Foremost network protocol analyzer with multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, VoIP analysis, and extensive file format compatibility.
- Network Analyzer
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
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.
- Network Analyzer
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
+1Streamline network analysis with a secure solution for efficient packet capture. Ideal for operators and IT teams, use on-premise or in cloud.
- Network Analyzer
- Paid • Proprietary
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
WinPcap is the first successful port of libpcap (originally developed for Unix-like operating systems) for Windows.
Discontinued- Network Monitor
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
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.
- Network Monitor
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Intercepter-NG is a multifunctional network toolkit for various types of IT specialists.
DiscontinuedWarning- Network Monitor
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
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.
- Network Analyzer
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
+3Npcap 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.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
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...
- HTTP(S) Debugger
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
- Network Analyzer
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
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.
- Network Monitor
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
+1ReqRes 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.
- HTTP(S) Debugger
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
+1HTTP Debugger Pro - A Professional HTTP Sniffer and Analyzer for Developers.
- Web Debugger
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
+2Scapy 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.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux