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 BSD apps. The best Ettercap alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ettercap are netcat, Intercepter-NG, NetworkMiner and PCAPdroid.

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  1. Wireshark icon
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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.

    54 Wireshark alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    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.  Website Monitoring
    5.  Work Item Tracking
    6.  Command line interface

    Wireshark VS Ettercap

     
    • 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
  2. netcat icon
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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.

    21 netcat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.7.1) was released in January 2004.

    netcat Features

    1.  Connect
    2.  Support for IPv6
    3.  Peer-To-Peer
    4.  Network Tools

    netcat VS Ettercap

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

    10 Intercepter-NG alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    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 Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Root required
    3.  Jailbreak required

    Intercepter-NG VS Ettercap

     
    • 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
  4. NetworkMiner icon
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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.

    34 NetworkMiner alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NetworkMiner Features

    1.  Portable

    NetworkMiner VS Ettercap

     
  5. PCAPdroid icon
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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.

    42 PCAPdroid alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    PCAPdroid Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  HTTP Monitoring

    PCAPdroid VS Ettercap

     
  6. SmartSniff icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SmartSniff Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Sockets

    SmartSniff VS Ettercap

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

    12 Colasoft Capsa alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Colasoft Capsa Features

    1.  Portable

    Colasoft Capsa VS Ettercap

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

    • Colasoft Capsa is Paid and ProprietaryEttercap is Free and Open Source
  8. Debookee icon
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    Debookee is the simplest & most powerful network traffic analyzer for macOS.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Debookee Features

    1.  Network Scanner

    Debookee VS Ettercap

     
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    Native Cocoa app for capturing and analyzing packets. Similar to Wireshark, but with a native interface (and less features). If you don't like the X11 GTK Wireshark, this is your app.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Cocoa Packet Analyzer VS Ettercap

     
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    Packet sniffer tool that captures all HTTP requests/responses sent between the Web browser and the Web server and displays them in a simple table.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HTTPNetworkSniffer VS Ettercap

     
  11. TcpLogView icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TcpLogView VS Ettercap

     
  12. Pirni Pro icon
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    Pirni Pro is a network security tool designed for iOS, and specifically for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It is capable of intercepting traffic on a wireless network segment, capturing passwords, and regular expressions entered by the user.

    25 Pirni Pro alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from January 2014.

    Pirni Pro Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Network Scanner
    3.  Filtering
    4.  Jailbreak required

    Pirni Pro VS Ettercap

     
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