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<h2 id="general-information">General information</h2> <p>Basic general information about the software—creator/company, license/price, etc. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Creator</th><th>Latest release</th><th>User interface</th><th><a href="/facts/Software_license/7enfIqhL">Software license</a></th><th>Cost</th></tr><tr><th>Allegro Network Multimeter</th><td>Allegro Packets</td><td>July 20, 2023 / v4.0.4</td><td>web GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Non-free, price on request, depending on device and extensions</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Cain_and_Abel_(software)/0YeEApNN">Cain and Abel</a></th><td>Massimiliano Montoro</td><td>April 7, 2014 / 4.9.56</td><td>GUI</td><td>Freeware</td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Capsa_(software)/eUgNznTW">Capsa</a></th><td>Colasoft</td><td>April 24, 2018 / 11.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>$0–$995, depending on version<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Carnivore_(software)/t7dMX0lb">Carnivore</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation/UY93jwX6">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a></td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>N/A</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Charles_Proxy/6MucIuJ1">Charles Web Debugging Proxy</a></th><td>Karl van Randow</td><td>July 10, 2017 / 4.1.4</td><td>GUI</td><td>?</td><td>$30–$50 (Free Trial)</td></tr><tr><th>Clarified Analyzer</th><td><a href="/facts/Clarified_Networks/Szv1V36J">Clarified Networks</a></td><td></td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Non-free</td></tr><tr><th>Clusterpoint Network Traffic Surveillance System</th><td><a href="/facts/Clusterpoint/4jDL2mxm">Clusterpoint</a></td><td></td><td>web GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/CommView/taqvYbmR">CommView</a></th><td>TamoSoft</td><td>November 30, 2017 / 6.5 Build 770</td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>$299–$599, $149 1 year subscription</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/DSniff/NRwsVIBz">dSniff</a></th><td>Dug Song</td><td>December 17, 2000 / 2.3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/EtherApe/YhE4FTkf">EtherApe</a></th><td>Juan Toledo</td><td>June 3, 2018 / 0.9.18<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Ettercap_(computing)/JVcrm7XV">Ettercap</a></th><td>ALoR and NaGA</td><td>August 1, 2020 / 0.8.3.1-Bertillon<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td>Both</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Fiddler_(software)/qpufx1D7">Fiddler</a></th><td>Eric Lawrence / <a href="/facts/Telerik/bRcL3Jkq">Telerik</a></td><td>October 3, 2019 / 5.0.20194<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td>GUI</td><td>Freeware</td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Justniffer/23g01SpP">justniffer</a></th><td>The Justniffer team</td><td>March 21, 2016 / 0.5.15<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Kismet_(software)/x2Jkpwyn">Kismet</a></th><td>Mike Kershaw (dragorn)</td><td>May 2, 2020 / 2020-04-R3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th>Microsoft Message Analyzer</th><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td>October 28, 2016 / 1.4<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Network_Monitor/QLUp8BqC">Microsoft Network Monitor</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td>June 24, 2010 / 3.4</td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Netsniff-ng/xvYja66U">netsniff-ng</a></th><td>Daniel Borkmann</td><td>November 7, 2016 / 0.6.2</td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Ngrep/nmnHkCjl">ngrep</a></th><td>Jordan Ritter</td><td>September 7, 2017 / 1.47</td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td>BSD-style</td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th>Observer</th><td><a href="/facts/JDSU/hS8jQxm2">Viavi Solutions</a> (formerly Network Instruments)</td><td></td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Price on request</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/OmniPeek/8BMwCJgz">OmniPeek</a> (formerly AiroPeek, EtherPeek)</th><td>LiveAction (formerly Savvius, WildPackets)</td><td>November 2017 / 11.1</td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>$1194–$5994, depending on version<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Sniffer_(protocol_analyzer)/FVn8cnPQ">Sniffer</a></th><td><a href="/facts/NetScout_Systems/Gh7llWaw">Netscout</a> (formerly <a href="/facts/Network_General/Gh7llWaw">Network General</a>)</td><td>2013<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>GUI</td><td>Proprietary</td><td>Non-free</td></tr><tr><th>SteelCentral Transaction Analyzer</th><td><a href="/facts/OPNET/vsGALK4L">OPNET Technologies</a>/<a href="/facts/Riverbed_Technology/sPHdCuem">Riverbed Technology</a></td><td>June 9, 2014 / 17.0.T-PL1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>GUI</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Non-free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Snoop_(software)/ofUCjQyY">snoop</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a></td><td>December 11, 2006 / Solaris 10</td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Common_Development_and_Distribution_License/f1gcKWVz">CDDL</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Tcpdump/BrEsLNUC">tcpdump</a></th><td>The Tcpdump team</td><td>April 7, 2023 / 4.99.4<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Wireshark/tTRY1DJr">Wireshark</a> (formerly Ethereal)</th><td>The Wireshark team</td><td>November 22, 2021 / 4.0.6<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>Both</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Xplico/qNgD4VyT">Xplico</a></th><td>The Xplico team</td><td>May 2, 2019 / 1.2.2<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>Both</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a></td><td>Free</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="operating-system-support">Operating system support</h2> <p>The utilities can run on these <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Client</th><th><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a></th><th><a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Berkeley_Software_Distribution/XQKcURrh">BSDs</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a></th><th>Other</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Cain_and_Abel_(software)/0YeEApNN">Cain and Abel</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Capsa_(software)/eUgNznTW">Capsa</a> Free Edition</th><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Carnivore_(software)/t7dMX0lb">Carnivore</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Charles_Proxy/6MucIuJ1">Charles Web Debugging Proxy</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/CommView/taqvYbmR">CommView</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/DSniff/NRwsVIBz">dSniff</a></th><td>?</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/EtherApe/YhE4FTkf">EtherApe</a></th><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Ettercap_(computing)/JVcrm7XV">Ettercap</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Justniffer/23g01SpP">justniffer</a></th><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Kismet_(software)/x2Jkpwyn">Kismet</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Lanmeter/Xjh2vBWI">Lanmeter</a></th><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td><a href="/facts/Fluke_Corporation/taqP2obm">Fluke</a> proprietary hardware</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Netsniff-ng/xvYja66U">netsniff-ng</a></th><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Ngrep/nmnHkCjl">ngrep</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a>, <a href="/facts/BeOS/tGYfe835">BeOS</a>, <a href="/facts/HP-UX/hIvLDdJF">HP-UX</a>, <a href="/facts/IRIX/vK9rSatM">IRIX</a>, <a href="/facts/Tru64_UNIX/J4tMy7uA">Tru64 UNIX</a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Network_Monitor/QLUp8BqC">Microsoft Network Monitor</a></th><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/OmniPeek/8BMwCJgz">OmniPeek</a> (formerly AiroPeek, EtherPeek)</th><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Snoop_(software)/ofUCjQyY">snoop</a></th><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Tcpdump/BrEsLNUC">tcpdump</a></th><td>Yes (WinDump)</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a>, <a href="/facts/HP-UX/hIvLDdJF">HP-UX</a>, <a href="/facts/IRIX/vK9rSatM">IRIX</a>, <a href="/facts/Tru64_UNIX/J4tMy7uA">Tru64 UNIX</a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Wireshark/tTRY1DJr">Wireshark</a> (formerly Ethereal)</th><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a>, <a href="/facts/HP-UX/hIvLDdJF">HP-UX</a>, <a href="/facts/IRIX/vK9rSatM">IRIX</a>, <a href="/facts/Tru64_UNIX/J4tMy7uA">Tru64 UNIX</a></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Xplico/qNgD4VyT">Xplico</a></th><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Colasoft Announces Release of Capsa Network Analyzer v11.1 with Enhanced Usability" (Press release). April 25, 2018. <a href="https://www.colasoft.com/company/news_2018.php" target="_blank">https://www.colasoft.com/company/news_2018.php</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Capsa Enterprise Edition & Standard Edition & Free Edition – Colasoft". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. <a href="https://archive.today/20130120010119/http://www.colasoft.com/capsa/editions.php" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130120010119/http://www.colasoft.com/capsa/editions.php</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"CHANGES". monkey.org. <a href="http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/CHANGES" target="_blank">http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/CHANGES</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"EtherApe, a graphical network monitor". etherape.sourceforge.net. 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