Wireshark AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Wireshark is NetworkMiner, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wireshark and five of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Wireshark are PCAPdroid, Nethogs, RawCap and G-Earth.

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Wireshark alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers, but if you're looking for Network Monitors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPhone + Network Monitoring. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Wireshark.
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Foremost network protocol analyzer with multi-platform support, deep protocol inspection, VoIP analysis, and extensive file format compatibility.

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Wireshark alternatives page was last updated Jun 27, 2025
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    NetworkMiner

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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.

    35 NetworkMiner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Files extracted from a PCAP

    NetworkMiner Features

    1.  Portable

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    PCAPdroid

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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.

    43 PCAPdroid alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    PCAPdroid Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  HTTP Monitoring

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  4. Nethogs

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    NetHogs is a small 'net top' tool. Instead of breaking the traffic down per protocol or per subnet, like most tools do, it groups bandwidth by process.

    22 Nethogs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Nethogs screenshot 1

    Nethogs Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  Network activity

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    RawCap

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    RawCap Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable

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    G-Earth

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    Cross-platform Habbo packet manipulator.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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