Ping Tracer AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like Ping Tracer

Ping Tracer is described as 'Continuously pings each network host between your computer and a given destination, helping visually identify the source of connectivity problems' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ping Tracer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Homebrew apps. The best Ping Tracer alternative is Down For Everyone Or Just Me?, which is free. Other great apps like Ping Tracer are PingPlotter, SmokePing, mtr and gping (CLI).

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  1. PingPlotter icon
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    PingPlotter is a graphical traceroute and ping tool that visualizes network performance in a way that makes identifying the source of problems quicker and easier.

    39 PingPlotter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. SmokePing icon
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    SmokePing is a deluxe latency measurement tool. It can measure, store and display latency, latency distribution and packet loss. SmokePing uses RRDtool to maintain a longterm data-store and to draw pretty graphs, giving up to the minute information on the state of each network...

    31 SmokePing alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. mtr icon
     23 likes

    mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single network diagnostic tool.

    38 mtr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Tracebar icon
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    TraceBar puts a live traceroute in your macOS menubar. It continuously monitors the network path to any host, showing every hop’s latency, packet loss, and route changes in real time.

    39 Tracebar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  5. Trippy icon
     3 likes

    Trippy combines the functionality of traceroute and ping and is designed to assist with the analysis of networking issues.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
     
  6. TraceMeister icon
     1 like

    TraceMeister is an Android network diagnostics app focused on accurate, low-level measurements rather than wrapper-based tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. WinMTR icon
     16 likes

    Free Network Diagnostic Tool. WinMTR is an equivalent of mtr for Windows.

    36 WinMTR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  8. Venmon icon
     6 likes

    Venmon is a system resource monitoring and multi-ping tool for Windows. It can monitor system memory, processor, battery life, uptime, idle time, graphic cards, network traffic, event logs, and drives. It uses minimal processing power and memory usage while displaying real-time...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Pingnoo icon
     4 likes

    Pingnoo is an open-source Windows, macOS and Linux visual trace route analyser.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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