Scapy
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VisitScapy vs Wireshark
What both publish
| Fact | Scapy | Wireshark |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | The project provides online documentation with installation instructions, usage guides, troubleshooting, and an API reference. | Official material includes a User’s Guide, Developer’s Guide, wiki, FAQ, Q&A site, issue tracker and user/developer mailing lists. |
| License | Scapy’s code, tests, and tools are licensed under GPL v2. | Wireshark is open-source software released under the GNU General Public License version 2, and the downloaded version is the full version without a license fee. |
| Purpose | Scapy is a Python program for sending, sniffing, dissecting and forging network packets. | Wireshark captures and interactively browses network traffic as a network protocol analyzer. |
Scapy plans
- ScapyFree
Wireshark plans
- WiresharkFree
Pick Scapy if…
Scapy suits developers, IT staff, researchers, system administrators, and telecommunications users who need configurable packet manipulation and network probing. It is designed for users who want to define packet behavior rather than rely on fixed-purpose utilities.
Pick Wireshark if…
Wireshark is suited to network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators who need to inspect captured traffic. It supports both graphical and terminal-based analysis.