Wireshark Alternatives Filtered by 'Packet Sniffer'

The best alternative to Wireshark 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 many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Wireshark are CloudShark, Intercepter-NG, NetworkMiner and PCAPdroid.

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  1. tcpdump icon

    tcpdump

     60 likes

    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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    tcpdump vs Wireshark Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    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. CloudShark icon

    CloudShark

     11 likes

    Optimize packet capture workflow with CloudShark's secure, collaborative network analysis. It's ideal for IT teams and operators, available on any device. Share and solve problems faster with browser-based collaboration and centralized PCAP data management on-premise or in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. NetworkMiner icon

    NetworkMiner

     19 likes

    NetworkMiner is a Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows. NetworkMiner can extract transmitted files and certificates from PCAP files containing HTTP, FTP, SMB, SMB2, TFTP and several other protocols.

    38 NetworkMiner alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Files extracted from a PCAP
     
  6. PCAPdroid icon

    PCAPdroid

     5 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Colasoft Capsa icon

    Colasoft Capsa

     4 likes

    Capsa performs real-time packet capturing, 24/7 network monitoring, protocol analysis, in-depth packet decoding, and automatic expert diagnosis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Colasoft Capsa screenshot 1
     
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    MicroOLAP TCPDUMP

     1 like

    MicroOLAP TCPDUMP is a clone of tcpdump , the most used network sniffer/analyzer for UNIX, compiled with the original tcpdump code (http://www.tcpdump.org/), and MicroOLAP Packet Sniffer SDK.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Scapy

     7 likes

    Scapy is a powerful interactive packet manipulation program. It is able to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them on the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. RawCap icon

    RawCap

     1 like

    Windows command-line sniffer for network activity, using raw sockets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Mojo Packets icon

    Mojo Packets

     2 likes

    Mojo Packets™ is web based tool that simplifies trace based analysis and troubleshooting of connectivity/performance issues observed in Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Wireshark
    Mojo Packets
     
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    Mojo Packets vs Wireshark Comments
    karanndrums
    Positive
    0

    It can do automated analysis of a packet capture.

    • Mojo Packets is Free and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
  13. SmartSniff icon

    SmartSniff

     13 likes

    SmartSniff is a packet sniffer that capture TCP/IP packets and display them as sequence of conversations between clients and servers. You can view the TCP/IP conversations in Ascii mode (for text-based protocols, like HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and FTP) or as hex dump (for non-text base...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SmartSniff screenshot 1
     
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