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gping vs PingPlotter: catalog facts
gping	PingPlotter
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Free tier available; paid plans unlock longer history and more targets.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS
A live graph makes latency spikes and loss obvious at a glance Graphs several hosts at once with custom colours for comparison	Hop-by-hop view pinpoints where in the route problems occur Long-running timeline view catches intermittent issues
Needs a terminal that supports the drawing it does; output is not pipeable Raw sockets may require elevated privileges on some systems	Free tier is limited compared to paid plans Diagnosing root cause still often requires ISP cooperation
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
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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