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John the Ripper vs hashcatHashcat is built around GPU cracking with CUDA, HIP, Metal and OpenCL backends and 590+ hash modes, but supports fewer obscure formats and needs a capable GPU.
John the Ripper vs Lockpicker
A graphical tool that recovers passwords from their hashes on the Linux desktop.
John the Ripper vs Hydra
Hydra tests logins live across many network protocols such as SSH and RDP, an online tool rather than offline hash cracking.