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Traceroute for Linux vs Trippy: catalog facts
Traceroute for Linux	Trippy
Free Free to download and already packaged by most Linux distributions.	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Default traceroute in most major Linux distributions Compatible with the original Van Jacobson traceroute	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 by design Command-line output with no graphical view	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
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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