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iputils vs Trippy: catalog facts
iputils	Trippy
Free Free and open source under the BSD and GPL licences.	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
The canonical implementations of ping and friends on Linux Maintained with proper IPv6 support and capability-based privileges	Shows loss and latency per hop, live, so you can locate where a problem starts ICMP, UDP and TCP tracing over IPv4 and IPv6
Linux only Individual tools are deliberately minimal	Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets by default Many routers deprioritise or drop ICMP, so intermediate hops can look worse than they are
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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