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, Web-based, Linux, Mac and iPhone 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 Trippy.

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Ping Tracer alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2025
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  1. Down For Everyone Or Just Me? icon

    Down For Everyone Or Just Me?

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    An easy way to check whether a website is down for everybody, or just your own computer.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Down For Everyone Or Just Me? screenshot 1

    Down For Everyone Or Just Me? VS Ping Tracer

     

    • Down For Everyone Or Just Me? is the most popular Web-based alternative to Ping Tracer.

    • Down For Everyone Or Just Me? is the most popular free alternative to Ping Tracer.

    • Down For Everyone Or Just Me? is Free and ProprietaryPing Tracer is Free and Open Source
  2. PingPlotter icon

    PingPlotter

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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.

    35 PingPlotter alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    PingPlotter screenshot 1

    PingPlotter Features

    1.  Trace Route
    2.  Visual Graphing
    3.  Network Tools

    PingPlotter VS Ping Tracer

     

    • PingPlotter is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Ping Tracer.

    • PingPlotter is the most popular commercial alternative to Ping Tracer.

    • PingPlotter is Paid and ProprietaryPing Tracer is Free and Open Source
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    SmokePing

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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...

    25 SmokePing alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    SmokePing screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Website Monitoring

    SmokePing VS Ping Tracer

     

    • SmokePing is the most popular Linux alternative to Ping Tracer.

    • SmokePing is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ping Tracer.

    • SmokePing is Free and Open SourcePing Tracer is also Free and Open Source
    • SmokePing is LightweightPing Tracer is not according to our users
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    mtr

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

    32 mtr alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    mtr screenshot 1

    mtr Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Trace Route

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  6. Trippy icon

    Trippy

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    Visualize GeoIp on a world map

    Trippy Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Rust
    3.  Tui
    4.  Dns

    Trippy VS Ping Tracer

     
  7. downinspector.com icon

    downinspector.com

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    Find out if a website is down for everyone or just you. Up to the minute outage reports based on user reporting and website analysis tests.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    downinspector.com screenshot 1

    downinspector.com Features

    1.  Website Monitoring
    2.  Server Monitoring
    3.  Trace Route

    downinspector.com VS Ping Tracer

     
  9. Pingnoo icon

    Pingnoo

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

    10 Pingnoo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Pingnoo screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version is from April 2021.

    Pingnoo Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Trace Route
    3.  Multihost Latency Graph

    Pingnoo VS Ping Tracer

     
  10. WinMTR icon

    WinMTR

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

    29 WinMTR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    WinMTR screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.92, released in February 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    WinMTR Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Traceroute with hop monitoring
    3.  Trace Route
    4.  Network Tools
    5.  Continuous Ping

    WinMTR VS Ping Tracer

     
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    Venmon

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Mini Window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Hardware Monitoring
    7.  Ping graph
    8.  Network Usage History
    9.  History graphs
    10.  Resource monitoring

    Venmon VS Ping Tracer

     
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    Multiping

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    MultiPing is an application built for monitoring one or more TCP/IP hosts, while providing detailed historical information about the collection period. Using the proven and powerful PingPlotter engine technology, MultiPing allows you to monitor numerous targets simultaneously...

    20 Multiping alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Multiping VS Ping Tracer

     
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    GPING

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    GPING (Graphical Ping) is a powerful utility that pings and graphs multiple hosts simultaneously over a user-defined polling interval and generates detailed graphs. It comes with plethora of options for novice as well as advanced network engineers.

    16 GPING alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    GPING screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Hasn't been updated since 2016.

    GPING Features

    1.  Network Tools

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    Graphical Ping

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    Graphical Ping displays a color coded realtime graph of continuous pings to a specified host.

    23 Graphical Ping alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Graphical Ping screenshot 1

    Graphical Ping VS Ping Tracer

     
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