Software:Comparison of packet analyzers
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The following tables compare general and technical information for several packet analyzer software utilities, also known as network analyzers or packet sniffers. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
General information
Basic general information about the software—creator/company, license/price, etc.
| Creator | Latest release | User interface | Software license | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro Network Multimeter | Allegro Packets | July 20, 2023 / v4.0.4 | web GUI | Proprietary | Non-free, price on request, depending on device and extensions |
| Cain and Abel | Massimiliano Montoro | 2014 / 4.9.56 | GUI | Freeware | Free |
| Capsa | Colasoft | 2018 / 11.1[1] | GUI | Proprietary | $0–$995, depending on version[2] |
| Carnivore | Federal Bureau of Investigation | ? | ? | N/A | ? |
| Charles Web Debugging Proxy | Karl van Randow | 2017 / 4.1.4 | GUI | ? | $30–$50 (Free Trial) |
| Clarified Analyzer | Clarified Networks | GUI | Proprietary | Non-free | |
| Clusterpoint Network Traffic Surveillance System | Clusterpoint | web GUI | Proprietary | ? | |
| CommView | TamoSoft | 2017 / 6.5 Build 770 | GUI | Proprietary | $299–$599, $149 1 year subscription |
| dSniff | Dug Song | 2000 / 2.3[3] | CLI | BSD License | Free |
| EtherApe | Juan Toledo | 2018 / 0.9.18[4] | GUI | GNU General Public License | Free |
| Ettercap | ALoR and NaGA | 2020 / 0.8.3.1-Bertillon[5] | Both | GNU General Public License | Free |
| Fiddler | Eric Lawrence / Telerik | 2019 / 5.0.20194[6] | GUI | Freeware | Free |
| justniffer | The Justniffer team | 2016 / 0.5.15[7] | CLI | GNU General Public License | Free |
| Kismet | Mike Kershaw (dragorn) | 2020 / 2020-04-R3[8] | CLI | GNU General Public License | Free |
| Microsoft Message Analyzer | Microsoft | 2016 / 1.4[9] | GUI | Proprietary | Free |
| Microsoft Network Monitor | Microsoft | 2010 / 3.4 | GUI | Proprietary | Free |
| netsniff-ng | Daniel Borkmann | 2016 / 0.6.2 | CLI | GNU General Public License | Free |
| ngrep | Jordan Ritter | 2017 / 1.47 | CLI | BSD-style | Free |
| Observer | Viavi Solutions (formerly Network Instruments) | GUI | Proprietary | Price on request | |
| OmniPeek (formerly AiroPeek, EtherPeek) | LiveAction (formerly Savvius, WildPackets) | 2017 / 11.1 | GUI | Proprietary | $1194–$5994, depending on version[10] |
| Sniffer | Netscout (formerly Network General) | 2013[11] | GUI | Proprietary | Non-free |
| SteelCentral Transaction Analyzer | OPNET Technologies/Riverbed Technology | 2014 / 17.0.T-PL1[12] | GUI | Proprietary | Non-free |
| snoop | Sun Microsystems | 2006 / Solaris 10 | CLI | CDDL | Free |
| tcpdump | The Tcpdump team | 2023 / 4.99.4[13] | CLI | BSD License | Free |
| Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) | The Wireshark team | 2021 / 4.0.6[14] | Both | GNU General Public License | Free |
| Xplico | The Xplico team | 2019 / 1.2.2[15] | Both | GNU General Public License | Free |
Operating system support
The utilities can run on these operating systems.
| Client | Microsoft Windows | macOS | Linux | BSDs | Solaris | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain and Abel | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Capsa Free Edition | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Carnivore | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Charles Web Debugging Proxy | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| CommView | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| dSniff | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| EtherApe | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Ettercap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| justniffer | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Kismet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Lanmeter | No | No | No | No | No | Fluke proprietary hardware |
| netsniff-ng | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| ngrep | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | AIX, BeOS, HP-UX, IRIX, Tru64 UNIX |
| Microsoft Network Monitor | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| OmniPeek (formerly AiroPeek, EtherPeek) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| snoop | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| tcpdump | Yes (WinDump) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Tru64 UNIX |
| Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Tru64 UNIX |
| Xplico | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
References
- ↑ "Colasoft Announces Release of Capsa Network Analyzer v11.1 with Enhanced Usability" (Press release). April 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Capsa Enterprise Edition & Standard Edition & Free Edition – Colasoft". http://www.colasoft.com/capsa/editions.php.
- ↑ "CHANGES". http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/CHANGES.
- ↑ "EtherApe, a graphical network monitor". http://etherape.sourceforge.net/. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Releases · Ettercap". https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/releases. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Fiddler Release History". Telerik. October 3, 2019. https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/fiddler/release-history/.
- ↑ "justniffer - Browse Files at SourceForge.net". https://sourceforge.net/projects/justniffer/files/.
- ↑ "Kismet". https://www.kismetwireless.net/. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Download Microsoft Message Analyzer from Official Microsoft Download Center". https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44226.
- ↑ "store.savvius.com". https://store.savvius.com/index.php.
- ↑ Netscout (2013). 2013 Netscout Sniffer Portable. https://archive.org/details/2013-netscout-sniffer.
- ↑ "SteelCentral Transaction Analyzer". https://support.riverbed.com/content/support/software/steelcentral-npm/transaction-analyzer.html.
- ↑ "Tcpdump/Libpcap public repository". http://www.tcpdump.org/#latest-release.
- ↑ "Wireshark 4.0.6 Released". May 24, 2023. https://www.wireshark.org/news/20230524.html.
- ↑ "Xplico – Xplico 1.2.2". https://www.xplico.org/archives/1562.
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