Wireshark Alternatives for Android

Wireshark is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is Proxyman. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PCAPdroid or HttpCanary. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Wireshark and seven of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Wireshark are zAnti, Network Diagnostic Tool, Packet Capture and Network Spoofer.

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Wireshark alternatives are mainly Network Monitors, but if you're looking for Network Analyzers or Penetration Testing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, iPhone, Mac, Linux, Open Source, 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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  1. Proxyman icon

    Proxyman

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    Monitor, intercept and debug HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket traffic on macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux. Includes advanced features such as Breakpoint, Map Local/Remote, scripting, filtering, reverse proxy, DNS spoofing, and automation for backend development.

    66 Proxyman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Proxyman vs Wireshark Comments
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    Proxyman is focused on http request, wireshark has more comprehensive set of features

    • Proxyman is Paid and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
    • Proxyman is an HTTP(S) Debugging Wireshark is a Network Analyzer
  2. 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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  5. zAnti icon

    zAnti

     1 like

    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.

    8 zAnti alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. N

    Network Diagnostic Tool

     1 like

    The Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT) is a client/server program that provides network configuration and performance testing to a users desktop or laptop computer. The system is composed of a client program (command line or java applet) and a pair of server programs (a webserver...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  8. Packet Capture icon

    Packet Capture

     1 like

    Packet capture/Network traffic sniffer app with SSL decryption. Not that feature rich yet, but it's a powerful debugging tool especially when developing an app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. Network Spoofer icon

    Network Spoofer

     2 likes

    Network Spoofer lets you change websites on other people's computers - from your phone.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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