Termshark vs Intercepter-NG

Struggling to choose between Termshark and Intercepter-NG? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Termshark is a Network & Admin solution with tags like terminal, network, protocol, analyzer, packets, cli.

It boasts features such as 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 and pros including Lightweight terminal-based interface, No GUI overhead or dependencies, Works over SSH connections, Fast and responsive for analyzing live captures, Powerful display filters, Leverages Wireshark protocol analysis.

On the other hand, Intercepter-NG is a Network & Admin product tagged with sniffer, packet-capture, protocol-analysis.

Its standout features include Network traffic capture and analysis, Graphical user interface, Protocol decoding, Packet filtering, Traffic inspection, Export packet captures (PCAP), Supports common protocols like HTTP, DNS, FTP etc., Can analyze unencrypted traffic, Real-time traffic monitoring, and it shines with pros like Open source and free, Easy to use graphical interface, Good for network troubleshooting, Lightweight and fast, Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS).

Feature	Termshark	Intercepter-NG
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Network & Admin	Network & Admin

Product Overview

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.

Intercepter-NG

Description: Intercepter-NG is an open source network sniffing and analysis tool. It allows capturing, inspection and analysis of network traffic similar to Wireshark. It has a graphical interface and supports features like protocol analysis, decoding, packet filtering and more.

Key Features Comparison

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

Intercepter-NG Features

• Network traffic capture and analysis
• Graphical user interface
• Protocol decoding
• Packet filtering
• Traffic inspection
• Export packet captures (PCAP)
• Supports common protocols like HTTP, DNS, FTP etc.
• Can analyze unencrypted traffic
• Real-time traffic monitoring

Pros & Cons Analysis

Termshark

Pros

• Lightweight terminal-based interface
• No GUI overhead or dependencies
• Works over SSH connections
• Fast and responsive for analyzing live captures
• Powerful display filters
• Leverages Wireshark protocol analysis

Cons

• Less intuitive than GUI-based Wireshark
• Steeper learning curve for terminal usage
• Limited to keyboard-based interaction
• Harder to visualize packet flows
• No built-in statistical summaries

Intercepter-NG

Pros

• Open source and free
• Easy to use graphical interface
• Good for network troubleshooting
• Lightweight and fast
• Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS)

Cons

• Cannot decrypt encrypted traffic
• Less advanced features compared to Wireshark
• Limited to analyzing network traffic only
• No custom protocol support

Pricing Comparison

Termshark

• Open Source

Intercepter-NG

• Open Source