pingg Alternatives

pingg is described as 'Great for figuring out whether you wifi or internet is slowing down. Has traceroute and tcp functions' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to pingg for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Homebrew and Java apps. The best pingg alternative is Angry IP Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like pingg are Tracebar, mtr, PingPlotter and Trippy.

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  1. Angry IP Scanner icon
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    Open-source, cross-platform network scanner for fast and simple IP and port scanning. It's lightweight, requires no installation, utilizes multithreading for speed, and is extendable via plugins. It pings IPs, resolves hostnames, determines MAC addresses, provides NetBIOS info, and saves results in various formats.

    76 Angry IP Scanner alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Java
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  2. 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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  3. mtr icon
     25 likes

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

    41 mtr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. 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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  5. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
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  6. Ping Tracer icon
     15 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. WinMTR icon
     17 likes

    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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  8. This specialized application allows you to perform periodical checks of multiple hosts, IPs, websites and, if required, even ports.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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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  10. 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...

    23 Multiping alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. GPING icon
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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.

    19 GPING alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. 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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