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IPTraf-ng vs RustNet: catalog facts
IPTraf-ngRustNet
Free

Free and open source.

Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
  • Live traffic view in the terminal
  • Works over SSH on headless servers
  • It shows TCP, UDP and QUIC connections with the owning process and detected protocol, sandboxed by default and…
  • Linux only
  • Text interface with no graphical charts
  • It is a young project, and deep packet inspection still needs elevated capture permissions.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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