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MRTG vs The Dude: catalog facts
MRTG	The Dude
Free Free software under the GNU GPL; sponsorship is optional.	Free Free to download from MikroTik.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows
Simple per-interface traffic graphs over SNMP Can graph almost any numeric data source	Automatic device discovery Draws network maps from discovered devices
Dated web output compared with modern dashboards Setup is done through configuration files and Perl	Installer is Windows only Closely tied to the MikroTik ecosystem
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL	License not stated
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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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