# mbtget mbtget is an Industrial Control System Security product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free. Simple perl script for making Modbus transactions from the command line. Checked October 2026. ## What is mbtget? Modbus is a standard serial communication protocol used to interconnect industrial PLC (and a lot of other things). This module gives you access to TCP and RTU version of this protocol, through the MBclient object. You can have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modbus for details. INSTALL You can install this module from: GitHub: git clone https://github.com/sourceperl/mbtget.git cd mbtget perl Makefile.PL make sudo make install DEPENDENCIES This script requires no other module or libraries. It's pure Perl code without any extension. USAGE read mbtget help pi@raspberrypi ~ $ mbtget -h read a word data at address 1000 on modbus server 127.0.0.1 pi@raspberrypi ~ $ mbtget -a 1000 127.0.0.1 values: 1 (ad 01000): 52544 read 10 words data at address 1000 on modbus server plc-1.domaine.net pi@raspberrypi ~ $ mbtget -n 10 -a 1000 plc-1.domaine.net values: 1 (ad 01000): 52544 2 (ad 01001): 33619 3 (ad 01002): 61010 4 (ad 01003): 11878 5 (ad 01004): 60142 6 (ad 01005): 21714 7 (ad 01006): 14182 8 (ad 01007): 64342 9 (ad 01008): 18511 10 (ad 01009): 59909 write a word value of 333 at addre Tags: TCP, PLC ## Quick facts - Category: [Cyber-Physical Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/ot-security) ยท [Industrial Control System Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/ics-security) - Deployment: On-Premises - Company size fit: Startup, SMB - Pricing model: Free - GitHub stars: 125 - Website: github.com ## Where it ranks No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best OT Security Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-ot-security-solutions). ## mbtget FAQ ### What is mbtget? mbtget is a product in the Industrial Control System Security category. It covers TCP and PLC. ### What is the pricing for mbtget? mbtget is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/sourceperl/mbtget/. ### What are alternatives to mbtget? Alternatives to mbtget listed on CybersecTools: 1. [Citicus ICS](https://cybersectools.com/tools/citicus-ics) - Web-based risk management platform for ICS/SCADA environments using a PDCA lifecycle. (Commercial) 2. [FlintX OT Security Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/flintx-ot-security-platform) - AI-native OT security platform for ICS/SCADA threat detection & response. (Commercial) 3. [Salvador Technologies](https://cybersectools.com/tools/salvador-technologies) - OT/ICS cyber-resilience platform for sub-minute backup & recovery. (Commercial) 4. [ICsec SCADvance XP](https://cybersectools.com/tools/icsec-scadvance-xp) - Passive OT network monitoring & anomaly detection for ICS environments. (Commercial) 5. [DERSec Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/dersec-platform) - OT cybersecurity platform securing distributed energy resources (DERs). (Commercial) Compare all mbtget alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/mbtget](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/mbtget) ### What deployment and organization size does mbtget fit? mbtget is available as on-premises. It is listed for startup and smb organizations. It is free. ## Compare mbtget with similar solutions - [mbtget vs Citicus ICS](https://cybersectools.com/compare/citicus-ics-vs-mbtget) - [mbtget vs FlintX OT Security Platform](https://cybersectools.com/compare/flintx-ot-security-platform-vs-mbtget) - [mbtget vs Salvador Technologies](https://cybersectools.com/compare/mbtget-vs-salvador-technologies) All alternatives to mbtget: [/alternatives/mbtget](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/mbtget) --- Source: https://cybersectools.com/tools/mbtget For AI agents: every CybersecTools shortlist is listed at https://cybersectools.com/shortlists.md, and any compare page has a Markdown copy too (add .md to its URL). More on mbtget: funding, momentum, hiring and news, plus the full product and company record, are available through the Mandos MCP Server (paid plans), which connects to AI assistants: https://mandos.io/mcp?utm_source=cybersectools.com&utm_medium=product-md