Wireshark Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Wireshark for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux 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 many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Wireshark are Intercepter-NG, NetworkMiner, Proxyman and Ettercap.

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Wireshark alternatives are mainly Network Monitors, but if you're looking for Network Analyzers or HTTP(S) Debuggers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, iPad, iPhone + Network Monitoring and iPhone + Network Analyzer. 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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    tcpflow

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    tcpflow, a TCP Flow Recorder, is a program that captures data transmitted as part of TCP connections (flows), and stores the data in a way that is convenient for protocol analysis or debugging. A program like 'tcpdump' shows a summary of packets seen on the wire, but...

    20 tcpflow alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    G-Earth

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    Cross-platform Habbo packet manipulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    httpry

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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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Edgeshark

     1 like

    Discover and capture container network traffic from your comfy desktop Wireshark, using a containerized service and a Wireshark plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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    Fluxzy Desktop

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    Fluxzy Desktop is a comprehensive HTTP debugger and Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) tool available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's tailored for developers and network professionals seeking in-depth web traffic analysis and manipulation. Key features include:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Friendly UI with a search in every block, easing access to filters, settings, and features.
     
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    PlayCap

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    PlayCap plays back captures made from Wireshark, tcpdump, WinDump, or any libpcap-based application. PlayCap was originally (and still is) a part of IG Scanner by Signal 11 Software, but was spun off as a separate app and released as Open Source software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • tcpdump
    • Wireshark
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    netstat

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    Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening, Ethernet statistics, the IP routing table, IPv4 statistics (for the IP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP protocols), and IPv6 statistics (for the IPv6, ICMPv6, TCP over IPv6, and UDP over IPv6 protocols).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    packeth

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    packeth is GUI and CLI packet generator tool for ethernet. Primary it is developed and maintained for Linux, but some ports for Windows and MAC have also be done. It allows you to create and send any possible packet or sequence of packets on the ethernet link.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    iwScanner

     7 likes

    iwScanner is a wireless scanner for linux with an easy to use graphic interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Justniffer

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    justniffer is a TCP sniffer. It reassembles and reorders packets and displays the tcp flow in a customizable way. It can log network traffic in web server log format. It can also log network services performances and extract http content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Packémon

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    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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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