Scapy Alternatives

Scapy is described as 'Powerful interactive packet manipulation program. It is able to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them on the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Scapy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Scapy alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Scapy are Nmap, Zenmap, NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot and Vernet.

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Scapy is a powerful interactive packet manipulation program. It is able to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them on the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more.

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Scapy alternatives page was last updated Jun 30, 2022
  1. Wireshark icon
     895 likes

    Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network. It is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many industries and educational institutions.

    54 Wireshark alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    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.  Work Item Tracking
    5.  Website Monitoring
    6.  Command line interface
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    Wireshark VS Scapy

    Is Wireshark a good alternative to Scapy?
     
    • Wireshark is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Scapy.

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

    • Wireshark is Free and Open SourceScapy is also Free and Open Source
  2. Nmap icon
     297 likes

    Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or...

    51 Nmap alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Nmap Features

    1.  Connectivity Testing
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Network Usage History
    4.  Website Monitoring
    Nmap icon

    Nmap VS Scapy

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  3. Zenmap icon
     106 likes

    Zenmap is the official cross-platform GUI for the Nmap Security Scanner. It is free and runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, etc. Zenmap aims to make Nmap easy for beginners to use while providing advanced features for experienced Nmap users.

    39 Zenmap alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Zenmap Features

    1.  Website Monitoring
    2.  Connectivity Testing
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  Asynchronous
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    Zenmap VS Scapy

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  4. NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot icon
     10 likes

    NETworkManager is a powerful tool for managing networks and troubleshoot network problems! It includes a variety of tools such as an IP scanner, Port Scanner, Ping Monitor, WiFi analyzer, PuTTY/RemoteDesktop with tabs or an LLDP/CDP capture (and many more) in a unified user...

    49 NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot alternatives
    NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Wake on LAN
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Swiss Army Knife Tool
    5.  Trace Route
    6.  SSH
    7.  VNC Viewer
    8.  RDP
    9.  VNC Support
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    NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot VS Scapy

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  5. Vernet icon
     4 likes

    Vernet - Network Analyzer and Monitoring Tool.

    46 Vernet alternatives
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    Vernet screenshot 2
    +1
    Vernet screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Vernet icon

    Vernet VS Scapy

    Is Vernet a good alternative to Scapy?
     
    • Vernet is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Scapy.

    • Vernet is Free and Open SourceScapy is also Free and Open Source
    • Vernet is LightweightScapy is not according to our users
  6. PCAPdroid icon
     3 likes

    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.

    41 PCAPdroid alternatives
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    PCAPdroid screenshot 2
    +1
    PCAPdroid screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    PCAPdroid Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  HTTP Monitoring
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    PCAPdroid VS Scapy

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  7. Ning Network-Scanner icon
     1 like

    Network-Scanner for Android.

    46 Ning Network-Scanner alternatives
    Ning Network-Scanner screenshot 1
    Ning Network-Scanner screenshot 2
    Ning Network-Scanner screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.0.1) is from August 2021.

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    Ning Network-Scanner VS Scapy

    Is Ning Network-Scanner a good alternative to Scapy?
     
  8. Ostinato icon
     4 likes

    Ostinato is a network packet and traffic generator and analyzer with a friendly GUI. It aims to be "Wireshark in Reverse" and thus become complementary to Wireshark. It features custom packet crafting with editing of any field for several protocols: Ethernet, 802.

    11 Ostinato alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ostinato Features

    1.  Traffic Analysis
    2.  Packet generator
    Ostinato icon

    Ostinato VS Scapy

    Is Ostinato a good alternative to Scapy?
     
    • Ostinato is the most popular commercial alternative to Scapy.

    • Ostinato is Paid and ProprietaryScapy is Free and Open Source
  9. Packet Editor icon
     2 likes

    Packet Editor a free packet editing tool to debug winsock based network solutions. Added ability to control which socket the Replay Editor sends on.

    4 Packet Editor alternatives
    Packet Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Packet Editor icon

    Packet Editor VS Scapy

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  10.  Like this app

    Pypacker is a fast and simple packet creation and parsing library for Python. It lets you create packets manually by defining every aspect of all header data and dissect packets by parsing captured packet bytes.

    1 Pypacker alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Pypacker Features

    1.  Packet generator

    Pypacker VS Scapy

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    Comments about Pypacker as an Alternative to Scapy
     
    Guest

    Python, packet crafting, sniffing, programming

    Positive commentMar 24, 2017
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    • Pypacker is Free and Open SourceScapy is also Free and Open Source
  11.  Like this app

    Nipper - Neat Internet Protocol Packet EditoR - is a graphical packet generation tool. With Nipper the user can easily build different kinds of packets and send them to network.

    4 Nipper alternatives
    Nipper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Nipper VS Scapy

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  12. Winsock Packet Editor icon
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    WPE Pro is a packet editor. Winsock Packet Editor (WPE) Pro is a packet sniffing/editing tool which is generally used to hack multiplayer games. WPE Pro allows modification of data at TCP level. Using WPE Pro one can select a running process from the memory and modify the data se.

    3 Winsock Packet Editor alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last versions, 0.9a and 1.3, released in May 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    Winsock Packet Editor VS Scapy

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