Top 8 Open-Source Alternatives to Packet Editor

The top open-source alternatives to Packet Editor are Wireshark, Ostinato, and tcpdump. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Wireshark Landing Page
1

Wireshark

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Monitoring Tools #Log Management #Performance Monitoring 11 social mentions
Ostinato Landing Page
2

Ostinato

Ostinato is a packet crafter and traffic generator for network engineers. Wireshark in Reverse.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- $49.0 / One-off (1 user)
#Monitoring Tools #Security #Security Monitoring 3 social mentions
tcpdump Landing Page
3

tcpdump

tcpdump is a common packet analyzer that runs under the command line.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Monitoring Tools #Log Management #Security
netcat Landing Page
4

netcat

Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Monitoring Tools #Log Management #Productivity 7 social mentions
Zabbix Landing Page
5

Zabbix

Track, record, alert and visualize performance and availability of IT resources
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Monitoring Tools #Performance Monitoring #DevOps Tools 5 social mentions
Hyperview Landing Page
6

Hyperview

DCIM software reinvented.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $600.0 / Annually (300 Assets)
#DCIM Software #IT Asset Management #Monitoring Tools
Angry IP Scanner Landing Page
7

Angry IP Scanner

Open-source and cross-platform network scanner designed to be fast and simple to use
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Monitoring Tools #Network Scanning #Network Security 32 social mentions
Vernet Landing Page
8

Vernet

Vernet - Network Analyzer and Monitoring Tool
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Monitoring Tools #Security #Network Scanning