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Trippy vs LFT: catalog facts
Trippy	LFT
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the project's open source license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, 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	Supports TCP, UDP and ICMP probe methods Traces IPv4 and IPv6 paths
Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets by default Many routers deprioritise or drop ICMP, so intermediate hops can look worse than they are	WhoB and routing information use network lookups
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 October 8, 2026

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