#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
Media
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Top Performing Features
Automated network device discovery
Automated network device discovery allows all devices in the environment to be found and tracked
Category average: 8.3
Alerts
Alerts warning of critical infrastructure component failure can be sent via email or SMS or other channel
Category average: 9
Network monitoring
Monitoring network device availability and performance indicators like bandwidth, packet loss, CPU, WAN links, etc.
Category average: 8.9
Areas for Improvement
Baseline threshold calculation
Calculation of baseline thresholds so to establish warning thresholds
Category average: 8.3
Customizable reports
Ability to schedule, generate, and deliver custom performance and availability reports
Category average: 7.2
Who Buys & Uses PingPlotter
#2 most frequent
Germany
6.5%2 installations of 31
#3 most frequent
Philippines
6.5%2 installations of 31
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
Usability
PingPlotter early usage working well
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I'm using PingPlotter to trace network issues when WFH. Video conferencing is unstable and I'm trying to work out where in the chain the issues are. PingPlotter is able to give me some excellent insight and I can see significant packet loss in BT servers a few hops into the journey. What to do about that is another matter, but PingPlotter is doing a great job of showing me where the issues are!
Pros
- Simple to use
- Decent UI
- Quick and lightweight app
Cons
- further explanation of the graphs would be useful. The lines are not always intuitive
Return on Investment
- Greater productivity. Not quantified yet
Usability
Great tool to troubleshoot Work From Home connectivity issues.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I was having issues with a WFH (work from home) setup and used PingPlotter to track the issue to a router. PingPlotter let me see the effects of my configuration changes and showed me exactly when the problems occured so I could correlate the issues in equipment logs.
Pros
- plots latency
- shows connectivity route
- timestamps
Return on Investment
- Inexpensive tool for troubleshooting connectivity issues.
