SmokePing AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like SmokePing

SmokePing is described as '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' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SmokePing for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker and Web-based apps. The best SmokePing alternative is iPerf3, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SmokePing are PingPlotter, Ping Tracer, vmPing and PingInfoView.

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  1. iPerf3 icon
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    The iperf series of tools perform active measurements to determine the maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. It supports tuning of various parameters related to timing, protocols, and buffers. For each test it reports the measured throughput, loss, and other parameters.

    26 iPerf3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Wine
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
     
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    Comments about iPerf3 as an Alternative to SmokePing
    Guest
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    iperf measures bandwidth between a pair of hosts, and smokeping measures latency between potentially many hosts

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • iPerf3 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to SmokePing.

    • iPerf3 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SmokePing.

    • iPerf3 is Free and Open SourceSmokePing is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    38 PingPlotter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Some users think PingPlotter is a great SmokePing alternative, some don't.

    • PingPlotter is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to SmokePing.

    • PingPlotter is the most popular commercial alternative to SmokePing.

    • PingPlotter is Paid and ProprietarySmokePing is Free and Open Source
  3. Ping Tracer icon
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    Ping Tracer continuously pings each network host between your computer and a given destination, helping visually identify the source of connectivity problems.

    29 Ping Tracer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. vmPing icon
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    vmPing (Visual Multi Ping) is a graphical ping utility for monitoring multiple hosts. Numerous host monitors can be added and removed, and each monitor dynamically resizes with the application window. Color-coding allows you to tell at a glance the status of each host.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Julthep Nandakwang
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    Lightweight, and strength forward.

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    • vmPing is Free and Open SourceSmokePing is also Free and Open Source
    • vmPing is Privacy focusedSmokePing is not according to our users
  5. PingInfoView icon
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    PingInfoView is a small utility that allows you to easily ping multiple host names and IP addresses, and watch the result in one table.

    15 PingInfoView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
  6. mtr icon
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    mtr combines the functionality of the 'traceroute' and 'ping' programs in a single network diagnostic tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Ping Monitor icon
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    This is a simple ping application that displays real-time ping times to a specified host using a Deno backend, a WebSocket connection, and a WebView frontend with a Chart.js graph.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Trippy icon
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    Trippy combines the functionality of traceroute and ping and is designed to assist with the analysis of networking issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
     
  9. Multiping icon
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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...

    22 Multiping alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    fping is a program to send ICMP echo probes to network hosts, similar to ping, but much better performing when pinging multiple hosts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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