tcpdump Alternatives

tcpdump is described as 'Command-line packet analyzer for monitoring, capturing, and filtering network traffic. Supports real-time capture, pcap file export, protocol analysis, and BPF syntax' and is a popular network analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to tcpdump for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Docker apps. The best tcpdump alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like tcpdump are NetworkMiner, Sysdig, Termshark and MicroOLAP TCPDUMP.

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    Driftnet

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    Driftnet is a program which listens to network traffic and picks out images from TCP streams it observes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Appknox

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    Appknox is a mobile app security testing solution to detect and fix vulnerabilities in mobile apps using a combination of automated and manual tests.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    EtherPEG

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    EtherPEG is a free program for the Macintosh that shows you all the JPEGs (and GIFs) going by on your network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Timesketch

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    Timesketch is an open-source tool for collaborative forensic timeline analysis. Using sketches you and your collaborators can easily organize your timelines and analyze them all at the same time. Add meaning to your raw data with rich annotations, comments, tags and stars.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
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    VisualEther

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    VisualEther turns Wireshark packet captures into readable sequence diagrams — and lets an AI agent reason about them. Built on tshark, it reconstructs multi-layer protocol conversations (5G NR/core, LTE, IMS/VoLTE, SIP/RTP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, HTTP/2 & HTTP/3, TLS, Kerberos...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    A Wireshark capture rendered as an annotated sequence diagram — a 5G NR RRC setup between UE and gNB.
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    Packémon

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    TUI tool for generating packets of arbitrary input and monitoring packets on any network interfaces (default: eth0). The list of interfaces to be specified is output when packemon --interfaces is run. This tool works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • JP flagJapan
    Packémon screenshot 1
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