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bmon vs NetHogs: catalog facts
bmon	NetHogs
Free Free and open source under BSD and MIT licenses.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Interactive curses interface with live graphs Scriptable text output	Shows bandwidth per process rather than per connection Lightweight terminal interface
Terminal only Development is slow compared with newer tools	Linux only Shows live usage rather than history
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause AND MIT	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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