Wireshark vs tcpdump : 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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tcpdump

tcpdump uses the libpcap library to capture packets. Developed by Tcpdump/Libpcap

License: Open Source

Categories: Network & Admin

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Wireshark VS tcpdump Feature comparision

Feature Wireshark tcpdump
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
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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