No. 9 of 33 ·Network Packet Analyzer Software

Xplico

Web · Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Xplico is ranked #9 of 33 in network packet analyzer software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Xplico plans and pricing

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Xplico Free Software Free No data-entry or input-file count limit · hard-drive size is the only limit wiki.xplico.org · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on network packet analyzer software

Free plan: Yes
Live capture: Yes
Command-line tool: Yes
Traffic decryption: No
Operating systems: Linux and Unix-like operating systems
Capture file formats: PCAP
Protocol dissectors: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Xplico extracts application data from internet traffic captures and is an open-source Network Forensic Analysis Tool.
Extracted data: From PCAP files, Xplico can extract email, HTTP contents, VoIP calls, FTP and TFTP data.
Protocol support: Supported protocols include HTTP, SIP, IMAP, POP, SMTP, TCP, UDP and IPv6.
Protocol identification: Xplico provides Port Independent Protocol Identification for each application protocol.
Processing: Xplico supports multithreading and realtime processing whose performance depends on flows, protocol types and computer resources.
Storage: Output can be written to SQLite or MySQL databases and/or files.
Web interface: The product has a web user interface, supports concurrent users managing one or more cases, and can use SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL as its backend database.
Modularity: Capture, dissector and dispatcher components are modular, and dispatchers can target files, SQLite, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL or network sockets.
Integrations: The official site lists CapAnalysis as a PCAP viewer and n2disk, netsniff-ng and Junkie as capture tools.
Deployment: Official downloads cover Fedora, CentOS/RHEL and Ubuntu, plus source code and a VirtualBox image.
Release status: The official status page lists decoder version 1.2.2 as stable and 1.3.0 as the development version.
Security limit: The status page lists SSL/TLS and IPsec dissectors at 0% with keys and 802.11 at 60% with no encryption support.
Licensing: The Xplico decoder, DeMa and listed manipulators are GPL v2.0, while Xplico Interface can use MPL 1.1 or later, GPL 2.0 or later, or LGPL 2.1 or later.
Support: Documentation is provided through the Xplico Wiki, with questions and problem reports handled through the forum and [email protected].
Price from: Free

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Best Network Packet Analyzer Software in 2026#9 of 33

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