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SmokePingBlackbox Exporter
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source, part of the Prometheus project.

Linux, Web, Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted
  • Shows latency distribution and loss, not just an average
  • Probe types cover DNS, HTTP, SSH and more, not only ping
  • Probes over several protocols including ICMP and gRPC
  • Official Prometheus project with regular maintenance
  • Perl application with a dated interface
  • Configuration is a text file
  • Needs Prometheus to collect and store results
  • No interface of its own beyond a basic status page
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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