socat Alternatives for Windows
socat is not available for Windows but there are a few alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is netcat, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked five alternatives to socat and three of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to socat are pwncat and Plink.
- Free • Open Source
33 likes20 netcat alternativesNetcat 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.
netcat Features
DiscontinuedThe last version (0.7.1) was released in January 2004.
netcat VS socat
Is netcat a good alternative to socat?
4 likes3 pwncat alternativespwncat - 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).
pwncat VS socat
Is pwncat a good alternative to socat?
Like this app1 Plink alternativespart 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.
Plink VS socat
Is Plink a good alternative to socat?
Comments about Plink as an Alternative to socat
SoCat exists for Windows : 1.7.4.4.