Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How to write packet capture tool from scratch launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A toy version of Wireshark (student project)▲265

   Hi everyone, I recently published a small open-source project. It’s a minimal network packet analyzer written in Go — designed more like a learning toy than a replacement for Wireshark. It currently supports parsing basic protocols like TLS, DNS, and HTTP, and includes a tiny fuzzing engine to test payload responses. You can inspect raw packet content directly from the terminal. The output is colored for readability, and the code structure is kept simple and clear. The entire program is very small — just about 400 lines of Go code. I know it’s not anywhere near Wireshark’s level, and I still…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WireEdit▲68

   A Full Stack WYSIWYG Editor for Network Packets

   2014 · omnipacket.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Packet Capture Pro▲6

   Desktop packet capture with real-time mirroring from mobile

   Jul 2026 · pcp.realsignal.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Packetbeat▲71

   Open source application monitoring & performance management

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5ES
   Etherpoke – scriptable network session monitor▲9

   2015 · codeward.org · its alternatives →

6. 6HC
   Hookbin – Capture and Inspect HTTP Requests▲6

   2016 · hookbin.com · its alternatives →

7. 7ED
   Event-driven, user-space and highly-scalable TCP/IP stack [pdf]▲29

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8SC
   Simple Cron Monitoring Tool▲8

   2018 · cronhub.io · its alternatives →

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   ParrotSnoop – Android TCP/UDP Packet Capture for IPv4/IPv6▲54

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AS
    Automated Site/IP Scanner▲6

    2020 · simple-scanner.com · its alternatives →

11. 11PA
    Ply – a dynamic tracer for Linux▲7

    2017 · wkz.github.io · its alternatives →

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    RETRO//CAPTURE▲2

    Turn packet captures into repeatable stress tests

    Jun 2026 · retrostress.net · its alternatives →

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    Packet Peeper for Mac▲5

    Free, new protocol analyzer and packet sniffer for Mac

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lacakgrak – Simple inbound/outbound packet sniffer▲22

    Simple inbound/outbound packet sniffer. Contribute to altilunium/lacakgrak development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AV
    A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

    2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

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    tPacketCapture▲1

    packet capturing without using any root permissions

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hookbin▲7

    Capture and Inspect HTTP Requests with Ease

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18AT
    A tool to purchase and monetize internet connectivity▲5

    2020 · trekknet.com · its alternatives →

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    The simplest tool to test website latency from multiple locations▲7

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20RT
    Real-time ephemeral file sharing▲9

    2015 · dewdrop.io · its alternatives →

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    Probe API – Utilities for distributed network testing▲8

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22GV
    GreyNoise Visualizer – Monitor Internet-wide scan and attack traffic▲9

    2019 · viz.greynoise.io · its alternatives →

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    Gatekeeper, a hobbyist DHCP server written Go▲7

    2022 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A cross platform SOCKS5 proxy for TLS traffic inspection & manipulation▲5

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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