Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to VisualRoute
show on map every intermediate host to destination, tracert.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VisualRoute launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A cool-as-shit dynamic traceroute powered by custom software, married with an informative article about how the BGP routing protocol works and guides the shape of the Internet.
2023 · how-did-i-get-here.net · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone, I've made this website that I hope can help some people. The original inspiration comes from being tired of having a specific site (and finding it!!) that serves my needs for a single purpose. Straight forward tools, no fuss. The objective is to be fully in-browser, no login and if possible without contacting a remote server. PGP Key Analyser - Analyze PGP keys directly in your browser - finally I can see the infos without having to download the key on my device Proton Date - Check ProtonMail account creation dates - pretty niche I admit Favicon Hash - Generate website favicon…
2025 · kriztalz.sh · its alternatives →
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Interpret traceroute output to show names of ASN traversed - stevenpack/asroute
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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- 5TR
Hi HN, I thought it would be fun to plot a traceroute on a map to visually see the path packets take. I know this idea has been done before, but I still wanted to scratch that itch. The first version just let you paste in a traceroute and it would plot the hops on a map. Later I discovered Globalping (https://globalping.io), which allows you to run traceroutes and MTRs from probes around the world, so I integrated that into the tool. From playing around with it, I noticed a few interesting things: • It's very easy to spot incorrect IP geolocation. If a hop shows 1–2 ms latency but…
Mar 2026 · tracemap.dev · its alternatives →
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TravelAnimator▲536Turn Google Maps URLs into stunning map animations.
Jan 2026 · travelanimator.com · its alternatives →
- 7SH
Over the past week I built a project to let people self-host an entire maps stack so they don't have to send data to the big G. Right now it includes a base map, geocoder and directions server. Currently only bicycle directions are supported, and I'm only hosting tiles for Seattle because I'm unemployed and can't afford to host data for the whole planet. Check it out! https://maps.ellenhp.me/ https://github.com/ellenhp/headway Ultimately I'd like to really focus on transit routing (not implemented) but I'll probably throw a driving mode in there too.
2022 · maps.ellenhp.me · its alternatives →
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Flowmap.blue▲59Flow map visualization for geographic movement analysis
2021 · flowmap.blue · its alternatives →
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Touring▲384The ultimate app for travellers, works literally everywhere
2024 · touringapp.eu · its alternatives →
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Google Maps 4.0▲270New material design brings bold graphics and fluid motion
2014 · google.com · its alternatives →
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Google Live View▲260Google Maps now has AR enabled directions
2019 · blog.google · its alternatives →
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A framework for 3D geospatial visualization in the browser - UDST/vizicities
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pathfinding visualizer on a real map, anywhere in the world
2024 · honzaap.github.io · its alternatives →
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Visualize Google location history data on a heatmap 🗺️
2018 · locationhistoryvisualizer.com · its alternatives →
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Build live location sharing in your Android app. Contribute to hypertrack/live-app-android development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ShowMePlace▲110Share your special places and explore places of other people
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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- 19GI
Visualize your collected Google Location History data using an interactive heatmap directly in your browser.
2014 · theopolisme.github.io · its alternatives →
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- 22CR
2021 · superroute.evergreen-labs.com · its alternatives →
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The only app to plot pings on a map. Map the network latency of an area, trail, or route. Find the fastest cell signal. Diagnose connectivity on the road.
2017 · pingpoint.io · its alternatives →
- 24MT
2012 · mapsaurus.com · its alternatives →
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