PlayCap Alternatives

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

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PlayCap plays back captures made from Wireshark, tcpdump, WinDump, or any libpcap-based application. PlayCap was originally...

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PlayCap alternatives page was last updated Sep 27, 2024
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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.

    55 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 PlayCap

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

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

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourcePlayCap is also Free and Open Source
  2. tcpdump icon
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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.

    26 tcpdump alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    tcpdump Features

    1.  Bib Tex Sniffer

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  3. 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.

    35 NetworkMiner alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NetworkMiner Features

    1.  Portable

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  4. Sysdig icon
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    Sysdig is open source, system-level exploration: capture system state and activity from a running Linux instance, then save, filter and analyze. Think of it as strace + tcpdump + lsof + awesome sauce.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Sysdig Features

    1.  Memory Monitoring
    2.  Container monitoring
    3.  Application Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring

    Sysdig VS PlayCap

     
  5. 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

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  6. 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.

    43 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 PlayCap

     
    • PCAPdroid is the most popular Android alternative to PlayCap.

    • PCAPdroid is Free and Open SourcePlayCap is also Free and Open Source
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    Capsa performs real-time packet capturing, 24/7 network monitoring, protocol analysis, in-depth packet decoding, and automatic expert diagnosis.

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Colasoft Capsa Features

    1.  Portable

    Colasoft Capsa VS PlayCap

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

    • Colasoft Capsa is Paid and ProprietaryPlayCap is Free and Open Source
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    Driftnet is a program which listens to network traffic and picks out images from TCP streams it observes.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Driftnet Features

    1.  HTTP Monitoring
    2.  Real-time monitoring
    3.  Traffic Monitoring

    Driftnet VS PlayCap

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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    York Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  HTTP Monitoring

    York VS PlayCap

     
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    tcpflow, a TCP Flow Recorder, is a program that captures data transmitted as part of TCP connections (flows), and stores the data in a way that is convenient for protocol analysis or debugging. A program like 'tcpdump' shows a summary of packets seen on the wire, but...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    tcpflow VS PlayCap

     
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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 PlayCap

     
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    WebSiteSniffer is a packet sniffer tool that captures all Web site files downloaded by your Web browser while browsing the Internet, and stores them on your hard drive under the folder that you choose.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WebSiteSniffer VS PlayCap

     
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