PortKiller Alternatives

PortKiller is described as 'Cross-platform port management tool for identifying listening ports, managing Kubernetes forwards, handling Cloudflare Tunnels, and terminating processes instantly' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PortKiller for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Self-Hosted apps. The best PortKiller alternative is TCPView, which is free. Other great apps like PortKiller are Tauno Monitor, CurrPorts, Serial Port Monitor and Port Checker.

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  1. TCPView icon
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    TCPView is a Windows program that will show you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the local and remote addresses and state of TCP connections.

    16 TCPView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • TCPView is the most popular Windows alternative to PortKiller.

    • TCPView is the most popular free alternative to PortKiller.

    • TCPView is Free and ProprietaryPortKiller is Free and Open Source
  2. Tauno Monitor icon
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    A Simple stand-alone serial port monitor for the GNOME desktop. It aims to be beginner friendly, small and easy to use. Not feature-rich and professional. Remembers the last settings (Theme, Baud Rate, Port etc.).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
    • Tauno Monitor is the most popular Linux alternative to PortKiller.

    • Tauno Monitor is the most popular Open Source alternative to PortKiller.

    • Tauno Monitor is Free and Open SourcePortKiller is also Free and Open Source
  3. CurrPorts icon
     27 likes

    CurrPorts is network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer. For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the...

    25 CurrPorts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Displays, logs, and analyzes serial data from RS232/422/485 ports in real-time, features terminal emulation, customizable interface, advanced configuration, monitoring filters, session save and reload, data format switching, and detailed I/O control code recording.

    12 Serial Port Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Serial Port Monitor is the most popular commercial alternative to PortKiller.

    • Serial Port Monitor is Paid and ProprietaryPortKiller is Free and Open Source
  5.  2 likes

    Port Checker is a simple tool for checking open ports on your computer/device. Test port forwarding setup on your machine. Diagnose connection issue with the ports.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Port Checker is the most popular Web-based alternative to PortKiller.

    • Port Checker is Free and ProprietaryPortKiller is Free and Open Source
  6. PortsMonitor icon
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    PortsMonitor is a system utility for monitoring system TCP/IP network connections by application, and connections' status. With Search Expression support, you can filter connection with preferred conditions.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • PortsMonitor is the most popular Mac alternative to PortKiller.

    • PortsMonitor is Paid and ProprietaryPortKiller is Free and Open Source
  7. Port Manager icon
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    Find, open and kill ports in a couple of clicks. Works with Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, HTTP and pretty much any process listening on a TCP port.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. This program allows you to check the flow of data through a computer's COM ports. As you can see from software name this application can work as serial port monitor. It supports full duplex mode, flexible adjusting of parameters, output received data to file, automatic and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. portracker icon
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    A self-hosted, real-time port monitoring and discovery tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • TrueNAS
    • Unraid
    • Synology C2
    • Ubuntu Server
     
    • portracker is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to PortKiller.

    • portracker is Free and Open SourcePortKiller is also Free and Open Source
    • portracker is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPortKiller is not according to our users
  10. Manage open ports from your menu bar.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. NovoTerm icon
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    If you're a firmware developer or an embedded software developer then this tool has been made for you. This modernly designed desktop application serves as a development tool to help view serial data on your COM port.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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