#1 most frequent
United States of America
71.0%22 installations of 31
What is PingPlotter?
PingPlotter is a graphical traceroute and ping tool that visualizes network performance in a way that makes identifying the source of problems quicker and easier for everyone from online gamers and video streamers to VoIP admins and IT pros. Features for remote deployment, network monitoring, scripting, and a web interface are included along with several additional capabilities.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Baseline threshold calculation
Calculation of baseline thresholds so to establish warning thresholds
Category average: 8.5
Network monitoring
Monitoring network device availability and performance indicators like bandwidth, packet loss, CPU, WAN links, etc.
Category average: 9.4
Automated network device discovery
Automated network device discovery allows all devices in the environment to be found and tracked
Category average: 8.7
Areas for Improvement
Customizable reports
Ability to schedule, generate, and deliver custom performance and availability reports
Category average: 7.9
Alerts
Alerts warning of critical infrastructure component failure can be sent via email or SMS or other channel
Category average: 8.7
Who Buys & Uses PingPlotter
#1 most frequent
Information
35.5%11 installations of 31
#2 most frequent
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
16.1%5 installations of 31
“Overall at great tool for diagnostics and baselining a network. Help with network diagnostics is a great add for any tool.”
#3 most frequent
Manufacturing
9.7%3 installations of 31
#2 most frequent
Germany
6.5%2 installations of 31
#3 most frequent
Philippines
6.5%2 installations of 31
Pros
- Robust network monitoring and diagnostics capabilities
- Real-time visualization of network performance
- Detailed data logging for historical analysis
Cons
- Limited automated assistance for identifying network faults
- User interface could be clearer for feature discoverability
- Lacks proactive suggestions for underlying network issues
Find the Bad Hop Right Away
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I was having serious problems with my Verizon FIOS and had no good way of seeing what was happening or where the problem was. I have FIOS going to the ONT going to a MOCA cable adaptor going upstairs to the other MOCA adaptor which was going to an Eero and then to my WYZE hub. Yeah I know. But I sure didn't want to diagnose all of that!
So I installed PingPlotter and immediately discovered that all of that was just fine. But Verizon was dropping packets at every hop! I was able to explain this and after they updated some firmware somewhere, I've got my 1G/1G working and I know that internally, my network is solid!
So PingPlotter was fundamental in seeing this in realtime and giving really great tools for outputting it in all the different forms. I'm sure if I had more complicated situations, it would be a necessary tool!
Great tool!
So I installed PingPlotter and immediately discovered that all of that was just fine. But Verizon was dropping packets at every hop! I was able to explain this and after they updated some firmware somewhere, I've got my 1G/1G working and I know that internally, my network is solid!
So PingPlotter was fundamental in seeing this in realtime and giving really great tools for outputting it in all the different forms. I'm sure if I had more complicated situations, it would be a necessary tool!
Great tool!
Pros
- Graphing every network hop and tracking the averages and the instantaneous
- Providing export capabilities. No copy/paste or screenshots!
- It just keeps running and tracking for me. Awesome.
Return on Investment
- It allowed me to get back to work instead of worrying about the network. Critical.
Usability
Other Software Used
Beyond Compare, IntelliJ IDEA, Anthropic Claude
Great way to monitor your connection
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use it personally to monitor ISP stability. As we are all work from home, it is important to have a stable connection. Sometimes we don't know where the issue is coming from. Pingplotter lets us know very quickly if the issue is the ISP, the route or the service we are using. Its been very helpful in diagnosing connection issues.
Pros
- Reporting
- Logs
- Live data
Cons
- More information on what some of the features are for
- Add multi-window. Allow multiple destinations to be logged in a single window.
Return on Investment
- The free version has helped remote workers with their ISP issues
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Nagios Network Analyzer
PingPlotter is a Great Tool.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I needed something to give me more insight into my network connectivity at a glance (LAN/WAN and over VPN) and this does that very well, and without a lot of set up or maintenance... Just plug in a destination to monitor and it just does it. Being able to see a long history makes it even more valuable.
Pros
- Endpoint monitoring
- Ping monitoring
- Jitter monitoring
- Charting/logging
Cons
- The only thing that was a slight gotcha was the ability to add notes. The ability to leave notes in the timeline was not evident and I only found out about them after finding some unidentified markers. It might help if that functionality were more evident.
Return on Investment
- Continuous monitoring has given me a way to be proactive with potential connectivity issues across the network
Usability
PingPlotter Helps Resolve Packet Loss
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Simple to setup, nice interface and works like a charm. Overall at great tool for diagnostics and baselining a network. Help with network diagnostics is a great add for any tool. Takes the mystery out of determining what the results mean. The baseline is critical to know when your network has changed and when that started.
Pros
- Baselining
- Diagnostics
- Interface is simple
Cons
- Alerting by SMS or Email
- consolidation of other pingplotter instances for comparison
- submission of results for assistance
Return on Investment
- quicker resolution time
- tracking allowed for justification of new equipment
- Isolation of subnet issues created focus for those networks
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Netmon
Other Software Used
Kaseya NOC Services, Syncron Inventory, Cisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switches
Great tool for easier network diagnostics and monitoring
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use PingPlotter to diagnose networks and identify communication issues. It's a great tool to locate patterns and issues and evaluate network health. In large scale deployments, pinpointing a point of fault in a large multi-layered network can be a nightmare and constant monitoring tools are not that easy to come by. Thankfully PingPlotter saved the day and allowed us to have a very good overview of what's happening with the time stamps and ultimately locate the issues and faults.
Pros
- monitoring connection health
- locating points of fault
- monitoring performance patterns and degradation causes
Cons
- information filtering. PingPlotter can take it a step further by providing summaries and outliers and detecting patterns
- further diagnostics assistance, by detecting potential faults and suggesting the potential underlying issues
Return on Investment
- It improves the time taken to resolve the issue therefore client happier (in the simplest of terms)
- cost saving by reducing hours needed for a task
