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BGPStream vs Hurricane Electric BGP Toolkit: catalog facts
BGPStream	Hurricane Electric BGP Toolkit
Free Free and open source under the BSD-2-Clause license.	Free Free to use on the web.
Command line	Web
Works with live and historical BGP data Offers command-line, Python and C/C++ interfaces	Many routing reports in one place, from prefixes to RPKI Looking glass and traceroute tools included
Focused on BGP routing data analysis	Plain interface that assumes knowledge of BGP terms Web only
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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