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Iotop vs MRTG

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

Iotop

Iotop

System & Hardware

Iotop is a Linux program that provides detailed monitoring of disk I/O usage by processes. It shows a table of current I/O usage with columns for process IDs, process names, type of I/O, bandwidth used, and more.

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MRTG

MRTG

Network & Admin

MRTG is an open source network monitoring software. It tracks traffic load on network links and creates graphs to visualize utilization over time. Useful for monitoring bandwidth usage.

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