net.demon Comparison Chart

 
net.demon

$20
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$37.50
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version 3.0 3.4 1.06 3.1 1.07 2.1   1.3 3.0.78 3.1 1.2.0
system resources* 2% 12% 4% 2% 2% 2% 7% 9% 4% 22% 6%
program size (K) 263 972 884 353 104 601 218 420 824 1131 360
download size (K) 341 4265 924 2235 300 831 1377 429 1895 1283 4201
address scan yes yes yes yes   yes     yes yes  
connections yes yes         yes     yes  
context menus yes yes                 yes
DNS dig yes   yes yes   yes     yes yes  
  • all query types
  • yes     yes         yes yes  
  • zone transfer
  • yes   yes                
    email headers (beta)                    
    email verify yes   yes           yes yes  
    FINGER yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes yes yes yes
  • proxy
  • yes     yes              
    FTP Client (?)   yes                  
    HTTP reader yes   yes yes   yes          
  • authentication
  • yes                    
  • url tricks
  • yes                    
    ident query yes                    
    ident server yes     yes              
    ip resolver yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes yes
  • url tricks
  • yes                    
    keepalive yes   yes                
    MDI interface yes yes yes                
    PING yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    protocols yes     yes              
    port listener yes       yes            
    port scanner yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes yes yes  
    port services yes     yes              
    quote yes     yes   yes   yes   yes  
    ROT13 yes                    
    route table yes           yes        
    server scan yes                    
    SMTP listener yes                    
    SMTP relay test yes   yes                
  • ORBS submission
  • yes                    
    statistics yes           yes     yes  
    terminal yes     yes yes            
  • telnet protocol
  • yes                    
    text editor yes                    
    TIME query yes   yes yes yes yes   yes   yes  
  • time sync
  • yes     yes   yes   yes yes yes  
  • daytime
  • yes                    
  • HTTP time
  • yes                    
    traceroute
    yes
    yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    tray icon yes     yes             yes
    WHOIS yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes yes yes yes
  • auto server
  • yes   yes yes              
  • c-block
  • yes yes yes               yes
  • smart query
  • yes                    
  • url tricks
  • yes                    
    winsock info yes yes   yes yes yes   yes yes    

    * system resources tested on a machine with 64 MB of main memory