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Network is a mini landing page

Use this route to compare repositories that solve the same problem lane. The first read should tell you who leads the category, which language dominates it, and whether the surface is concentrated in a few repositories or spread across several active contenders.

Leader

ruvnet/RuView

87.6K stars

Top repository in the all time category snapshot.

Dominant language

Go

7 repos

Go (7), Rust (6), Python (4)

Shape insight

23% concentration

93 repos tracked

Top-three concentration shows whether this category is flagship-heavy or broad.

Recent activity coverage

26 recently active

All Time

Snapshot updated 2026-07-30.

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1
ruvnet/RuView
87.6K stars·Rust·11.6K forks·Today

π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.

2
hoppscotch/hoppscotch
79.9K stars·TypeScript·6K forks·Yesterday

Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia

3
caddyserver/caddy
74.5K stars·Go·4.9K forks·Today

Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS

4
psf/requests
54.2K stars·Python·10K forks·3 days ago

A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.

5
curl/curl
42.5K stars·C·7.3K forks·Today

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3, POP3S, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features

6
Alamofire/Alamofire
42.4K stars·Swift·7.7K forks·3 days ago

Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift

7
apache/dubbo
41.5K stars·Java·26.4K forks·2 days ago

The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework.

8
GyulyVGC/sniffnet
40.2K stars·Rust·1.8K forks·5 days ago

Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic 🕵️‍♂️

9
httpie/cli
38.4K stars·Python·4K forks·1 years ago

🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.

10
ehang-io/nps
34.1K stars·Go·6.1K forks·2 years ago

一款轻量级、高性能、功能强大的内网穿透代理服务器。支持tcp、udp、socks5、http等几乎所有流量转发,可用来访问内网网站、本地支付接口调试、ssh访问、远程桌面,内网dns解析、内网socks5代理等等……,并带有功能强大的web管理端。a lightweight, high-performance, powerful intranet penetration proxy server, with a powerful web management terminal.

11
tokio-rs/tokio
32.7K stars·Rust·3.2K forks·Today

A runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust. Provides I/O, networking, scheduling, timers, ...

12
nginx/nginx
31.3K stars·C·8.2K forks·Yesterday

The official NGINX Open Source repository.

13
chinabugotech/hutool
30.3K stars·Java·7.6K forks·1 weeks ago

🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.

14
MichaelCade/90DaysOfDevOps
29.6K stars·Shell·6.7K forks·1 months ago

This repository started out as a learning in public project for myself and has now become a structured learning map for many in the community. We have 3 years under our belt covering all things DevOps, including Principles, Processes, Tooling and Use Cases surrounding this vast topic.

15
locustio/locust
28K stars·Python·3.2K forks·Yesterday

Write scalable load tests in plain Python 🚗💨

16
PostgREST/postgrest
27.5K stars·Haskell·1.2K forks·Today

REST API for any Postgres database

17
libuv/libuv
27.1K stars·C·3.9K forks·Yesterday

Cross-platform asynchronous I/O

18
tokio-rs/axum
26.7K stars·Rust·1.5K forks·Today

HTTP routing and request-handling library for Rust that focuses on ergonomics and modularity

19
vapor/vapor
26.2K stars·Swift·1.5K forks·Today

💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.

20
go-kratos/kratos
25.8K stars·Go·4.2K forks·4 weeks ago

Your ultimate Go microservices framework for the cloud-native era.

21
tsenart/vegeta
25.1K stars·Go·1.4K forks·5 months ago

HTTP load testing tool and library. It's over 9000!

22
cilium/cilium
24.8K stars·Go·3.9K forks·Today

eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability

23
jhao104/proxy_pool
23.5K stars·Python·5.4K forks·1 months ago

Python ProxyPool for web spider

24
go-chi/chi
22.6K stars·Go·1.1K forks·3 weeks ago

lightweight, idiomatic and composable router for building Go HTTP services

25
thingsboard/thingsboard
22.2K stars·Java·6.4K forks·Yesterday

Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

26
gorilla/mux
21.8K stars·Go·1.9K forks·1 years ago

Package gorilla/mux is a powerful HTTP router and URL matcher for building Go web servers with 🦍

27
bee-san/RustScan
20.2K stars·Rust·1.4K forks·Yesterday

🤖 The Modern Port Scanner 🤖

28
Orange-OpenSource/hurl
19.1K stars·Rust·731 forks·Today

Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text.

29
uNetworking/uWebSockets
18.9K stars·C++·1.9K forks·3 weeks ago

Simple, secure & standards compliant web server for the most demanding of applications

30
mountain-loop/yaak
18.9K stars·TypeScript·793 forks·Yesterday

The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬

#RepositoryLanguageStars🍴 ForksUpdated
1
ruvnet/RuView

π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.

Rust87.6K11.6KToday
2
hoppscotch/hoppscotch

Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia

TypeScript79.9K6KYesterday
3
caddyserver/caddy

Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS

Go74.5K4.9KToday
4
psf/requests

A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.

Python54.2K10K3 days ago
5
curl/curl

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3, POP3S, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features

C42.5K7.3KToday
6
Alamofire/Alamofire

Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift

Swift42.4K7.7K3 days ago
7
apache/dubbo

The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework.

Java41.5K26.4K2 days ago
8
GyulyVGC/sniffnet

Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic 🕵️‍♂️

Rust40.2K1.8K5 days ago
9
httpie/cli

🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.

Python38.4K4K1 years ago
10
ehang-io/nps

一款轻量级、高性能、功能强大的内网穿透代理服务器。支持tcp、udp、socks5、http等几乎所有流量转发,可用来访问内网网站、本地支付接口调试、ssh访问、远程桌面,内网dns解析、内网socks5代理等等……,并带有功能强大的web管理端。a lightweight, high-performance, powerful intranet penetration proxy server, with a powerful web management terminal.

Go34.1K6.1K2 years ago
11
tokio-rs/tokio

A runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust. Provides I/O, networking, scheduling, timers, ...

Rust32.7K3.2KToday
12
nginx/nginx

The official NGINX Open Source repository.

C31.3K8.2KYesterday
13
chinabugotech/hutool

🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.

Java30.3K7.6K1 weeks ago
14
MichaelCade/90DaysOfDevOps

This repository started out as a learning in public project for myself and has now become a structured learning map for many in the community. We have 3 years under our belt covering all things DevOps, including Principles, Processes, Tooling and Use Cases surrounding this vast topic.

Shell29.6K6.7K1 months ago
15
locustio/locust

Write scalable load tests in plain Python 🚗💨

Python28K3.2KYesterday
16
PostgREST/postgrest

REST API for any Postgres database

Haskell27.5K1.2KToday
17
libuv/libuv

Cross-platform asynchronous I/O

C27.1K3.9KYesterday
18
tokio-rs/axum

HTTP routing and request-handling library for Rust that focuses on ergonomics and modularity

Rust26.7K1.5KToday
19
vapor/vapor

💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.

Swift26.2K1.5KToday
20
go-kratos/kratos

Your ultimate Go microservices framework for the cloud-native era.

Go25.8K4.2K4 weeks ago
21
tsenart/vegeta

HTTP load testing tool and library. It's over 9000!

Go25.1K1.4K5 months ago
22
cilium/cilium

eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability

Go24.8K3.9KToday
23
jhao104/proxy_pool

Python ProxyPool for web spider

Python23.5K5.4K1 months ago
24
go-chi/chi

lightweight, idiomatic and composable router for building Go HTTP services

Go22.6K1.1K3 weeks ago
25
thingsboard/thingsboard

Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

Java22.2K6.4KYesterday
26
gorilla/mux

Package gorilla/mux is a powerful HTTP router and URL matcher for building Go web servers with 🦍

Go21.8K1.9K1 years ago
27
bee-san/RustScan

🤖 The Modern Port Scanner 🤖

Rust20.2K1.4KYesterday
28
Orange-OpenSource/hurl

Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text.

Rust19.1K731Today
29
uNetworking/uWebSockets

Simple, secure & standards compliant web server for the most demanding of applications

C++18.9K1.9K3 weeks ago
30
mountain-loop/yaak

The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬

TypeScript18.9K793Yesterday

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How to use this category view

Category pages are most useful when you compare similar kinds of projects rather than treating the top row as an automatic recommendation list. Look at star concentration, language mix, and recent activity together to decide whether a category is dominated by a few established leaders or by a broader set of active tools.

Ranking methodology

We rank repositories tagged with "network" by total stars, covering proxies, load balancers, VPN tools, DNS utilities, and network analysis software.

Data is sourced from the GitHub REST API and updated daily. Star counts reflect cumulative community interest over the lifetime of each repository. See Methodology & Editorial Standards for broader context.