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.
Wireshark Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to Wireshark for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Wireshark are Intercepter-NG, Proxyman, Ettercap and Debookee.
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Wireshark alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers, but if you're looking for Network Monitors or HTTP(S) Debuggers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, iPhone, Linux, iPad, Mac, 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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Discover and capture container network traffic from your comfy desktop Wireshark, using a containerized service and a Wireshark plugin.
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:
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- Free
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ReqRes is an open-source, high-performance, modern native web debugging proxy for macOS. It lets you capture, inspect, modify, and intercept HTTP(S) traffic in real time.
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22 netcat alternativesNetcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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netcat vs Wireshark Comments
network service or client not a monitoring tool
- netcat is Free and Open Source
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Wireshark functions on the lower levels of the OSI model and its main feature is dumping all network traffic for all ports and protocols on various OSI levels. netcat is basically a network service/client system, it serves or listens on a specified port for text-based data (like cat)