CommView
CommView is a Windows packet sniffer, network monitor, and protocol analyzer for wired networks.
What CommView is
CommView is a Windows packet sniffer, network monitor, and protocol analyzer for wired networks. It decodes more than 70 common protocols down to the lowest layer and lets users inspect, save, filter, import, and export captured packets. Traffic views include IP connections, protocol distribution charts, and conversation matrices based on MAC and IP addresses. Users can reconstruct TCP sessions and UDP streams, create event alarms, and associate packets with applications. Listed capabilities include traffic decryption, flow analysis, PCAP support, and remote capture. TamoSoft identifies uses such as finding unauthorized activity, troubleshooting networks and hardware or software, and testing firewalls or intrusion-detection systems. Downloads support Windows 7 through 11 and Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025. CommView is paid, with a 30-day evaluation. Standard licensing excludes the VoIP analyzer; the VoIP license includes all application features. Registered customers receive support and one year of included updates.
Good
- Analyzes more than 70 protocols
- Supports packet filtering, import, and export
- Reconstructs TCP and UDP sessions
- Includes remote capture and PCAP support
- Offers a 30-day evaluation
Watch out
- Windows-only software
- No free plan
- Standard license excludes the VoIP analyzer
- Some support incidents are paid
Who it suits
CommView suits network administrators and security staff working on supported Windows systems who need packet capture, protocol analysis, troubleshooting, or firewall testing.
Verdict
CommView provides detailed capture and protocol-analysis tools for Windows wired networks, including session reconstruction and remote monitoring. Buyers should select the license carefully if VoIP analysis is required.
Plans and prices
From CommView's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| CommView Remote Agent | $99, paid once | Add-on for remote monitoring |
| CommView 1 Year Time-Limited License | $149 a year | 1 user license · Doesn't include the VoIP module · US$149.00 for a license valid for one year from purchase |
| CommView | $299, paid once | 1 user license · Doesn't include the VoIP module |
| CommView VoIP | $599, paid once | 1 user license · Full featured version |
The facts
Each one read from CommView's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- TamoSoft Ltd is privately held, headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand, and says it was founded in 1998.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1998checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Christchurch, New Zealandchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Customer support and updates
- Registered customers receive free technical support and free updates released within one year of purchase; eligible customers may purchase paid support incidents.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License distinction
- The Standard license excludes the VoIP analyzer; the VoIP license enables all application features, including it.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The download page lists CommView for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11, plus Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Packet handling
- Users can examine, save, filter, import, and export captured packets.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Protocol decoding
- It can display protocol decodes down to the lowest layer and analyze over 70 widespread protocols.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CommView is a packet sniffer, network monitor, and protocol analyzer for wired networks.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Sessions and alarms
- It can reconstruct TCP sessions and UDP data streams, create event alarms, and map packets to applications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Software privacy
- TamoSoft says its distributed software does not collect personal information or send information to its servers, and that outbound connections are for documented tasks.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Traffic analysis
- It displays IP connections, protocol distribution charts, and conversation matrices based on MAC and IP addresses.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The vendor lists identifying unauthorized activities, troubleshooting network problems and hardware or software, and testing firewalls and intrusion detection systems as uses.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- Evaluation versions of the vendor's products can be downloaded and tried for 30 days.checked 8 Oct 2026
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