Open Visual Traceroute Alternatives

Open Visual Traceroute is described as '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' and is a network analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Open Visual Traceroute for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Open Visual Traceroute alternative is Tracebar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Open Visual Traceroute are PingPlotter, Radien, gping (CLI) and WinMTR.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  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.

    42 PingPlotter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. Radien icon
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    Network diagnostics suite for iOS with ping, traceroute, DNS, port scanning, live latency charts, multi-host testing, subnet calculator, TLS inspection, IP and MAC conversion, offline operation, extensive accessibility, and privacy-focused design.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4.  2 likes

    Ping, but with a graph.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Alpine Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Fedora
    • Rust
    • Docker
    • Termux
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  5. WinMTR icon
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    Free Network Diagnostic Tool. WinMTR is an equivalent of mtr for Windows.

    42 WinMTR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  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
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  7. VisualRoute icon
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    VisualRoute helps determine if a connectivity problem is due to an ISP, the Internet, or the destination web site, and pinpoints the network where a problem occurs. Get IPv4 and IPv6 traceroute, ping test, multiple route discovery and connectivity analysis reports with...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Visual Ping icon
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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 much more.

    27 Visual Ping alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Playing a game and lagging? Video streams constantly buffering? Poor video conferencing performance? Find out what's going on with PingDoctor.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Nexus Telemetry is a native desktop application for analysing Starlink telemetry, network behaviour, and edge connectivity performance across fixed, mobile, and remote deployments.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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