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IPTraf-ng vs iftop: catalog facts
IPTraf-ng	iftop
Free Free and open source.	Free Free software under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.
Linux, Command line	Command line
Live traffic view in the terminal Works over SSH on headless servers	Displays current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts Shows network traffic on a named interface
Linux only Text interface with no graphical charts	Requires libpcap and libcurses
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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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