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, Ettercap, Proxyman and Nethogs.

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Wireshark alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers but may also be Network Monitors or HTTP(S) Debuggers.  Other popular filters includes iPhone + Network Monitoring. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Wireshark.
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Wireshark alternatives page was last updated Oct 9, 2024
  1. tcpdump icon
     58 likes

    tcpdump is a common packet analyzer that runs under the command line. It allows the user to intercept and display TCP/IP and other packets being transmitted or received over a network to which the computer is attached.

    24 tcpdump alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    tcpdump Features

    1.  Bib Tex Sniffer
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    Guest

    It's open source and use CLI

    Positive commentAug 17, 2019
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    • Most users think tcpdump is a great Wireshark alternative.

    • tcpdump is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Wireshark.

    • tcpdump is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Wireshark.

    • tcpdump is Free and Open SourceWireshark is also Free and Open Source
  2. Intercepter-NG icon
     14 likes

    Intercepter-NG is a multifunctional network toolkit for various types of IT specialists.

    10 Intercepter-NG alternatives
    Android App

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad

    Intercepter-NG Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Root required
    3.  Jailbreak required
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    Intercepter-NG iconWireshark Icon

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    • Most users think Intercepter-NG is a great Wireshark alternative.

    • Intercepter-NG is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Wireshark.

    • Intercepter-NG is Free and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
  3. Ettercap icon
     18 likes

    Ettercap is a suite for man in the middle attacks on LAN. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks.

    17 Ettercap alternatives
    Ettercap screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ettercap Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Based on Ubuntu
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  4. Proxyman icon
     13 likes

    Proxyman is a high-performance macOS app, which enables developers to view HTTP/HTTPS requests from apps and domains. Available on macOS, iOS, Windows & Linux.

    49 Proxyman alternatives
    Native macOS app.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone

    Proxyman Features

    1.  Website Monitoring
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Detailed packet analysis
    6.  Intercepting HTTP calls
    7.  IPhone debugging
    8.  Debugging
    9.  SSL
    10.  Native application
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  5.  21 likes

    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
    Nethogs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Nethogs Features

    1.  Traffic Monitoring
    2.  Network activity
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  6. Sysdig icon
     12 likes

    Sysdig is open source, system-level exploration: capture system state and activity from a running Linux instance, then save, filter and analyze. Think of it as strace + tcpdump + lsof + awesome sauce.

    16 Sysdig alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Sysdig Features

    1.  Memory Monitoring
    2.  Container monitoring
    3.  Application Monitoring
    4.  CPU Monitoring
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  7. Termshark icon
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    If you're debugging on a remote machine with a large pcap and no desire to scp it back to your desktop, termshark can help!

    51 Termshark alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Termshark Features

    1.  Remote Debugging
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  8.  7 likes

    Scapy is a powerful interactive packet manipulation program. It is able to forge or decode packets of a wide number of protocols, send them on the wire, capture them, match requests and replies, and much more.

    19 Scapy alternatives
    Scapy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Scapy Features

    1.  Packet generator
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  9. Mojo Packets icon
     2 likes

    Mojo Packets™ is web based tool that simplifies trace based analysis and troubleshooting of connectivity/performance issues observed in Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) environments.

    8 Mojo Packets alternatives
    Mojo Packets

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Wireshark

    Mojo Packets Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Visual analysis
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    Comments about Mojo Packets as an Alternative to Wireshark
     
    karanndrums

    It can do automated analysis of a packet capture.

    Positive commentApr 1, 2017
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    • Mojo Packets is Free and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
  10. Ostinato icon
     4 likes

    Ostinato is a network packet and traffic generator and analyzer with a friendly GUI. It aims to be "Wireshark in Reverse" and thus become complementary to Wireshark. It features custom packet crafting with editing of any field for several protocols: Ethernet, 802.

    11 Ostinato alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ostinato Features

    1.  Traffic Analysis
    2.  Packet generator
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  11.  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...

    9 Network Diagnostic Tool alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  12.  3 likes

    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...

    16 tcpflow alternatives
    tcpflow screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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