Best CommView Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from network packet analyzer software ranked against CommView on the same published basis.
- 1CommView vs NETCAP
- 2CommView vs PacketSafari
- 3CommView vs Scapy
- 4CommView vs NetworkMiner
- 5CommView vs Sniffnet
- 6CommView vs tcpdump
- 7CommView vs TShark
- 8CommView vs Wireshark
- 9CommView vs Xplico
- 10CommView vs Zui
- 11CommView vs Arkime
- 12CommView vs BruteShark
- 13CommView vs Colasoft Capsa
- 14CommView vs PCAPdroid
- 15CommView vs Malcolm
- 16CommView vs PcapAI
- 17CommView vs WhatInStartup
- 18CommView vs GL PacketScan
- 19CommView vs SmartSniff
- 20CommView vs CapAnalysis
CommView alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NETCAP | 6.6 | Free plan | $548/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PacketSafari | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Scapy | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | NetworkMiner | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Sniffnet | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | tcpdump | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | TShark | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Wireshark | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Xplico | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Zui | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Arkime | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | BruteShark | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 13 | Colasoft Capsa | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 14 | PCAPdroid | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 15 | Malcolm | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | PcapAI | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | WhatInStartup | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | GL PacketScan | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 19 | SmartSniff | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | CapAnalysis | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Linux |
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Questions about CommView alternatives
What is the best alternative to CommView?
NETCAP, number 1 in network packet analyzer software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: PacketSafari, Scapy, NetworkMiner and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CommView?
NETCAP is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.