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MRTG vs Akvorado: catalog facts
MRTG	Akvorado
Free Free software under the GNU GPL; sponsorship is optional.	Free Free to run yourself, with the source published on GitHub.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Simple per-interface traffic graphs over SNMP Can graph almost any numeric data source	Supports NetFlow, IPFIX and sFlow Enriches flows before storing them
Dated web output compared with modern dashboards Setup is done through configuration files and Perl	Needs routers or switches that export flow data Several components to deploy and maintain
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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