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RustNet vs NetHogs: catalog facts
RustNet	NetHogs
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Linux, Command line
It shows TCP, UDP and QUIC connections with the owning process and detected protocol, sandboxed by default and…	Shows bandwidth per process rather than per connection Lightweight terminal interface
It is a young project, and deep packet inspection still needs elevated capture permissions.	Linux only Shows live usage rather than history
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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