Alternatives to NextTrace

An open-source command-line traceroute tool that shows geolocation and ASN details for each hop. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as NextTrace.

  • Trippy

    Combines traceroute and ping into one live interface showing loss and latency at every hop along a route.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Trippy adds a live per-hop loss and latency view with GeoIP and AS lookups, and has packages for Linux, BSD, macOS and Windows, under Apache-2.0.

  • mtr

    Combines traceroute and ping into one continuously updating report.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    mtr shows per-hop loss and latency continuously with a report mode for tickets, but does not show geolocation or ASN data for each hop.

  • PingPlotter

    Visualizes latency and packet loss hop-by-hop to find where a connection breaks down.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    PingPlotter gives a graphical hop-by-hop timeline on Windows and macOS, but it is closed source freemium software with limits in the free tier.

  • WinMTR Redux

    Inspect network paths with the WinMTR Redux desktop tool.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    WinMTR Redux is a Windows desktop tool for repeated path measurements with IPv6 support, without the geolocation and ASN lookups NextTrace provides.

  • iputils

    The Linux ping, tracepath, arping and related network utilities.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    iputils provides the minimal Linux tracepath utility, which traces paths without ASN or geolocation details and runs only on Linux.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.