Visual Ping Alternatives

Visual Ping is described as 'Visual replacement for the standard ping utility. It helps you monitor TCP/IP targets, by sending echo requests and displaying the responses over a detailed list and a graph. It has all the functions of classical ping, and much more' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Visual Ping for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Visual Ping alternative is Fing, which is free. Other great apps like Visual Ping are Wireless Network Watcher, Port Authority, PingPlotter and Ping Tracer.

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Visual Ping alternatives are mainly Network Monitors but may also be IP Scanners or Website Monitoring Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Visual Ping.
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Visual replacement for the standard ping utility. It helps you monitor TCP/IP targets, by sending echo requests and displaying the responses over a detailed list and a graph. It has all the functions of classical ping, and...

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Visual Ping alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. Fing icon
     134 likes

    Fing helps you understand most of your home network. See all the devices connected to your Wi-Fi, run network scanners, monitor your Internet speed, know your security level, set automated vulnerability checks, and much more.

    56 Fing alternatives
    Fing screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Fing Features

    1.  Network Discovery
    2.  Trace Route
    3.  Network Scanner
    4.  Network Tools
    5.  Wake on LAN
    Fing iconVisual Ping Icon

    Fing VS Visual Ping

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    • Fing is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Visual Ping.

    • Fing is the most popular free alternative to Visual Ping.

    • Fing is Freemium and ProprietaryVisual Ping is Free and Proprietary
  2. Wireless Network Watcher icon
     32 likes

    Wireless Network Watcher is a small utility that scans your wireless network and displays the list of all computers and devices that are currently connected to your network.

    62 Wireless Network Watcher alternatives
    Main Interface

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Wireless Network Watcher Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Wireless
    3.  Network Scanner
    Wireless Network Watcher iconVisual Ping Icon

    Wireless Network Watcher VS Visual Ping

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  3. Port Authority icon
     15 likes

    A handy systems and security-focused tool, Port Authority is a very fast Android port scanner. Port Authority also allows you to quickly discover hosts on your network and will display useful network information about your device and other hosts.

    46 Port Authority alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Port Authority Features

    1.  Network Discovery
    2.  Wake on LAN
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Network Scanner
    7.  Fast speed
    8.  Network Tools
    Port Authority iconVisual Ping Icon

    Port Authority VS Visual Ping

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    • Port Authority is the most popular Open Source alternative to Visual Ping.

    • Port Authority is Free and Open SourceVisual Ping is Free and Proprietary
  4. PingPlotter icon
     29 likes

    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.

    34 PingPlotter alternatives
    PingPlotter screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    PingPlotter Features

    1.  Trace Route
    2.  Visual Graphing
    3.  Network Tools
    PingPlotter iconVisual Ping Icon

    PingPlotter VS Visual Ping

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

    • PingPlotter is Paid and ProprietaryVisual Ping is Free and Proprietary
  5. Ping Tracer icon
     11 likes

    Ping Tracer continuously pings each network host between your computer and a given destination, helping visually identify the source of connectivity problems.

    26 Ping Tracer alternatives
    Ping Tracer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ping Tracer Features

    1.  Ping graph
    2.  Trace Route
    3.  Network Tools
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Portable
    8.  Website Monitoring
    Ping Tracer iconVisual Ping Icon

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  6. mtr icon
     20 likes

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

    31 mtr alternatives
    mtr screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    mtr Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Trace Route
    mtr iconVisual Ping Icon

    mtr VS Visual Ping

    Is mtr a good alternative to Visual Ping?
     
    • mtr is the most popular Linux alternative to Visual Ping.

    • mtr is Free and Open SourceVisual Ping is Free and Proprietary
  7. Open Visual Traceroute icon
     7 likes

    Open source cross-platform (Windows/Linux/Mac) Java Visual Traceroute, packet sniffer and Whois. Data is displayed in a 3D or a 2D map component.

    8 Open Visual Traceroute alternatives
    Traceroute 3D

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS

    Open Visual Traceroute Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Trace Route
    Open Visual Traceroute iconVisual Ping Icon

    Open Visual Traceroute VS Visual Ping

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  8. WinMTR icon
     17 likes

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

    28 WinMTR alternatives
    WinMTR screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    WinMTR Features

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

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

    WinMTR iconVisual Ping Icon

    WinMTR VS Visual Ping

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  9. 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, network traffic, event logs, and drives. It uses minimal processing power and memory usage while displaying real-time statistics.

    14 Venmon alternatives
    Mini Window

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top Venmon Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Hardware Monitoring
    9.  Ping graph
    10.  Network Usage History
    11.  History graphs
    12.  Resource monitoring
    Venmon iconVisual Ping Icon

    Venmon VS Visual Ping

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  10. ChangeTower icon
     7 likes

    Monitor and track website changes, detect only the changes that matter to you. Get an alert when we detect a matching change.

    51 ChangeTower alternatives
    ChangeTower screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    ChangeTower Features

    1.  Website Monitoring
    2.  Change Monitor
    3.  Monitor File Changes
    ChangeTower iconVisual Ping Icon

    ChangeTower VS Visual Ping

    Is ChangeTower a good alternative to Visual Ping?
     
    • ChangeTower is the most popular Web-based alternative to Visual Ping.

    • ChangeTower is Freemium and ProprietaryVisual Ping is Free and Proprietary
  11. netdiscover icon
     3 likes

    Netdiscover is an active/passive address reconnaissance tool, mainly developed for those wireless networks without dhcp server, when you are wardriving. It can be also used on hub/switched networks.

    49 netdiscover alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    netdiscover iconVisual Ping Icon

    netdiscover VS Visual Ping

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  12. PingInfoView icon
     10 likes

    PingInfoView is a small utility that allows you to easily ping multiple host names and IP addresses, and watch the result in one table.

    12 PingInfoView alternatives
    PingInfoView screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone

    PingInfoView Features

    1.  Native GUI
    PingInfoView iconVisual Ping Icon

    PingInfoView VS Visual Ping

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