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The Dude vs EMCO Ping Monitor: catalog facts
The Dude	EMCO Ping Monitor
Free Free to download from MikroTik.	Free The Free edition is distributed as freeware.
Windows	Windows
Automatic device discovery Draws network maps from discovered devices	Stores every ping for historical statistics Measures packet loss, latency and jitter
Installer is Windows only Closely tied to the MikroTik ecosystem	Windows only Limited to ICMP ping checks
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License: Freeware
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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