MRTG

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in Bandwidth Monitoring Software

Runs on Linux, self-hosted, Windows.

MRTG is ranked #17 of 31 in bandwidth monitoring software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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MRTG Free Free software under the GNU GPL Monitors SNMP devices and other data sources mrtg.org · 30 Sept 2026

Purpose: MRTG monitors network traffic and generates HTML pages with PNG graphs showing it.
Data sources: It can monitor router traffic, any chosen SNMP variable, or data gathered by an external program.
History: Its graphs include daily, seven-day, five-week, and twelve-month views, while consolidated logs retain relevant traffic data for two years.
SNMP: MRTG includes an SNMP implementation written in Perl and supports SNMPv2c 64-bit counters.
Configuration: The software includes configuration tools and supports identifying router interfaces by IP address, description, or Ethernet address.
Graphs: MRTG generates PNG graphics, and the appearance of its generated webpages is configurable.
RRDtool: MRTG has built-in hooks for using RRDtool.
Platforms: The maker’s pages describe MRTG for Unix/Linux and Windows, and the download page points to a NetWare installation guide.
Distribution: The download page directs Unix users to tar.gz files and Windows users to zip files.
License: MRTG is available under the GNU General Public License; the license page says users may use it subject to its stated restrictions on claiming authorship and relicensing it.
Support: The maker lists user, announcement, and developer mailing lists, plus Usenet and IRC discussion options.
Intended users: The maker describes mailing lists for MRTG users and for people developing software connected to MRTG or modifying MRTG itself.
Founded: 1995
Price from: Free

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