NETCAP converts network packet streams into structured audit records for network analysis, security research, machine learning and forensics.
Alternatives to PCAPdroid
PacketSafari examines packet captures to investigate root-cause, performance, and security questions, then presents findings tied to packet-level evidence.
A-Packets analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG captures for incident response, forensics, and protocol inspection.
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Wireshark
Wireshark is a free, open-source network protocol analyzer for capturing and examining network traffic.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted7.5Free plan - 5
Colasoft Capsa
Colasoft Capsa is a Windows network analyzer for monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting wired and wireless networks.
Free planWindows7.4$295 one-time - 6
PcapAI
PcapAI analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG network captures and turns its findings into downloadable security reports.
Open sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.4From $114 a year - 7
Sniffnet
Sniffnet is a free network monitoring app for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows7.4Free plan - 8

Arkime
Arkime is an open-source network analysis and session search tool that passively observes traffic and creates searchable session records.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted7.3Free plan - 9
termshark
termshark is a terminal interface for tshark, inspired by Wireshark, for inspecting packet captures and network traffic.
Free planAndroidLinuxmacOSWindows7.0Free plan - 10

NetworkMiner
NetworkMiner analyzes captured network traffic and can sniff live traffic, extracting artifacts such as files, images, emails and passwords from PCAP files.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.9$1,300 one-time - 11

Scapy
Scapy is a free Python program and library for working directly with network packets.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.9Free plan - 12

PacketSnitch
PacketSnitch analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG captures and turns them into searchable, protocol-aware information for network investigations.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.7Free plan - 13

NetWitness Platform
NetWitness Platform is a threat detection, investigation, and response platform for complex IT and OT environments.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.5 - 14

CommView
CommView is a Windows packet sniffer, network monitor, and protocol analyzer for wired networks.
Windows6.4From $149 a year - 15
HTTP Debugger
Windows6.3 - 16
TShark
TShark is the Wireshark project's terminal-mode utility for capturing and examining network traffic.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 17

Malcolm
Malcolm is a network traffic analysis suite intended for security monitoring.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.2 - 18
tcpdump
tcpdump is a free tool for network monitoring and data acquisition.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 19

Zui
Zui is a desktop application for exploring, querying, and debugging data in Zed lakes.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 20

CloudShark
CloudShark is a centrally deployed packet analysis platform for network and security teams.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.1From $29 a month - 21
Xplico
Xplico is an open-source network forensic analysis tool that extracts application data from PCAP traffic captures.
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 22
CapAnalysis
CapAnalysis is free, open-source software for viewing and analyzing captured network traffic through a web interface.
Free planWebLinux6.0Free plan - 23
BruteShark
BruteShark is a free network forensic analysis tool for inspecting traffic, mainly PCAP files, or capturing it from a network interface.
Free planLinuxWindows5.9Free plan - 245.9Free plan
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Omnipeek
Omnipeek is LiveAction’s Windows network protocol analyzer for examining packet data during investigations of network performance, application…
WebWindows5.9 - 26
netsniff-ng
netsniff-ng is a free, open-source Linux network analyzer and toolkit for network development, debugging, analysis, auditing, and reconnaissance.
Free planLinux5.8Free plan - 27

GL PacketScan
GL PacketScan is a network packet analyzer for capturing and examining live IPv4 and IPv6 traffic or recorded traces.
WebLinuxWindows5.7 - 28
PAL (Pcap Analysis Library)
PAL (Pcap Analysis Library) is a free Rust framework and command-line toolkit for analyzing PCAP files on Linux.
Linux5.4 - 29
VIAVI Observer Analyzer
VIAVI Observer Analyzer is a Windows network monitoring and packet analysis tool for unified communications deployments, network security…
Windows5.3 - 30

CloudShark
WebAPISelf-hosted5.2


