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fping vs PowerPing: catalog facts
fpingPowerPing
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Pings many hosts in parallel quickly
  • Long-established and widely used
  • Customisable ICMP packets
  • Built-in scanning, packet capture and graphing
  • Command-line only
  • Limited to ICMP reachability checks
  • Windows only
  • No traceroute or IPv6 support yet
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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