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MRTG vs Prometheus SNMP Exporter: catalog facts
MRTG	Prometheus SNMP Exporter
Free Free software under the GNU GPL; sponsorship is optional.	Free Free and open source, part of the Prometheus project.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Command line
Simple per-interface traffic graphs over SNMP Can graph almost any numeric data source	Brings SNMP device metrics into Prometheus Config generator works from MIB files
Dated web output compared with modern dashboards Setup is done through configuration files and Perl	Requires a Prometheus setup Writing SNMP configurations takes some learning
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open 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 October 1, 2026

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