socat Alternatives

socat is described as 'SOcket CAT, is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels. Each of these data channels may be a file, pipe, device (serial line etc. or a pseudo terminal), a socket (UNIX, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), an SSL socket, proxy CONNECT' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are five alternatives to socat for Linux, Mac, Windows, Chrome OS and BSD. The best socat alternative is netcat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like socat are pwncat, Plink, Port Map and NetCrypt.

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socat, SOcket CAT, is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels. Each of these data...

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socat alternatives page was last updated Oct 7, 2023
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    netcat

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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.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    The last version (0.7.1) was released in January 2004.

    netcat Features

    1.  Connect
    2.  Support for IPv6
    3.  Peer-To-Peer
    4.  Network Tools

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    • netcat is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to socat.

    • netcat is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to socat.

    • netcat is Free and Open Sourcesocat is also Free and Open Source
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    pwncat

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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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD

    pwncat Features

    1.  Port Forwarding

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    Plink

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

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    valorisa
    Positive Oct 7, 2023
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    SoCat exists for Windows : 1.7.4.4.

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    • Plink is Free and Open Sourcesocat is also Free and Open Source
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    Port Map

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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!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Port Map Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Coding
    3.  Port Forwarding

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    NetCrypt

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux

    NetCrypt Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer

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