tcpdump Alternatives

Apps similar to tcpdump include Wireshark, which is free and open source. Other options are NetworkMiner, Sysdig, Termshark and MicroOLAP TCPDUMP. There's no shortage of Network Analyzers like tcpdump, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and self-hosting.

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  1. Packet capture/Network traffic sniffer app with SSL decryption. Not that feature rich yet, but it's a powerful debugging tool especially when developing an app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Driftnet is a program which listens to network traffic and picks out images from TCP streams it observes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Appknox is a mobile app security testing solution to detect and fix vulnerabilities in mobile apps using a combination of automated and manual tests.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    EtherPEG is a free program for the Macintosh that shows you all the JPEGs (and GIFs) going by on your network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Timesketch is an open-source tool for collaborative forensic timeline analysis. Using sketches you and your collaborators can easily organize your timelines and analyze them all at the same time. Add meaning to your raw data with rich annotations, comments, tags and stars.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. VisualEther turns Wireshark packet captures into readable sequence diagrams — and lets an AI agent reason about them. Built on tshark, it reconstructs multi-layer protocol conversations (5G NR/core, LTE, IMS/VoLTE, SIP/RTP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, HTTP/2 & HTTP/3, TLS, Kerberos...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. TUI tool for generating packets of arbitrary input and monitoring packets on any network interfaces (default: eth0). The list of interfaces to be specified is output when packemon --interfaces is run. This tool works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  8. Network Spoofer lets you change websites on other people's computers - from your phone.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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