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Best NetWitness Platform Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from network packet analyzer software ranked against NetWitness Platform on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    NETCAP Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $548/mo6.6
    NetWitness Platform vs NETCAP
  2. 2
    PacketSafari Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    NetWitness Platform vs PacketSafari
  3. 3
    PacketSnitch Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.6
    NetWitness Platform vs PacketSnitch
  4. 4
    Scapy Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    NetWitness Platform vs Scapy
  5. 5
    termshark Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    NetWitness Platform vs termshark
  6. 6
    NetworkMiner Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    NetWitness Platform vs NetworkMiner
  7. 7
    Sniffnet Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    NetWitness Platform vs Sniffnet
  8. 8
    tcpdump Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    NetWitness Platform vs tcpdump
  9. 9
    TShark Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    NetWitness Platform vs TShark
  10. 10
    Wireshark Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    NetWitness Platform vs Wireshark
  11. 11
    Zui Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    NetWitness Platform vs Zui
  12. 12
    A-Packets Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $8.25/mo6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs A-Packets
  13. 13
    Arkime Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs Arkime
  14. 14
    BruteShark Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs BruteShark
  15. 15
    CapAnalysis Free plan LinuxWeb Free6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs CapAnalysis
  16. 16
    Colasoft Capsa Free plan Win Free6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs Colasoft Capsa
  17. 17
    PCAPdroid Free plan Android Free6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs PCAPdroid
  18. 18
    Xplico Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    NetWitness Platform vs Xplico
  19. 19
    EtherApe Free plan Linux Free6.3
    NetWitness Platform vs EtherApe
  20. 20
    netsniff-ng Free plan Linux Free6.3
    NetWitness Platform vs netsniff-ng

NetWitness Platform alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1NETCAP6.6Free plan$548/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2PacketSafari6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3PacketSnitch6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4Scapy6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5termshark6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
6NetworkMiner6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Sniffnet6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8tcpdump6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9TShark6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Wireshark6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Zui6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12A-Packets6.4Free plan$8.25/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
13Arkime6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14BruteShark6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
15CapAnalysis6.4Free planFreeLinux, Web
16Colasoft Capsa6.4Free planFreeWindows
17PCAPdroid6.4Free planFreeAndroid
18Xplico6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
19EtherApe6.3Free planFreeLinux
20netsniff-ng6.3Free planFreeLinux
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Questions about NetWitness Platform alternatives

What is the best alternative to NetWitness Platform?

NETCAP, number 1 in network packet analyzer software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: PacketSafari, PacketSnitch, Scapy and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to NetWitness Platform?

NETCAP is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.