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OpenTrace vs WhatRoute: catalog facts
OpenTrace	WhatRoute
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Downloaded from the developer's site, which also has a donation page.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Visual display of traceroute hops Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux	Traceroute with a geographic view of the route Ping, DNS and Whois in the same app
Focused on route tracing only Documentation is partly in Chinese	macOS only Geolocation depends on an external service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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