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bandwhich vs RustNet: catalog facts
bandwhich	RustNet
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
It attributes bandwidth to the process that is using it, which is the question most bandwidth monitors leave…	It shows TCP, UDP and QUIC connections with the owning process and detected protocol, sandboxed by default and…
It needs elevated privileges or capabilities to capture traffic, and the project is in passive maintenance.	It is a young project, and deep packet inspection still needs elevated capture permissions.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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