Cain & Abel Alternatives for Mac

Cain & Abel is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Cain & Abel and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Cain & Abel are Kon-Boot, Ettercap, Intercepter-NG and Pyrit.

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Cain & Abel alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers but may also be Penetration Testing Tools or Network Monitors. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Cain & Abel.

Cain & Abel

Free • Proprietary

Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and...

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Cain & Abel alternatives page was last updated Jan 16, 2020

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Wireshark
Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.
54 Wireshark alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Network Analyzer
- Network Monitor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
Wireshark Features
1. Detailed packet analysis
2. Network Usage History
3. Support for Android Things
4. Work Item Tracking
5. Website Monitoring
6. Command line interface
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Wireshark VS Cain & Abel
Is Wireshark a good alternative to Cain & Abel?
- Most users think Wireshark is a great Cain & Abel alternative.
- Wireshark is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cain & Abel.
- Wireshark is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cain & Abel.
- Wireshark is Free and Open SourceCain & Abel is Free and Proprietary

Kon-Boot
Kon-Boot is an application which will silently bypass the authentication process of Windows based operating systems. Without overwriting your old password! In other words you can login to your Windows profile without knowing your password.
13 Kon-Boot alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Kon-Boot Features
Portable
Password Recovery
Password bypass
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Kon-Boot VS Cain & Abel
Is Kon-Boot a good alternative to Cain & Abel?
- Some users think Kon-Boot is a great Cain & Abel alternative, some don't.
- Kon-Boot is the most popular commercial alternative to Cain & Abel.
- Kon-Boot is Paid and ProprietaryCain & Abel is Free and Proprietary

Ettercap
Ettercap is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks.
17 Ettercap alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Network Analyzer
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Ettercap Features
Network Tools
Based on Ubuntu
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Ettercap VS Cain & Abel
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Intercepter-NG
Intercepter-NG is a multifunctional network toolkit for various types of IT specialists.
10 Intercepter-NG alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Network Analyzer
- Network Monitor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
Intercepter-NG Features
Portable
Root required
Jailbreak required
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Discontinued
App unavailable on Play Store and website is flagged by modern browsers as potentially malicious.
Warning
Website blocked by modern browsers as possible trojan.
Intercepter-NG VS Cain & Abel
Is Intercepter-NG a good alternative to Cain & Abel?
- Almost everyone thinks Intercepter-NG is a great Cain & Abel alternative.
- Intercepter-NG is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Cain & Abel.
- Intercepter-NG is Free and ProprietaryCain & Abel is also Free and Proprietary

Pyrit
Pyrit allows to create massive databases, pre-computing part of the IEEE 802.11 WPA/WPA2-PSK authentication phase in a space-time-tradeoff. Exploiting the computational power of Many-Core- and other platforms through ATI-Stream, Nvidia CUDA, OpenCL and VIA Padlock, it is...
9 Pyrit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Pyrit VS Cain & Abel
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Cryptohaze
A CUDA & OpenCL accelerated rainbow table implementation from the ground up, and a CUDA hash brute forcing tool with support for many hash types including MD5, SHA1, LM, NTLM, and lots more!
7 Cryptohaze alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Cryptohaze Features
Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.31, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
Cryptohaze VS Cain & Abel
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