peak, the best result of any monitored provider. Aussie Broadband: 97%.
Customer satisfaction
Aussie Broadband: 4.7/5 on ProductReview and Canstar 2026 winner. Superloop: 4.3/5, still well above average.
Best support
Aussie Broadband (100% Australian-based team, strongest service reputation in the market).

The short answer

This is the closest matchup on the site, because these are arguably the two best NBN providers in Australia. Superloop is slightly cheaper at most tiers and posts the best ACCC-verified peak speeds of any monitored provider, 101% of advertised download. Aussie Broadband costs about $5 more per month and answers with the strongest customer service reputation in the market: a 4.7/5 ProductReview average, the 2026 Canstar Most Satisfied Customers award, and a 100% Australian-based support team. You will be well served by either; the choice is $60 a year against a support experience.

Current plans side by side (July 2026)

Speed tierSuperloopAussie BroadbandACCC peak speed
NBN 25$64/month$69/month101% vs 97%
NBN 50$74/month$79/month101% vs 97%
NBN 100$84/month$89/month101% vs 97%
NBN 250$109/month$109/month101% vs 97%

Prices as at July 2026 from each provider's published plans. Both are month-to-month with no lock-in and unlimited data. Promotional pricing for new customers may apply. Speed figures: ACCC Measuring Broadband Australia report, 2025-26.

Speed: a 4% gap you may actually measure

Superloop's 101% result means its customers, on average, received slightly more than the advertised speed during the 7pm to 11pm peak, the best performance among the 12 providers the ACCC monitors. Aussie Broadband's 97% placed it last in that group, though "last" among the monitored providers still comfortably outperforms the unmonitored budget tier. In practice: on NBN 100, that is roughly 101 Mbps against 97 Mbps in the evening. Noticeable on a speed test, invisible on Netflix.

Aussie Broadband counters with unique transparency: it publishes real-time utilisation data for every point of interconnect on its network, so you can see exactly how congested your local link is. Superloop does not offer an equivalent.

Support and extras

Aussie Broadband's service reputation is the best in Australian broadband: Canstar's 2026 Most Satisfied Customers winner, 4.7/5 on ProductReview, and consistently praised onboarding. Superloop's 4.3/5 is itself well above the industry average; this is a contest between good and excellent. Both are ASX-listed Australian companies (SLC and ABB), both support BYO modems, and both facilitate NBN Co's free Fibre Connect FTTP upgrade for eligible FTTN and FTTC addresses. Aussie Broadband adds gaming-optimised routing and seniors plans; Superloop's edge is simply the sharper everyday price.

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When each one wins

Choose Superloop if you want the best verified speeds in the country at the lower price, and you rarely need to call your ISP. For self-sufficient households it is the best value in the market right now.

Choose Aussie Broadband if support quality matters: you want the best-rated Australian phone support in the industry, network transparency, or the extras (gaming routing, seniors plans). The $5 a month buys a measurably better service experience.

Our verdict: Superloop or Aussie Broadband?

We recommend both of these providers regularly, which makes this a pleasant verdict to write. Superloop wins the spreadsheet: cheaper at nearly every tier and the fastest verified peak speeds of any monitored ISP. Aussie Broadband wins the phone call: when something breaks at 8pm, its support team is the one you want to reach.

If you have never needed to call an ISP in your life, take Superloop and bank the $60 a year. If your household treats an internet outage as an emergency, Aussie Broadband's premium is cheap insurance. Either way, you are choosing between the two best options in the market.

Common questions

By a small, verified margin. In ACCC Measuring Broadband Australia testing, Superloop delivered 101% of advertised download speeds during the evening peak, the best of any monitored provider, while Aussie Broadband delivered 97%. On an NBN 100 plan that is roughly 101 Mbps against 97 Mbps, a difference you can measure but will rarely notice in use.
Yes, by $5 per month on NBN 25, 50 and 100 as at July 2026 ($64/$74/$84 against $69/$79/$89). At NBN 250 both charge $109. Over a year the gap is $60 on the mainstream tiers.
Aussie Broadband, by reputation and by the numbers: 4.7/5 on ProductReview against Superloop's 4.3/5, plus the 2026 Canstar Most Satisfied Customers award for NBN. Superloop's service is still well above the industry average; Aussie Broadband's is simply the benchmark.
Yes, both facilitate NBN Co's Fibre Connect programme, which upgrades eligible FTTN and FTTC addresses to full fibre at no cost when you take a qualifying plan. Eligibility depends on your address.

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