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OpenTrace vs mtr: catalog facts
OpenTrace	mtr
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Visual display of traceroute hops Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux	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
Focused on route tracing only Documentation is partly in Chinese	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: GPL-3.0	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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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