Alternatives to RIPE Atlas
A global network of measurement probes for testing internet connectivity and reachability from many locations. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
RIPE Atlas
A global network of measurement probes for testing internet connectivity and reachability from many locations.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as RIPE Atlas.
Globalping
A free service for running ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR and HTTP tests from probes worldwide.
Globalping is open source and runs ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR and HTTP tests from volunteer probes through a web interface, CLI and API, with shareable results.
Check-Host
Online tool that checks a host with ping, HTTP, TCP, UDP and DNS from servers worldwide.
Check-Host is a web service running ping, HTTP, TCP, UDP and DNS checks from servers worldwide, with an API but no public dataset or path history.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
RIPEstat
A web service for looking up routing, registration and geolocation data on IP addresses and ASNs.
bgp.tools
A web tool for exploring BGP routing, ASNs, prefixes and peering, with paid network monitoring.
Hurricane Electric BGP Toolkit
A web lookup for ASNs, prefixes, peers and internet routing data run by Hurricane Electric.
M-Lab Speed Test
A browser speed test from Measurement Lab that publishes its measurement data openly.
mtr
Combines traceroute and ping into one continuously updating report.
Trippy
Combines traceroute and ping into one live interface showing loss and latency at every hop along a route.
