socat Alternatives

Apps similar to socat include netcat, which is free and open source. Other options are pwncat, Plink, Port Map and NetCrypt. In total there are five Network Monitors like socat for Linux, Mac, Windows and Chrome OS.

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  1. 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.

    22 netcat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. pwncat icon
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    pwncat - netcat on steroids with Firewall, IDS/IPS evasion, bind and reverse shell, self-injecting shell and port forwarding magic - and its fully scriptable with Python (PSE).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
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  3. Plink icon
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    part of the Putty suite, plink is a command-line tool similar to ssh, mainly used for automating processes. It supports ssh, telnet, rlogin, raw, and serial connections. My limited tests indicate it runs better on Windows than on Linux. YMMV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Port Map icon
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    Did you ever feel the urge to map your networking ports using your Airport Basestation or a UPNP router? Did you ever want your application to be reachable from the internet, even in a home networking setup? Don't despair anymore. Port Map and TCMPortMapper are here!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. NetCrypt icon
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    NetCrypt is a small Open Source command line file-transfer utility providing authentication, confidentiality and integrity validation while still maintaining top-notch performance and transfer speed between machines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
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