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, Ettercap, Proxyman 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, iPad, Mac, Linux, 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. tcpdump icon

    tcpdump

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    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.

    28 tcpdump alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    It's open source and use CLI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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

    Intercepter-NG

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
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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
  4. Ettercap icon

    Ettercap

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    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.

    20 Ettercap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Proxyman icon

    Proxyman

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    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.

    53 Proxyman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
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    Proxyman is focused on http request, wireshark has more comprehensive set of features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Proxyman is Paid and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
  6. Debookee icon

    Debookee

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    Debookee is the simplest & most powerful network traffic analyzer for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Termshark icon

    Termshark

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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!

    53 Termshark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Sysdig icon

    Sysdig

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

  10. Scapy

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Mojo Packets icon

    Mojo Packets

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Wireshark
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    It can do automated analysis of a packet capture.

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    • Mojo Packets is Free and ProprietaryWireshark is Free and Open Source
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    Ostinato

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window
     
  13. G-Earth icon

    G-Earth

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    Cross-platform Habbo packet manipulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  14. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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