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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor vs vnStat

A side-by-side look at Paessler PRTG Network Monitor and vnStat. 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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vnStat

vnStat

Network & Admin

vnStat is an open-source network traffic monitor for Linux that keeps a log of network traffic for the selected interface(s). It uses the network interface statistics provided by the kernel to keep track of the monthly, daily and hourly bandwidth usage.

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