Ettercap AlternativesNetwork Analyzers and other similar apps like Ettercap

Ettercap is described as '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' and is a network analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ettercap for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Self-Hosted apps. The best Ettercap alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ettercap are NetworkMiner, Intercepter-NG, netcat and PCAPdroid.

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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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    • Most users think Wireshark is a great Ettercap alternative.

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

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

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourceEttercap is also Free and Open Source
    • Wireshark is Privacy focusedEttercap is not according to our users
  2. NetworkMiner icon

    NetworkMiner

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    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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  4. Intercepter-NG icon

    Intercepter-NG

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

    12 Intercepter-NG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
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    • Intercepter-NG is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Ettercap.

    • Intercepter-NG is Free and ProprietaryEttercap is Free and Open Source
  5. netcat icon

    netcat

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    Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts.

    22 netcat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. PCAPdroid icon

    PCAPdroid

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Edgeshark icon

    Edgeshark

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Edgeshark is Free and Open SourceEttercap is also Free and Open Source
    • Edgeshark is Privacy focusedEttercap is not according to our users
  9. SmartSniff icon

    SmartSniff

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. TcpLogView icon

    TcpLogView

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    TcpLogView is a simple utility that monitors the opened TCP connections on your system, and adds a new log line every time that a TCP connection is opened or closed.

    12 TcpLogView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Appknox

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    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 Ettercap.

    • Appknox is the most popular commercial alternative to Ettercap.

    • Appknox is Paid and ProprietaryEttercap is Free and Open Source
  13. Colasoft Capsa icon

    Colasoft Capsa

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    Capsa performs real-time packet capturing, 24/7 network monitoring, protocol analysis, in-depth packet decoding, and automatic expert diagnosis.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Debookee icon

    Debookee

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    Debookee is the simplest & most powerful network traffic analyzer for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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