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vnStat

No phone app

6.6No. 14 of 30
in Bandwidth Monitoring Software
  • Recognised40% of the score37
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score78
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, self-hosted
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Summary

vnStat is ranked #14 of 30 in bandwidth monitoring software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

vnStat plans and pricing

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vnStat Free Open source / GPL'ed · Linux and BSD humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on bandwidth monitoring software

Free plan
Yeshumdi.net
Application monitoring
Nohumdi.net
Historical data retention
unlimitedhumdi.net
Bandwidth alerts
Yeshumdi.net

Facts

Purpose
vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor that logs traffic for selected interfaces.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Data source
It uses network interface statistics provided by the kernel and does not sniff traffic.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
History
It provides summary, five-minute, hourly, daily, monthly, yearly, and top-days statistics.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Interfaces
It can monitor multiple network interfaces at the same time.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Retention
Data retention duration is configurable; the repository README gives defaults of five-minute data for 48 hours, hourly data for four days, daily data for two full months, and yearly data forever.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Output
It supports text output, JSON and XML database output, alerts, and optional image output when the GD Graphics Library is installed.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Resource use
The maker says vnStat uses system resources lightly regardless of network traffic rate.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Installation
The maker offers source for Linux and BSD, plus links to Docker and Snap distributions.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Because vnStat reads kernel-provided interface statistics, the maker says it does not sniff network traffic.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Integrity check
The repository's getting-started instructions describe optional GPG verification of the stable release archive and its signature.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The maker suggests GitHub for bug reports, improvement ideas, feature requests, and pull requests, and also lists email and IRC contact options.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Data editing
The FAQ says no vnStat-specific database editor is available and suggests using sqlite3 to read or modify the database.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026
Estimate limitation
The FAQ says traffic estimates work fairly well when interface traffic stays at a similar magnitude and cannot predict peaks.humdi.net · 4 Oct 2026

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