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Trippy vs gping: catalog facts
Trippygping
Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Shows loss and latency per hop, live, so you can locate where a problem starts
  • ICMP, UDP and TCP tracing over IPv4 and IPv6
  • A live graph makes latency spikes and loss obvious at a glance
  • Graphs several hosts at once with custom colours for comparison
  • Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets by default
  • Many routers deprioritise or drop ICMP, so intermediate hops can look worse than they are
  • Needs a terminal that supports the drawing it does; output is not pipeable
  • Raw sockets may require elevated privileges on some systems
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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