Speedify Connection Priority and Cost Awareness

This article explains how Speedify lets you set the priority of each internet connection so it knows when to use each one, including costly connections like 4G/5G cellular data.

How Connection Priority Works in Speedify

Speedify gives you control over how each of your internet connections is used through Priority settings. To access these settings, tap the connection on the Speedify dashboard. From there, you can assign one of five priority levels.

Priority Settings

Automatic

Speedify manages the connection's priority. This is the default setting and works well if you don't want to configure anything manually.

Primary

Speedify will always try to use this internet connection when it's available. This setting is recommended for connections that don't have data caps, such as a home Wi-Fi network or a wired broadband connection.

Secondary

Speedify only uses this internet connection when connections set to Primary are congested or unavailable. This is a good option for a 4G/5G cellular connection or another connection with a data limit that you only want used when needed to keep your connectivity stable.

Backup

Speedify won't use this internet connection unless all Primary and Secondary connections are unavailable. This setting is best for very expensive, data-limited, or high-latency connections that should only be used in emergencies.

Never

Speedify will never route internet traffic through this network interface, regardless of what other connections are available.

A Note on Pair & Share Connections in Speedify

Please note: Internet connections shared through Speedify's Pair & Share feature are set to Secondary priority by default and can be changed to Backup. They can't be set to Primary priority. Because cellular data is typically expensive and limited, Pair & Share connections are also capped at up to 10 Mbps speeds by default, but this limit can be adjusted in Pair & Share settings.