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WhatRoute vs mtr: catalog facts
WhatRoute	mtr
Free Downloaded from the developer's site, which also has a donation page.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS	macOS, Linux, Command line
Traceroute with a geographic view of the route Ping, DNS and Whois in the same app	Per-hop loss and latency over time, instead of a single traceroute snapshot Report mode produces output that is easy to paste into a support ticket
macOS only Geolocation depends on an external service	Intermediate routers deprioritise ICMP, so middle hops often show misleading loss Needs elevated privileges for raw sockets on most systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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