Colasoft Capsa AlternativesNetwork Analyzers and other similar apps like Colasoft Capsa

Colasoft Capsa is described as 'Capsa performs real-time packet capturing, 24/7 network monitoring, protocol analysis, in-depth packet decoding, and automatic expert diagnosis' and is a network analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Colasoft Capsa for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Colasoft Capsa alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Colasoft Capsa are tcpdump, NetworkMiner, Microsoft Network Monitor and Ettercap.

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  1. Wireshark icon

    Wireshark

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    Wireshark is a premier network protocol analyzer used globally in industries and education, offering multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, powerful display filters, and VoIP analysis. It allows both live capture and offline analysis, supporting various networks and protocols.

    58 Wireshark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    • Wireshark is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Colasoft Capsa.

    • Wireshark is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Colasoft Capsa.

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourceColasoft Capsa is Paid and Proprietary
    • Wireshark is Privacy focusedColasoft Capsa is not according to our users
  2. tcpdump icon

    tcpdump

     60 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.

    28 tcpdump alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. NetworkMiner icon

    NetworkMiner

     19 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.

    38 NetworkMiner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Microsoft Network Monitor icon

    Microsoft Network Monitor

     21 likes

    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.

    31 Microsoft Network Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Ettercap icon

    Ettercap

     19 likes

    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.

    20 Ettercap alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. PCAPdroid icon

    PCAPdroid

     5 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.

    45 PCAPdroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • PCAPdroid is the most popular Android alternative to Colasoft Capsa.

    • PCAPdroid is Free and Open SourceColasoft Capsa is Paid and Proprietary
  9. Edgeshark icon

    Edgeshark

     1 like

    Discover and capture container network traffic from your comfy desktop Wireshark, using a containerized service and a Wireshark plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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    • Edgeshark is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Colasoft Capsa.

    • Edgeshark is Free and Open SourceColasoft Capsa is Paid and Proprietary
    • Edgeshark is Privacy focusedColasoft Capsa is not according to our users
  10. Packet Capture icon

    Packet Capture

     1 like

    Packet capture/Network traffic sniffer app with SSL decryption. Not that feature rich yet, but it's a powerful debugging tool especially when developing an app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. Appknox icon

    Appknox

     1 like

    Appknox is a mobile app security testing solution to detect and fix vulnerabilities in mobile apps using a combination of automated and manual tests.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Appknox is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Colasoft Capsa.

    • Appknox is the most popular commercial alternative to Colasoft Capsa.

    • Appknox is Paid and ProprietaryColasoft Capsa is also Paid and Proprietary

  12. Packémon

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    TUI tool for generating packets of arbitrary input and monitoring packets on any network interfaces (default: eth0). The list of interfaces to be specified is output when packemon --interfaces is run. This tool works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  13. Termshark icon

    Termshark

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    If you're debugging on a remote machine with a large pcap and no desire to scp it back to your desktop, termshark can help!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     

  14. PlayCap

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    PlayCap plays back captures made from Wireshark, tcpdump, WinDump, or any libpcap-based application. PlayCap was originally (and still is) a part of IG Scanner by Signal 11 Software, but was spun off as a separate app and released as Open Source software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • tcpdump
    • Wireshark
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