Ethereal® is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis… There are many alternatives to Ethereal for Linux and since it’s discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The most popular Linux alternative is Wireshark, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked 14 alternatives to Ethereal and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ethereal are tcpdump (Free, Open Source), netcat (Free, Open Source), NetworkMiner (Free, Open Source) and Ettercap (Free, Open Source).
Find Top 10
Ethereal
Alternatives
| # | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
| 2 |  |
NetworkMiner | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 3 |  |
Ettercap | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 4 |  |
Appknox | Web | Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Commercial | Website |
| 5 | PsPing | Windows | Free | Website | ||
| 6 |  |
netcat | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 7 |  |
LANGuardian | Mac Windows Linux |
Commercial | Website | |
| 8 | tcpdump Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux BSD |
Free | Website | ||
| 9 |  |
Colasoft Capsa | Windows | Commercial | Website | |
| 10 |  |
Wireshark | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 11 |  |
Cocoa Packet Analyzer | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 12 |  |
AirSnare | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 13 | MicroOLAP TCPDUMP | Windows | Freemium | Website | ||
| 14 |  |
SmartSniff | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 15 |  |
Pirni Pro | iPhone | Commercial | Website |