Best Kismet Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from network protocol analyzers ranked against Kismet on the same published basis.
- 1Kismet vs Scapy
- 2Kismet vs NETCAP
- 3Kismet vs NetworkMiner
- 4Kismet vs Arkime
- 5Kismet vs Ettercap
- 7Kismet vs OpenGrep
- 8Kismet vs tcpdump
- 9Kismet vs TShark
- 10Kismet vs Wireshark
- 11Kismet vs Zui
- 12Kismet vs Colasoft Capsa
- 13Kismet vs GL PacketScan
- 14Kismet vs HOMER
- 15Kismet vs PacketSnitch
- 16Kismet vs termshark
- 17Kismet vs p0f
- 18Kismet vs EtherApe
- 19Kismet vs Glean Packets
- 20Kismet vs My Network Consultant
- 21Kismet vs netsniff-ng
Kismet alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scapy | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | NETCAP | 6.6 | Free plan | $548/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | NetworkMiner | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Arkime | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Ettercap | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 7 | OpenGrep | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | tcpdump | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | TShark | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Wireshark | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Zui | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Colasoft Capsa | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 13 | GL PacketScan | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 14 | HOMER | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | PacketSnitch | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 16 | termshark | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 17 | p0f | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | EtherApe | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Glean Packets | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | My Network Consultant | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | netsniff-ng | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Kismet alternatives
What is the best alternative to Kismet?
Scapy, number 1 in network protocol analyzers with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: NETCAP, NetworkMiner, Arkime and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Kismet?
Scapy is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.