Packetyzer Alternatives

Packetyzer is described as 'Provides a Windows user interface for the Ethereal packet capture and dissection library. Ethereal is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and education' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Packetyzer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Packetyzer alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Packetyzer are inSSIDer, Homedale, NetSpot and NetworkMiner.

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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.

    57 Wireshark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

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

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourcePacketyzer is also Free and Open Source
    • Wireshark is Privacy focusedPacketyzer is not according to our users
  2. inSSIDer icon
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    An advanced network analyzer that accurately visualizes Wi-Fi environments, provides signal strength timelines, supports 802.11ac networks, lists conflicting access points, and recommends channels, all while being accessible with just a dual-band .11n adapter.

    35 inSSIDer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • inSSIDer is the most popular commercial alternative to Packetyzer.

    • inSSIDer is Paid and ProprietaryPacketyzer is Free and Open Source
  3. Homedale icon
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    With Homedale you can search for Wi-Fi / WLAN Access Points and monitor their signal strength. Use the detected access points with Google Geolocation and Mozilla Location Service to locate yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. NetSpot icon
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    NetSpot is a simple and accessible wireless survey tool, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data.

    47 NetSpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
    • NetSpot is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Packetyzer.

    • NetSpot is Paid and ProprietaryPacketyzer is Free and Open Source
  5. 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.

    37 NetworkMiner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. NetStumbler icon
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    NetStumbler is a tool for Windows that allows you to detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. It has many uses:Verify that your network is set up the way you intended, find locations with poor coverage in your WLAN, detect other networks...

    36 NetStumbler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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
     
  8. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 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.

    44 PCAPdroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. 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...

    36 SmartSniff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    A command-line network scanning tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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