Wireshark AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Network Analyzers for Mac

There are many alternatives to Wireshark for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Network Analyzer alternative is tcpdump, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wireshark and eight of them are Network Analyzers available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Network Analyzer alternatives to Wireshark are Intercepter-NG, Ettercap, Debookee and Cocoa Packet Analyzer.

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  1. tcpdump icon
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    tcpdump is a common packet analyzer that runs under the command line. It allows the user to intercept and display TCP/IP and other packets being transmitted or received over a network to which the computer is attached.

    29 tcpdump alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    It's open source and use CLI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • tcpdump is Free and Open SourceWireshark is also Free and Open Source
  2. Ettercap icon
     19 likes

    Ettercap is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks.

    21 Ettercap alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Debookee icon
     2 likes

    Debookee is the simplest & most powerful network traffic analyzer for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Native Cocoa app for capturing and analyzing packets. Similar to Wireshark, but with a native interface (and less features). If you don't like the X11 GTK Wireshark, this is your app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Packet Peeper icon
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    Packet Peeper is a free network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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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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