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Best Open Visual Traceroute Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from network diagnostic software ranked against Open Visual Traceroute on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    PingPlotter Free plan iOSLinuxMacWebWin $29/mo7.8
    Open Visual Traceroute vs PingPlotter
  2. 2
    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Open Visual Traceroute vs SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
  3. 3
    NetSpot Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free7.7
    Open Visual Traceroute vs NetSpot
  4. 4
    Nmap Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $9,980/mo7.7
    Open Visual Traceroute vs Nmap
  5. 5
    DNSViz Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Open Visual Traceroute vs DNSViz
  6. 6
    Globalping Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $10/mo7.2
    Open Visual Traceroute vs Globalping
  7. 7
    inSSIDer Free plan MacWin $16.67/mo7.2
    Open Visual Traceroute vs inSSIDer
  8. 8
    RIPE Atlas Free plan apiLinuxMacWeb Free7.1
    Open Visual Traceroute vs RIPE Atlas
  9. 9
    Buddi Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Open Visual Traceroute vs Buddi
  10. 11
    Angry IP Scanner Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Open Visual Traceroute vs Angry IP Scanner
  11. 12
    iperf3 Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    Open Visual Traceroute vs iperf3
  12. 13
    WinMTR Free plan Win Free6.8
    Open Visual Traceroute vs WinMTR
  13. 14
    Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps Free trial Win 6.7
    Open Visual Traceroute vs Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps
  14. 15
    nPerf Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $0.17/mo6.7
    Open Visual Traceroute vs nPerf
  15. 16
    GRC DNS Benchmark LinuxMacWin 6.6
    Open Visual Traceroute vs GRC DNS Benchmark
  16. 17
    NETworkManager Free plan Win Free6.6
    Open Visual Traceroute vs NETworkManager
  17. 18
    SystemTrayMenu Free plan Win Free6.5
    Open Visual Traceroute vs SystemTrayMenu
  18. 19
    WhatInStartup Win 6.3
    Open Visual Traceroute vs WhatInStartup
  19. 20
    iperf2 AndroidLinuxMacWin 6.2
    Open Visual Traceroute vs iperf2
  20. 21
    DNSViz Toolkit WebLinuxMac 6.1
    Open Visual Traceroute vs DNSViz Toolkit

Open Visual Traceroute alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1PingPlotter7.8Free plan$29/moiOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
3NetSpot7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
4Nmap7.7Free plan$9,980/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5DNSViz7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
6Globalping7.2Free plan$10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7inSSIDer7.2Free plan$16.67/moMac, Windows
8RIPE Atlas7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web
9Buddi7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Angry IP Scanner6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12iperf36.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
13WinMTR6.8Free planFreeWindows
14Acrylic Wi-Fi Heatmaps6.7No—Windows
15nPerf6.7Free plan$0.17/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16GRC DNS Benchmark6.6No—Linux, Mac, Windows
17NETworkManager6.6Free planFreeWindows
18SystemTrayMenu6.5Free planFreeWindows
19WhatInStartup6.3No—Windows
20iperf26.2No—Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
21DNSViz Toolkit6.1No—Web, Linux, Mac
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Questions about Open Visual Traceroute alternatives

What is the best alternative to Open Visual Traceroute?

PingPlotter, number 1 in network diagnostic software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager, NetSpot, Nmap and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Open Visual Traceroute?

PingPlotter is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.