Internet Providers in Sacramento, California

Best Internet Providers in Sacramento, CA

The best internet provider in Sacramento is Fidium, according to our data. A local favorite, Fidium offers speedy fiber-optic internet to residents who live within its footprint, which covers about a quarter of Sacramento. It offers speeds of up to 2 Gbps and receives good marks from customers for its pricing and customer service.

Hot on Fidium’s heels is AT&T Fiber, our other top recommendation in town. Our local speed test data confirms AT&T offers excellent speeds, which it advertises as being up to 5 Gbps. That’s faster than most households would ever need, but AT&T Fiber is great about offering different plans with different speeds and prices. Those prices start at $55 per month. AT&T Fiber should be one of your top choices — if not the top choice — in Sacramento.

If neither of these two fiber internet providers are available in your area of Sacramento, consider one of Sacramento’s other internet service companies. Our next-best pick is Xfinity, the area’s cable internet provider. While we don’t recommend cable as highly as we do fiber, it’s still an excellent internet service option and a huge step up from DSL and other connection types. Xfinity offers bundles that start at $55 per month and internet-only plans starting at $30 per month. It’s well worth considering as you shop for an internet service provider in Sacramento.

Fastest Internet Providers in Sacramento, CA

For the fastest Wi-Fi in the neighborhood, look first to AT&T Internet — it’s Sacramento’s single fastest internet service provider. Its top plans can reach up to 5 Gbps.

Fiber internet is the best choice for speed, both because its top speeds are generally faster than cable or DSL and because its speeds are “symmetrical,” which means that its upload speeds will be just as fast as its download speeds. That’s not the case with cable or DSL, which have upload speeds that lag far behind their download speeds.

For speed, you can’t go wrong with either of Sacramento’s fiber internet providers. Fidium (up to 2 Gbps) and AT&T Fiber (up to 5 Gbps) can both deliver as much speed as the typical household could ever use. Even with heavy internet use on multiple devices over your router’s Wi-Fi network, 1-2 Gbps and up should be fast enough for you and your loved ones.

Internet Availability in Sacramento, CA

Which providers are available to you in Sacramento? Well, that depends partly on where in Sacramento you actually live. While Xfinity is available in 98.3% of Sacramento and serves just about every residential address in town, other providers — like Fidium — are only available in some parts of town.

Fidium’s footprint is pretty complete in Arden-Arcade. Within the city limits, it is at its best outside of the ring formed by I-80. This includes neighborhoods like East Sacramento, Oak Park, and Land Park as well as the northwest parts of town, from Northgate up to the airport. Don’t expect to find it in the inner areas of Sacramento, like Midtown, Mansion Flats, or anywhere near the California State Capitol. You also won’t find it across the river in West Sacramento.

AT&T Fiber covers some of those same areas, including East Sacramento and Oak Park. But it also covers some areas that Fidium doesn’t reach, including some blocks in the Midtown and Southside Park areas as well as some areas further out, like Southwestern Sacramento.

Some areas, including some downtown blocks and some more outlying areas like Valley Hi/North Laguna, are served by neither of the two big fiber networks. If you live in these areas, you’ll most likely only have one decent choice for internet — Xfinity.