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Best PacketStorm Network Emulators Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from network simulation software ranked against PacketStorm Network Emulators on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    EVE-NG Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.3
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs EVE-NG
  2. 2
    IMUNES Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.3
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs IMUNES
  3. 3
    GNS3 Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs GNS3
  4. 4
    Mininet Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Mininet
  5. 5
    OMNeT++ Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs OMNeT++
  6. 6
    PNETLab Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs PNETLab
  7. 7
    Cisco Modeling Labs Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Cisco Modeling Labs
  8. 8
    Cisco Packet Tracer Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Cisco Packet Tracer
  9. 9
    Containerlab Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Containerlab
  10. 10
    Kathará Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Kathará
  11. 11
    Marionnet Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Marionnet
  12. 12
    ns-3 Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs ns-3
  13. 13
    QuNetSim Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs QuNetSim
  14. 14
    NetSim by Tetcos Free plan Win Free7.0
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs NetSim by Tetcos
  15. 15
    Cloonix Free plan LinuxWeb Free6.9
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Cloonix
  16. 16
    EMANE Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.9
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs EMANE
  17. 17
    Mininet-WiFi Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Mininet-WiFi
  18. 18
    OMNEST Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.6
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs OMNEST
  19. 19
    EXata Network Modeling LinuxWin 6.2
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs EXata Network Modeling
  20. 20
    Days Linux 6.1
    PacketStorm Network Emulators vs Days

PacketStorm Network Emulators alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1EVE-NG7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2IMUNES7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3GNS37.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Mininet7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5OMNeT++7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6PNETLab7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Cisco Modeling Labs7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Cisco Packet Tracer7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9Containerlab7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Kathará7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Marionnet7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12ns-37.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13QuNetSim7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14NetSim by Tetcos7.0Free planFreeWindows
15Cloonix6.9Free planFreeLinux, Web
16EMANE6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
17Mininet-WiFi6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18OMNEST6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19EXata Network Modeling6.2No—Linux, Windows
20Days6.1No—Linux
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Questions about PacketStorm Network Emulators alternatives

What is the best alternative to PacketStorm Network Emulators?

EVE-NG, number 1 in network simulation software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: IMUNES, GNS3, Mininet and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PacketStorm Network Emulators?

EVE-NG is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.