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The Dude vs vnStat

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

The Dude

The Dude

Network & Admin

The Dude is a free application that monitors network devices and alerts when issues are detected. It tracks IP addresses, MAC addresses, switch ports, SNMP info, and more to provide network visibility and help troubleshoot problems.

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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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