IPtraf-ng AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like IPtraf-ng

IPtraf-ng is described as 'Iptraf-ng is a fork of original iptraf-3.0.0. IPTraf-ng is a console-based network monitoring utility. IPTraf-ng gathers data like TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IPtraf-ng for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac and Flathub apps. The best IPtraf-ng alternative is Resources, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IPtraf-ng are Glances, Nethogs, GNOME System Monitor and jdSystemMonitor.

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iptraf-ng is a fork of original iptraf-3.0.0. IPTraf-ng is a console-based network monitoring utility. IPTraf-ng gathers...

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IPtraf-ng alternatives page was last updated Apr 27, 2025
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  1. Resources icon

    Resources

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    Resources is a simple yet powerful monitor for your system resources and processes, written in Rust and using GTK 4 and libadwaita for its GUI.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Resources screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Monitoring
    2.  Memory Monitoring
    3.  CPU Monitoring
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Storage Monitoring
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  GPU Monitoring
    11.  CPU temperature

    Resources VS IPtraf-ng

     

    • Resources is the most popular Linux alternative to IPtraf-ng.

    • Resources is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IPtraf-ng.

    • Resources is Free and Open SourceIPtraf-ng is also Free and Open Source
    • Resources is Privacy focused and LightweightIPtraf-ng is not according to our users
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    Glances

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    Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool which aims to present a large amount of monitoring information through a curses or Web based interface. The information dynamically adapts depending on the size of the user interface.

    65 Glances alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Glances screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Filesystem
    4.  Custom Plugins
    5.  Website Monitoring

    Glances VS IPtraf-ng

     

    • Glances is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to IPtraf-ng.

    • Glances is Free and Open SourceIPtraf-ng is also Free and Open Source
    • Glances is LightweightIPtraf-ng is not according to our users

  4. Nethogs

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    NetHogs is a small 'net top' tool. Instead of breaking the traffic down per protocol or per subnet, like most tools do, it groups bandwidth by process.

    22 Nethogs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Nethogs screenshot 1

    Nethogs Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  Network activity

    Nethogs VS IPtraf-ng

     
  5. GNOME System Monitor icon

    GNOME System Monitor

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    System Monitor is a tool to manage running processes and monitor system resources.

    75 GNOME System Monitor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    GNOME System Monitor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Application Monitoring

    GNOME System Monitor VS IPtraf-ng

     
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    jdSystemMonitor

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    jdSystemMonitor is an advanced, desktop-independent system monitor for Linux. Its goal is to provide as much information about your system as possible, with a focus on process management.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    jdSystemMonitor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  CPU Monitoring
    6.  Hardware Monitoring

    jdSystemMonitor VS IPtraf-ng

     
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    iftop

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    iftop does for network usage what top(1) does for CPU usage. It listens to network traffic on a named interface and displays a table of current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts. Handy for answering the question "why is our ADSL link so slow?".

    9 iftop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux
    iftop screenshot 1

    iftop Features

    1.  Network activity

    iftop VS IPtraf-ng

     
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    nmon

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    This systems administrator, tuner, benchmark tool gives you a huge amount of important performance information in one go. It can output the data in two ways

    16 nmon alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Showing CPU/RAM/Disk utilisation , among other things

    nmon Features

    1.  Persistent History
    2.  Filesystem

    nmon VS IPtraf-ng

     
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    Atop

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    An advanced interactive monitor for Linux-systems to view the load on system-level and process-level.

    15 Atop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Atop screenshot 1

    Atop Features

    1.  Persistent History
    2.  Hardware Monitoring

    Atop VS IPtraf-ng

     
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    ntop

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    NTop is a hybrid layer 2 / layer 3 network monitor, that is by default it uses the layer 2 Media Access Control (MAC) addresses AND the layer 3 tcp/ip addresses. ntop is capable of associating the two, so that ip and non-ip traffic (e.g.

    26 ntop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ntop screenshot 1

    ntop Features

    1.  Network Statistics
    2.  Server Monitoring

    ntop VS IPtraf-ng

     

  12. nload

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    nload is a console application which monitors network traffic and bandwidth usage in real time. It visualizes the in- and outgoing traffic using two graphs and provides additional info like total amount of transfered data and min/max network usage.

    13 nload alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    nload screenshot 1

    nload Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Graphs

    nload VS IPtraf-ng

     

  13. IPtraf

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    IPTraf is a console-based network statistics utility for Linux. It gathers a variety of figures such as TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte counts.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    IPtraf screenshot 1

    IPtraf Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring

    IPtraf VS IPtraf-ng

     
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    Kiwi application monitor

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    Kiwi application monitor is a small program which lets you monitor your applications/processes, Windows and User activity...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window

    Kiwi application monitor Features

    1.  Application Monitoring

    Kiwi application monitor VS IPtraf-ng

     
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