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Best VIAVI Observer Analyzer Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from network packet analyzer software ranked against VIAVI Observer Analyzer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    NETCAP Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $548/mo6.6
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs NETCAP
  2. 2
    PacketSafari Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs PacketSafari
  3. 3
    Scapy Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Scapy
  4. 4
    NetworkMiner Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs NetworkMiner
  5. 5
    Sniffnet Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Sniffnet
  6. 6
    tcpdump Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs tcpdump
  7. 7
    TShark Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs TShark
  8. 8
    Wireshark Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Wireshark
  9. 9
    Xplico Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Xplico
  10. 10
    Zui Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Zui
  11. 11
    Arkime Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Arkime
  12. 12
    BruteShark Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs BruteShark
  13. 13
    Colasoft Capsa Free plan Win Free6.4
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Colasoft Capsa
  14. 14
    PCAPdroid Free plan Android Free6.4
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs PCAPdroid
  15. 15
    Malcolm apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.7
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs Malcolm
  16. 16
    PcapAI WebWinMacLinux 5.4
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs PcapAI
  17. 17
    WhatInStartup Win 5.4
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs WhatInStartup
  18. 18
    GL PacketScan WebWinLinux 5.3
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs GL PacketScan
  19. 19
    SmartSniff Win 5.3
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs SmartSniff
  20. 20
    CapAnalysis WebLinux 5.2
    VIAVI Observer Analyzer vs CapAnalysis

VIAVI Observer Analyzer alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1NETCAP6.6Free plan$548/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2PacketSafari6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Scapy6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4NetworkMiner6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Sniffnet6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6tcpdump6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7TShark6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Wireshark6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9Xplico6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
10Zui6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Arkime6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12BruteShark6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
13Colasoft Capsa6.4Free planFreeWindows
14PCAPdroid6.4Free planFreeAndroid
15Malcolm5.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16PcapAI5.4No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
17WhatInStartup5.4No—Windows
18GL PacketScan5.3No—Web, Windows, Linux
19SmartSniff5.3No—Windows
20CapAnalysis5.2No—Web, Linux
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Questions about VIAVI Observer Analyzer alternatives

What is the best alternative to VIAVI Observer Analyzer?

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 VIAVI Observer Analyzer?

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.