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Trippy vs iputils: catalog facts
Trippy	iputils
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the BSD and GPL licences.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	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	The canonical implementations of ping and friends on Linux Maintained with proper IPv6 support and capability-based privileges
Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets by default Many routers deprioritise or drop ICMP, so intermediate hops can look worse than they are	Linux only Individual tools are deliberately minimal
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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