Kismet vs PacketSnitch

Kismet

7.1 #4 in Network Protocol Analyzers

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PacketSnitch

5.6 #21 in Network Packet Analyzer Software

About PacketSnitch
KismetPacketSnitch
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, WindowsWindows, Linux, macOS
Free planYes—
Deploymentbothdesktop
Capture sourcesbothlocal
PCAP supportYesYes
Traffic decryptionYesYes
CLI toolsYesYes
Remote captureYes—
Flow analysisYesYes

Both are listed in Best Network Protocol Analyzers. On Everything Xiaomi, Kismet scores higher on our published basis.