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netshow vs iftop: catalog facts
netshow	iftop
Free Free to install from its published package or source.	Free Free software under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Shows live TCP connections alongside process details Displays receive and transmit rates for a host or interface	Displays current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts Shows network traffic on a named interface
Requires Python 3.11 or later Bandwidth is not reported per process or connection	Requires libpcap and libcurses
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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 October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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