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NetExec vs Hydra: catalog facts
NetExec	Hydra
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Groups service checks and authentication testing in a command-line toolkit.	It covers an unusually wide range of services in one tool, from SSH and RDP to database and…
Requires careful credential handling and permission to test the environment.	Credential testing against systems you do not own is illegal, and its traffic is loud enough to trigger…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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