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Trippy vs Scamper: catalog facts
Trippy	Scamper
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0.	Free Scamper is free software licensed under GPL-2.0.
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	Supports IPv4 and IPv6 probes Runs measurements across destinations in parallel
Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets by default Many routers deprioritise or drop ICMP, so intermediate hops can look worse than they are	Some measurement modules require IPFW or PF.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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