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Akvorado vs MRTG: catalog facts
Akvorado	MRTG
Free Free to run yourself, with the source published on GitHub.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL; sponsorship is optional.
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Supports NetFlow, IPFIX and sFlow Enriches flows before storing them	Simple per-interface traffic graphs over SNMP Can graph almost any numeric data source
Needs routers or switches that export flow data Several components to deploy and maintain	Dated web output compared with modern dashboards Setup is done through configuration files and Perl
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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