Driftnet AlternativesNetwork Analyzers and other similar apps like Driftnet

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   Wireshark

    945 likes

   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.

   57 Wireshark alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Network Analyzer
   • Network Monitor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey

   

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   • Wireshark is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Driftnet.

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

   • Wireshark is Free and Open SourceDriftnet is also Free and Open Source
   • Wireshark is Privacy focusedDriftnet is not according to our users
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   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.

   27 tcpdump alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Network Analyzer

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

   

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   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.

   44 PCAPdroid alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Network Analyzer
   • Network Monitor

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid

   

   

   

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   • PCAPdroid is the most popular Android alternative to Driftnet.

   • PCAPdroid is Free and Open SourceDriftnet is also Free and Open Source
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   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.

   46 Packet Capture alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Network Analyzer
   • Network Monitor

   Platforms

   • Android

   

   

   

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6. York

    2 likes

   Log all traffic on your network card. Analyze and parse network packets. Capture transmitted files and passwords.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Network Analyzer

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

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7. EtherPEG

    1 like

   EtherPEG is a free program for the Macintosh that shows you all the JPEGs (and GIFs) going by on your network.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Network Analyzer

   Platforms

   • Mac

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9. PlayCap

    1 like

   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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10. 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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Network Monitor

    Origin

    • Japan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew

    

    

    

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    HttpCanary

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    HttpCanary is a powerful HTTP/HTTPS/HTTP2/WebSocket/TCP/UDP packets capture and analyzer app designed for Android platform.

    45 HttpCanary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Network Analyzer
    • Network Monitor

    Platforms

    • Android

    

    

    

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    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!

    52 Termshark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Is Termshark a good alternative to Driftnet?