Nethogs Alternatives

Nethogs is described as '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' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Nethogs for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Android, Mac and BSD apps. The best Nethogs alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nethogs are OpenSnitch, iftop, NetworkMiner and PCAPdroid.

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Nethogs alternatives are mainly Network Monitors but may also be Network Analyzers or Firewalls.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 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.

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Nethogs alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2021
  1. Wireshark icon
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    Wireshark is a premier network protocol analyzer used globally in industries and education, offering multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, powerful display filters, and VoIP analysis. It allows both live capture and offline analysis, supporting various networks and protocols.

    54 Wireshark alternatives
    Wireshark screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey

    Wireshark Features

    1.  Detailed packet analysis
    2.  Network Usage History
    3.  Support for Android Things
    4.  Website Monitoring
    5.  Work Item Tracking
    6.  Command line interface
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    Wireshark VS Nethogs

    Is Wireshark a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
    Comments about Wireshark as an Alternative to Nethogs
     
    Guest

    Wireshark is a advanced and complex packet capturing tool but Nethogs is a small program to show bandwidth usage per applications .

    Negative commentNov 2, 2017
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    • Wireshark is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Nethogs.

    • Wireshark is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Nethogs.

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourceNethogs is also Free and Open Source
  2. OpenSnitch icon
     38 likes

    OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux application firewall.

    32 OpenSnitch alternatives
    OpenSnitch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Application Firewall
    2.  Firewall
    3.  Network Filtering
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Block Trackers
    7.  No Tracking
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    OpenSnitch VS Nethogs

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  3. iftop icon
     14 likes

    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
    iftop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    iftop Features

    1.  Network activity
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    iftop VS Nethogs

    Is iftop a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
  4. NetworkMiner icon
     15 likes

    NetworkMiner is a Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows. NetworkMiner can parse PCAP files and regenerate/reassemble transmitted files and certificates from PCAP files with HTTP, FTP, SMB, SMB2, TFTP and several other protocols.

    34 NetworkMiner alternatives
    Files extracted from a PCAP

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NetworkMiner Features

    1.  Portable
    NetworkMiner icon

    NetworkMiner VS Nethogs

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  5. PCAPdroid icon
     3 likes

    PCAPdroid is an android app to capture the phone traffic and analyze it remotely (e.g. via Wireshark). The traffic can be easily downloaded from a remote device thanks to the integrated HTTP server, or streamed to a remote UDP receiver.

    42 PCAPdroid alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    PCAPdroid Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  HTTP Monitoring
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    PCAPdroid VS Nethogs

    Is PCAPdroid a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
    • PCAPdroid is the most popular Android alternative to Nethogs.

    • PCAPdroid is Free and Open SourceNethogs is also Free and Open Source
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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 data like TCP connection packet and byte counts, interface statistics and activity indicators, TCP/UDP traffic breakdowns, and LAN station packet and byte...

    11 IPtraf-ng alternatives
    IPtraf-ng screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    IPtraf-ng Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  Traffic Analysis

    IPtraf-ng VS Nethogs

    Is IPtraf-ng a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
  7.  10 likes

    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
    nload screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris

    nload Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Graphs

    nload VS Nethogs

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  8. SmartSniff icon
     12 likes

    SmartSniff is a packet sniffer that capture TCP/IP packets and display them as sequence of conversations between clients and servers. You can view the TCP/IP conversations in Ascii mode (for text-based protocols, like HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and FTP) or as hex dump (for non-text base...

    34 SmartSniff alternatives
    SmartSniff screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SmartSniff Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sockets
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    SmartSniff VS Nethogs

    Is SmartSniff a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
  9. trafficWatcher icon
     7 likes

    trafficWatcher is a small tool to monitor your network activity.

    Unlike other tools, trafficWatcher can differentiate between traffic inside your LAN and the traffic that reaches the internet. It shows the current up and download speed in a small icon in the system tray.

    40 trafficWatcher alternatives
    Overview

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    trafficWatcher Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Event management
    3.  Traffic Monitoring
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    trafficWatcher VS Nethogs

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  10.  8 likes

    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.

    3 IPtraf alternatives
    IPtraf screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    IPtraf Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring

    IPtraf VS Nethogs

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  11.  1 like

    Terminal bandwidth utilization tool. Contribute to imsnif/bandwhich development by creating an account on GitHub.

    5 Bandwhich alternatives
    Bandwhich screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Project unmaintained and fails to build: https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich/issues/264

    Bandwhich VS Nethogs

    Is Bandwhich a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
    Comments about Bandwhich as an Alternative to Nethogs
     
    zahrun

    The features are the same. Currently on my system, nethogs reports wrong values whereas bandwhich is correct.

    Positive commentJan 23, 2021
    0
    • Bandwhich is Free and Open SourceNethogs is also Free and Open Source
  12. Bandwidth Manager icon
     4 likes

    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager is a full-featured traffic management tool for Windows that offers cost-effective bandwidth control and quality of service based on built-in prioritized rules. These rules can specify a bandwidth limit for each Internet user.

    33 Bandwidth Manager alternatives
    The main window.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bandwidth Manager Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
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    Bandwidth Manager VS Nethogs

    Is Bandwidth Manager a good alternative to Nethogs?
     
    • Bandwidth Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to Nethogs.

    • Bandwidth Manager is Paid and ProprietaryNethogs is Free and Open Source
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