PortKiller Alternatives

PortKiller is described as 'Cross-platform port management tool for identifying listening ports, managing Kubernetes forwards, handling Cloudflare Tunnels, and terminating processes instantly' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PortKiller for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Self-Hosted apps. The best PortKiller alternative is TCP Viewer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try TCPView or CurrPorts. Other great apps like PortKiller are Tauno Monitor, Serial Port Monitor, PortNote and Port Checker.

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  1. TCP Viewer icon
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    Real-time macOS network tool captures, displays, and filters TCP traffic using AppKit, libpcap, and Wireshark libraries, supports PCAP/PCAPNG files, offers protocol filters, drag-and-drop, noise reduction, detailed packet review, export options, and grouped traffic analysis.

    16 TCP Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. TCPView icon
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    Displays active TCP and UDP endpoints, including local and remote addresses, connection states, and owning processes. Provides real-time color-coded updates, adjustable refresh, IP resolution, and options to close connections or export data for analysis.

    16 TCPView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. CurrPorts icon
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    Displays all open TCP/IP and UDP ports with full process details including name, path, version, creation time, and user information. Supports closing connections, killing processes, marking suspicious ports, exporting data in multiple formats, and portable operation for network monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Tauno Monitor icon
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    A Simple stand-alone serial port monitor for the GNOME desktop. It aims to be beginner friendly, small and easy to use. Not feature-rich and professional. Remembers the last settings (Theme, Baud Rate, Port etc.).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  5. Displays, logs, and analyzes serial data from RS232/422/485 ports in real-time, features terminal emulation, customizable interface, advanced configuration, monitoring filters, session save and reload, data format switching, and detailed I/O control code recording.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. PortNote icon
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    Stop juggling spreadsheets and guessing which service uses which port — PortNote gives you a clear, organized view of your entire port landscape. Add your servers and VMs via a sleek web interface, assign and document port usage across all systems, and avoid conflicts before...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  7.  2 likes

    Port Checker is a simple tool for checking open ports on your computer/device. Test port forwarding setup on your machine. Diagnose connection issue with the ports.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. cStatus icon
     5 likes

    A free, reliable tool to scan and monitor networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. PortsMonitor icon
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    PortsMonitor is a system utility for monitoring system TCP/IP network connections by application, and connections' status. With Search Expression support, you can filter connection with preferred conditions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Port Manager icon
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    Find, open and kill ports in a couple of clicks. Works with Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, HTTP and pretty much any process listening on a TCP port.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. This program allows you to check the flow of data through a computer's COM ports. As you can see from software name this application can work as serial port monitor. It supports full duplex mode, flexible adjusting of parameters, output received data to file, automatic and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. portracker icon
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    A self-hosted, real-time port monitoring and discovery tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • TrueNAS
    • Unraid
    • Synology C2
    • Ubuntu Server
     
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