IPtraf AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like IPtraf

IPtraf is described as 'IPTraf is a console-based network statistics utility for Linux. It gathers a variety of figures such as TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte counts' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are four alternatives to IPtraf for Linux, Go (Programming Language) and Xfce. The best IPtraf alternative is Nethogs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPtraf are iftop, IPtraf-ng and chitose.

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    Nethogs

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    NetHogs is a small 'net top' tool. Instead of breaking the traffic down per protocol or per subnet, like most tools do, it groups bandwidth by process.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    iftop

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    iftop does for network usage what top(1) does for CPU usage. It listens to network traffic on a named interface and displays a table of current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts. Handy for answering the question "why is our ADSL link so slow?".

    9 iftop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    IPtraf-ng

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    iptraf-ng is a fork of original iptraf-3.0.0. IPTraf-ng is a console-based network monitoring utility. IPTraf-ng gathers data like TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    IPtraf-ng vs IPtraf Comments
    Melroy van den Berg
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    I love this application. Its clear, it's small and useful. Ng version is a big improvement which allows colors and more all within your terminal!

    • IPtraf-ng is Free and Open SourceIPtraf is also Free and Open Source
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    chitose

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    An iftop alternative for cumulated network traffic monitoring.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
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