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IPTraf-ng vs bmon: catalog facts
IPTraf-ng	bmon
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under BSD and MIT licenses.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Live traffic view in the terminal Works over SSH on headless servers	Interactive curses interface with live graphs Scriptable text output
Linux only Text interface with no graphical charts	Terminal only Development is slow compared with newer tools
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-2-Clause AND MIT
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 24, 2026

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