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iftop vs ntop

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

iftop

iftop

Network & Admin

iftop is an open source command-line tool used to monitor network usage and bandwidth in real-time. It displays a table of current TCP/IP connections using bandwidth over a specified interface.

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ntop

ntop

Network & Admin

ntop is an open source network traffic monitoring and analysis tool. It provides real-time information on network usage and helps identify bandwidth hogs and troubleshoot network issues.

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