Packet Sniffers

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  1. Wireshark icon
     925 likes

    Foremost network protocol analyzer with multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, VoIP analysis, and extensive file format compatibility.

    • Network Analyzer
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    Wireshark screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are tcpdump icontcpdumpandCloudShark iconCloudShark55 alternatives
  2. tcpdump icon
     59 likes

    tcpdump is a common packet analyzer that runs under the command line. It allows the user to intercept and display TCP/IP and other packets being transmitted or received over a network to which the computer is attached.

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    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandSysdig iconSysdig26 alternatives
  3. Kismet icon
     19 likes

    Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware) can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Best alternatives are inSSIDer iconinSSIDerandNetSpot iconNetSpot35 alternatives
  4. CloudShark icon
     10 likes

    Streamline network analysis with a secure solution for efficient packet capture. Ideal for operators and IT teams, use on-premise or in cloud.

    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandNmap iconNmap13 alternatives
  5. WinPcap icon
     31 likes

    WinPcap is the first successful port of libpcap (originally developed for Unix-like operating systems) for Windows.

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  6. Microsoft Network Monitor is a packet analyzer. It enables capturing, viewing, and analyzing network data and deciphering network protocols. It can be used to troubleshoot network problems and applications on the network.

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    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandNetshow iconNetshow29 alternatives
  7. Intercepter-NG icon
     14 likes

    Intercepter-NG is a multifunctional network toolkit for various types of IT specialists.

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    • Network Monitor
    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    Android App
    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandKismet iconKismet11 alternatives
  8. NetworkMiner icon
     15 likes

    NetworkMiner is a Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows. NetworkMiner can parse PCAP files and regenerate/reassemble transmitted files and certificates from PCAP files with HTTP, FTP, SMB, SMB2, TFTP and several other protocols.

    Files extracted from a PCAP
    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandFiddler iconFiddler35 alternatives
  9. Npcap icon
     3 likes

    Npcap is a packet capture (and sending) library for Windows by the Nmap Project. It implements the open Pcap API using a custom Windows kernel driver alongside our Windows build of the excellent libpcap library.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    Best alternatives are WinPcap iconWinPcapandPcapPlusPlus iconPcapPlusPlus4 alternatives
  10. SmartSniff icon
     13 likes

    SmartSniff is a packet sniffer that capture TCP/IP packets and display them as sequence of conversations between clients and servers. You can view the TCP/IP conversations in Ascii mode (for text-based protocols, like HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and FTP) or as hex dump (for non-text base...

    SmartSniff screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandFiddler iconFiddler35 alternatives
  11. PCAPdroid icon
     3 likes

    PCAPdroid is an android app to capture the phone traffic and analyze it remotely (e.g. via Wireshark). The traffic can be easily downloaded from a remote device thanks to the integrated HTTP server, or streamed to a remote UDP receiver.

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    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandtcpdump icontcpdump43 alternatives
  12. Arkime icon
     2 likes

    Moloch augments your current security infrastructure to store and index network traffic in standard PCAP format, providing fast, indexed access. An intuitive and simple web interface is provided for PCAP browsing, searching, and exporting.

    Arkime screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Nmap iconNmapandCloudShark iconCloudShark8 alternatives
  13. ReqRes icon
     2 likes

    ReqRes is an open-source, high-performance, modern native web debugging proxy for macOS. It lets you capture, inspect, modify, and intercept HTTP(S) traffic in real time.

    ReqRes screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandFiddler iconFiddler8 alternatives
  14. HTTP Debugger icon
     6 likes

    HTTP Debugger Pro - A Professional HTTP Sniffer and Analyzer for Developers.

    HTTP Debugger screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandFiddler iconFiddler38 alternatives
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    Scapy is a powerful interactive packet manipulation program. It is able to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them on the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Scapy screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Wireshark iconWiresharkandNmap iconNmap20 alternatives