Vertical test is an important method for characterizing the performance of superconducting cavities. We designed an superconducting cavity vertical test system based on digital self-excited algorithm and the technology of low-level radio frequency, which could improve the vertical test efficiency of superconducting cavities. The RF front-end and clock distribution system of the vertical test system adopts the second up-and-down conversion scheme. To some extent, the working frequency of the digital self-excited loop of the vertical test system can be set flexibly, and the working bandwidth of the test system is increased. The test results of the pass-band frequency of the 1.3 GHz 9-cell superconducting cavity show that the vertical test system has strong frequency resolution (＜800 kHz) to ensure the smooth progress of the multi-cell superconducting cavity pass-band test.