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bmon vs darkstat: catalog facts
bmon	darkstat
Free Free and open source under BSD and MIT licenses.	Free Free software under GPL and other licenses.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux
Interactive curses interface with live graphs Scriptable text output	Shows traffic graphs and per-host usage Includes an embedded web server for reports
Terminal only Development is slow compared with newer tools	Requires libpcap.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause AND MIT	License: GPL-2.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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