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darkstat vs socat

A side-by-side look at darkstat and socat. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

darkstat

darkstat

Network & Admin

darkstat is an open-source network traffic analyzer that captures network traffic, calculates statistics, and serves reports over HTTP. It runs on Linux and BSD systems and provides visibility into bandwidth usage.

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socat

socat

Network & Admin

socat is a command line utility that establishes two bidirectional byte streams and transfers data between them. It can be used for various networking and connectivity tasks like creating TCP ports, SOCKS proxies, or UNIX sockets.

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