Wireshark vs netcat : Which is Better?

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Wireshark

Wireshark is an open source network sniffing utility to analyze network traffic.

License: Open Source

Categories: Security & Privacy

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

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netcat

Netcat (nc) is a computer networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. Netcat is designed to be a dependable back-end that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. Developed by GNU

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux

Wireshark VS netcat Feature comparision

Feature Wireshark netcat
Support for Android Things
Detailed packet analysis
Network Monitoring
Network usage history
Sniffer
Bib Tex Sniffer
Networking
Chat
Jailbreak required
Portable
Network activity
Based on Ubuntu
Application Monitoring
Container monitoring
Cpu monitoring
Memory Monitoring
Sockets
HTTP Monitoring
Support of TFS
Peer-To-Peer
Network Tools
Tunnel
Data transfer
Software as a Service
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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