Wireshark AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Network Monitors

The best Network Monitor alternative to Wireshark is Intercepter-NG, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wireshark and 18 are Network Monitors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Network Monitor alternatives to Wireshark are NetworkMiner, Microsoft Network Monitor, Proxyman and PCAPdroid.

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  1. Intercepter-NG icon
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    Intercepter-NG is a multifunctional network toolkit for various types of IT specialists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
     
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    • Most users think Intercepter-NG is a great Wireshark alternative.

    • Intercepter-NG is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Wireshark.

    • Intercepter-NG is Free and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
  2. NetworkMiner icon
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    NetworkMiner is a Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows. NetworkMiner can parse PCAP files and regenerate/reassemble transmitted files and certificates from PCAP files with HTTP, FTP, SMB, SMB2, TFTP and several other protocols.

    38 NetworkMiner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Microsoft Network Monitor is a packet analyzer. It enables capturing, viewing, and analyzing network data and deciphering network protocols. It can be used to troubleshoot network problems and applications on the network.

    31 Microsoft Network Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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  4. Proxyman icon
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    Proxyman is a high-performance macOS app, which enables developers to view HTTP/HTTPS requests from apps and domains. Available on macOS, iOS, Windows & Linux.

    53 Proxyman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
     
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    Comments about Proxyman as an Alternative to Wireshark
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    Proxyman is focused on http request, wireshark has more comprehensive set of features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Proxyman is Paid and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
  5. PCAPdroid icon
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    PCAPdroid is an android app to capture the phone traffic and analyze it remotely (e.g. via Wireshark). The traffic can be easily downloaded from a remote device thanks to the integrated HTTP server, or streamed to a remote UDP receiver.

    45 PCAPdroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Debookee icon
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    Debookee is the simplest & most powerful network traffic analyzer for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. zAnti icon
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    Zimperium's zANTI is a mobile penetration testing toolkit that lets security managers assess the risk level of a network with the push of a button.

    7 zAnti alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. TcpLogView icon
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    TcpLogView is a simple utility that monitors the opened TCP connections on your system, and adds a new log line every time that a TCP connection is opened or closed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  Like
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    httpry is a tool designed for displaying and logging HTTP traffic. It is not intended to perform analysis itself, but instead to capture, parse and/or log the traffic for later analysis. It can be run in real-time displaying the live traffic on the wire, or as a daemon process...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Radware icon
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    Complete DDoS protection and load balancing solutions to ensure optimal security for applications in virtual, cloud and software defined data centers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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