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gping vs mtr: catalog facts
gping	mtr
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
A live graph makes latency spikes and loss obvious at a glance Graphs several hosts at once with custom colours for comparison	Per-hop loss and latency over time, instead of a single traceroute snapshot Report mode produces output that is easy to paste into a support ticket
Needs a terminal that supports the drawing it does; output is not pipeable Raw sockets may require elevated privileges on some systems	Intermediate routers deprioritise ICMP, so middle hops often show misleading loss Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets on most systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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