Packet Capture AlternativesNetwork Analyzers & Network Monitors like Packet Capture

Packet Capture is described as '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' and is a network analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Packet Capture for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Packet Capture alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Packet Capture are mitmproxy, tcpdump, InterceptSuite and NetworkMiner.

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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.

    57 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 Packet Capture.

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

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourcePacket Capture is Free and Proprietary
    • Wireshark is Privacy focusedPacket Capture is not according to our users
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    mitmproxy

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    mitmproxy is an SSL-capable man-in-the-middle proxy for HTTP. It provides a console interface that allows traffic flows to be inspected and edited on the fly. It also features mitmdump, a commandline tool that provides a tcpdump-like interface for saving, viewing and...

    20 mitmproxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. tcpdump icon

    tcpdump

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. InterceptSuite icon

    InterceptSuite

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    InterceptSuite is a powerful TLS MITM proxy designed for non-HTTP traffic with advanced support for TLS upgrades such as STARTTLS, PostgreSQL, Custom Protocols and more. It enables security professionals, developers, and researchers to inspect, modify, and debug encrypted...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. 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.

    37 NetworkMiner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Microsoft Network Monitor icon

    Microsoft Network Monitor

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    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.

    30 Microsoft Network Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Nethogs

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    NetHogs is a small 'net top' tool. Instead of breaking the traffic down per protocol or per subnet, like most tools do, it groups bandwidth by process.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  10. CloudShark icon

    CloudShark

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    Optimize packet capture workflow with CloudShark's secure, collaborative network analysis. It's ideal for IT teams and operators, available on any device. Share and solve problems faster with browser-based collaboration and centralized PCAP data management on-premise or in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

    • CloudShark is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Packet Capture.

    • CloudShark is the most popular commercial alternative to Packet Capture.

    • CloudShark is Paid and ProprietaryPacket Capture is Free and Proprietary
    • CloudShark is Security-focusedPacket Capture is not according to our users
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    Ettercap

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    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.

    19 Ettercap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Intercepter-NG icon

    Intercepter-NG

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

    11 Intercepter-NG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

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

    • Intercepter-NG is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Packet Capture.

    • Intercepter-NG is Free and ProprietaryPacket Capture is also Free and Proprietary
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    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.

    21 netcat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. 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.

    44 PCAPdroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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