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Network

Networking tools and protocols

Repositories
93
Combined Stars
1.8M
Top-3 Concentration
14%
Recently Active
76Updated Sep 12, 2026
Language Distribution
Rust17.0%
Go17.0%
Python12.0%
C++11.0%
C10.0%
TypeScript6.0%
Topics

Top Repositories

Top 3
1st#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.

93.1KStars
12.3KForks
YesterdayUpdated
RustMITsince 2025
2nd#2

hoppscotch/hoppscotch

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

80.3KStars
6.1KForks
YesterdayUpdated
TypeScriptMITsince 2019
3rd#3

caddyserver/caddy

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

75.7KStars
5KForks
2 days agoUpdated
GoApache-2.0since 2015

Full ranking

30
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Repository
Language
Stars
Forks
Updated
04
psf/requests
A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.
est. 2011
Python
54.3K
10.1K
6 days ago
05
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
est. 2010
C
42.8K
7.4K
Yesterday
06
Alamofire/Alamofire
Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift
est. 2014
Swift
42.4K
7.7K
3 days ago
07
apache/dubbo
The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework.
est. 2012
Java
41.6K
26.4K
1 weeks ago
08
GyulyVGC/sniffnet
Comfortably monitor your network traffic 🕵️‍♂️
est. 2022
Rust
41.1K
2K
Yesterday
09
httpie/cli
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.
est. 2012
Python
38.5K
4K
1 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.
est. 2018
Go
34.2K
6.1K
2 years ago
11
tokio-rs/tokio
A runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust. Provides I/O, networking, scheduling, timers, ...
est. 2016
Rust
33.1K
3.2K
Yesterday
12
nginx/nginx
The official NGINX Open Source repository.
est. 2015
C
31.6K
8.3K
2 days ago
13
chinabugotech/hutool
🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.
est. 2014
Java
30.3K
7.6K
2 days 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.
est. 2021
Shell
29.7K
6.8K
2 months ago
15
locustio/locust
Write scalable load tests in plain Python 🚗💨
est. 2011
Python
28.1K
3.2K
6 days ago
16
PostgREST/postgrest
REST API for any Postgres database
est. 2014
Haskell
27.7K
1.2K
2 days ago
17
libuv/libuv
Cross-platform asynchronous I/O
est. 2013
C
27.2K
3.9K
5 days ago
18
tokio-rs/axum
HTTP routing and request-handling library for Rust that focuses on ergonomics and modularity
est. 2021
Rust
27.1K
1.5K
2 days ago
19
vapor/vapor
💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.
est. 2016
Swift
26.2K
1.5K
2 days ago
20
go-kratos/kratos
Your ultimate Go microservices framework for the cloud-native era.
est. 2019
Go
25.9K
4.2K
3 weeks ago
21
tsenart/vegeta
HTTP load testing tool and library. It's over 9000!
est. 2013
Go
25.2K
1.4K
6 months ago
22
cilium/cilium
eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability
est. 2015
Go
25.1K
4K
Yesterday
23
jhao104/proxy_pool
Python ProxyPool for web spider
est. 2016
Python
23.7K
5.4K
3 months ago
24
go-chi/chi
lightweight, idiomatic and composable router for building Go HTTP services
est. 2015
Go
22.8K
1.2K
5 days ago
25
thingsboard/thingsboard
Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
est. 2016
Java
22.4K
6.4K
2 days ago
26
gorilla/mux
Package gorilla/mux is a powerful HTTP router and URL matcher for building Go web servers with 🦍
est. 2012
Go
21.8K
1.9K
2 years ago
27
bee-san/RustScan
🤖 The Modern Port Scanner 🤖
est. 2020
Rust
20.4K
1.4K
4 days ago
28
mountain-loop/yaak
The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬
est. 2023
TypeScript
19.2K
809
2 days ago
29
Orange-OpenSource/hurl
Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text.
est. 2020
Rust
19.2K
743
Yesterday
30
elysiajs/elysia
Ergonomic Framework for Humans
est. 2022
TypeScript
19.1K
597
6 days ago
04
psf/requests
A simple, yet elegant, HTTP library.
Python
★54.3K
🍴10.1K
est. 2011
05
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
C
★42.8K
🍴7.4K
est. 2010
06
Alamofire/Alamofire
Elegant HTTP Networking in Swift
Swift
★42.4K
🍴7.7K
est. 2014
07
apache/dubbo
The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework.
Java
★41.6K
🍴26.4K
est. 2012
08
GyulyVGC/sniffnet
Comfortably monitor your network traffic 🕵️‍♂️
Rust
★41.1K
🍴2K
est. 2022
09
httpie/cli
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.
Python
★38.5K
🍴4K
est. 2012
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.
Go
★34.2K
🍴6.1K
est. 2018
11
tokio-rs/tokio
A runtime for writing reliable asynchronous applications with Rust. Provides I/O, networking, scheduling, timers, ...
Rust
★33.1K
🍴3.2K
est. 2016
12
nginx/nginx
The official NGINX Open Source repository.
C
★31.6K
🍴8.3K
est. 2015
13
chinabugotech/hutool
🍬A set of tools that keep Java sweet.
Java
★30.3K
🍴7.6K
est. 2014
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.
Shell
★29.7K
🍴6.8K
est. 2021
15
locustio/locust
Write scalable load tests in plain Python 🚗💨
Python
★28.1K
🍴3.2K
est. 2011
16
PostgREST/postgrest
REST API for any Postgres database
Haskell
★27.7K
🍴1.2K
est. 2014
17
libuv/libuv
Cross-platform asynchronous I/O
C
★27.2K
🍴3.9K
est. 2013
18
tokio-rs/axum
HTTP routing and request-handling library for Rust that focuses on ergonomics and modularity
Rust
★27.1K
🍴1.5K
est. 2021
19
vapor/vapor
💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.
Swift
★26.2K
🍴1.5K
est. 2016
20
go-kratos/kratos
Your ultimate Go microservices framework for the cloud-native era.
Go
★25.9K
🍴4.2K
est. 2019
21
tsenart/vegeta
HTTP load testing tool and library. It's over 9000!
Go
★25.2K
🍴1.4K
est. 2013
22
cilium/cilium
eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability
Go
★25.1K
🍴4K
est. 2015
23
jhao104/proxy_pool
Python ProxyPool for web spider
Python
★23.7K
🍴5.4K
est. 2016
24
go-chi/chi
lightweight, idiomatic and composable router for building Go HTTP services
Go
★22.8K
🍴1.2K
est. 2015
25
thingsboard/thingsboard
Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.
Java
★22.4K
🍴6.4K
est. 2016
26
gorilla/mux
Package gorilla/mux is a powerful HTTP router and URL matcher for building Go web servers with 🦍
Go
★21.8K
🍴1.9K
est. 2012
27
bee-san/RustScan
🤖 The Modern Port Scanner 🤖
Rust
★20.4K
🍴1.4K
est. 2020
28
mountain-loop/yaak
The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬
TypeScript
★19.2K
🍴809
est. 2023
29
Orange-OpenSource/hurl
Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text.
Rust
★19.2K
🍴743
est. 2020
30
elysiajs/elysia
Ergonomic Framework for Humans
TypeScript
★19.1K
🍴597
est. 2022
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Network rankings: how to read the landscape behind the stars

The Network category covers networking tools, protocols, VPN software, proxy servers, and network analysis utilities. These projects handle everything from HTTP load balancing to secure tunneling and network monitoring.

Reliable networking is the backbone of every internet-connected application. The most popular networking tools — like Nginx, Caddy, and WireGuard — power millions of servers and define best practices for performance, security, and scalability.

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.