Packet Peeper vs Termshark

Packet Peeper

Description: Packet Peeper is a free and open-source network protocol analyzer. It allows users to monitor, inspect, analyze, and decode network traffic in real-time. Packet Peeper supports protocols like TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, IGMP, ARP.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

Termshark

Description: Termshark is a terminal based network protocol analyzer. It allows you to inspect network traffic and analyze packets, similar to Wireshark, but runs in a terminal instead of a graphical interface.

Type: software

Packet Peeper Features

• Real-time network traffic monitoring
• Inspect and analyze network protocols
• Supports TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, IGMP, ARP
• Filter and search packets
• Export packet capture files (PCAP)

Termshark Features

• Captures live packet data from network interfaces
• Displays packets in a terminal user interface
• Filters packets using display filters
• Analyzes protocols including TCP, UDP, HTTP, DNS, and more
• Supports common capture file formats like PCAP and PCAPNG
• Runs natively in Linux terminal without a GUI
• Built on top of TShark and Wireshark libraries

Packet Peeper

• Free

Termshark

• Not listed