Top 7 network-tool Open-Source Projects

PcapPlusPlus

32 2,574 9.1 C++

PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use. It provides C++ wrappers for the most popular packet processing engines such as libpcap, Npcap, WinPcap, DPDK, AF_XDP and PF_RING.

Project mention: PcapPlusPlus v23.09 is out! - C++ library for capturing and analyzing network packets | /r/cpp | 2023-10-01

It's been a while since our last release (about 10 months) so quite a lot has changed. I'll try to summarize the most important things. You can see the full list of changes in the release notes: https://github.com/seladb/PcapPlusPlus/releases/tag/v23.09

Speed-Test

122 1,836 3.5 JavaScript

SpeedTest by OpenSpeedTest™ is a Free and Open-Source HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool Written in Vanilla Javascript and only uses built-in Web APIs like XMLHttpRequest (XHR), HTML, CSS, JS, & SVG. No Third-Party frameworks or libraries are Required. Started in 2011 and moved to OpenSpeedTest.com dedicated Project/Domain Name in 2013. (by openspeedtest)

Project mention: Advice on wifi troubleshooting | /r/HomeNetworking | 2023-12-09

Try again using https://openspeedtest.com/ on a wired computer.

InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
ronin

8 624 7.7 Ruby

Ronin is a Free and Open Source Ruby Toolkit for Security Research and Development. Ronin also allows for the rapid development and distribution of code, exploits, payloads, etc, via 3rd party git repositories. (by ronin-rb)

Project mention: Ronin: Free and Open Source Ruby Toolkit for Security Research and Development | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-19

vernet

1 223 8.6 Dart

Vernet - Network Analyzer and Monitoring Tool
Wi-Fi_Info

1 107 4.7 Java

Powerful network toolset packed into an Android app. Gathers and displays the information about the Wi-Fi network environment! 📱✨
macgonuts

3 11 7.6 C

:computer: :electric_plug: :satellite: :hammer: :wrench: :mag_right: :bomb: :spades: :space_invader: :trollface: :godmode: An ARP/NDP swiss army knife to make MAC going nuts on networks around!

Project mention: An ARP/NDP swiss army knife to make MAC going nuts | /r/2600 | 2023-10-02

pingtest

1 0 2.6 Python

A simple tool to test internet stability.
WorkOS

workos.com sponsored

The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).