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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  1. Proxyman icon
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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.

    67 Proxyman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. PCAPdroid icon
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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.

    45 PCAPdroid alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  3. zAnti icon
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    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
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  4. 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...

    12 Network Diagnostic Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  5. 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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