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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor vs socat

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

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Network & Admin

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is a powerful and comprehensive network monitoring solution for monitoring IT infrastructure and network devices. It can monitor servers, switches, routers, websites, applications and more with advanced alerting features.

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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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