What is Wireshark?
It is the world’s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what’s happening on your network at a microscopic level and is the de facto standard across many commercial and non-profit enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions.
Wireshark is a tool in the Monitoring category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more being added all the timeLive capture and offline analysisStandard three-pane packet browserMulti-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and many othersCaptured network data can be browsed via a GUI, or via the TTY-mode TShark utility
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Wireshark Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Wireshark?
Beats
Beats is the platform for single-purpose data shippers. They send data from hundreds or thousands of machines and systems to Logstash or Elasticsearch.
PRTG
It can monitor and classify system conditions like bandwidth usage or uptime and collect statistics from miscellaneous hosts as switches, routers, servers and other devices and applications.
LibreNMS
It is an auto-discovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP based network monitoring which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP and many more.
Tailscale
It connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Create a secure network between your servers, computers, and cloud instances. Even when separated by firewalls or subnets, Tailscale just works. It makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.
