The Network Tools vs Portlivo

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The Network Tools compared with Portlivo
Detail	The Network Tools	Portlivo
What it does	Free network diagnostic tools for DNS, IP, email and SSL checks	Mac menu bar app for viewing and managing local dev servers and ports
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	IN	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Free trial
Pricing	Free plan: All 41 tools with unlimited checks, 3 saved domains with daily monitoring, 7 days of history. Pro plan: $29/month for 50 domains, scans every 6 hours, email, Slack, Telegram and webhook alerts, 12 months of history and API access.	Free trial for 7 days. After trial: $8.99 USD one-time for 1 Mac (early-bird pricing, normally $19.99), $39.99 USD for 3 Macs, $59.99 USD for 5 Macs. One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription.
Key features	DNS Lookup - resolve A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME records Blacklist Checker - query 7 major DNS blocklists SSL/TLS Certificate Checker - verify certificate chain, expiry and protocol support Email Deliverability - check SPF, DKIM and DMARC records WHOIS Lookup - query domain registration details Reverse DNS (PTR) - check IP to hostname resolution Port Checker - test common HTTP/HTTPS ports BIMI Lookup - query BIMI TXT records Domain monitoring with automated scans Multi-channel alerts via email, Slack, Telegram and webhooks	Menu bar display of all listening ports and processes Kill, restart, and manage dev servers from the menu bar Live health checks with HTTP status indicators and response times Live website previews and screenshots of dev servers Live log streaming and tail capabilities Project stacks to start multiple servers together QR code sharing and public HTTPS sharing via cloudflared or ngrok devports CLI for Terminal and Raycast access CPU and memory monitoring per server
What makes it different	41 tools all available free with unlimited checks Clear sourcing - every result shows its source and what was not tested Live DNS queries from edge servers via DNS-over-HTTPS Domain monitoring and alerts with affordable Pro plan at $29/month	Native SwiftUI app optimized for Mac menu bar with no Electron overhead Complete local privacy with no account, no analytics, and no data collection One-time purchase with free updates instead of subscription model Recognizes and integrates with major development frameworks and tools Keyboard-first interface designed for developer efficiency
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	5 +1 (up) since last check	8 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	6	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	6	13

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