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A-Packets vs PacketQ: catalog facts
A-PacketsPacketQ
Freemium

Free public analysis up to 25 MB; private plans and on-prem deployments are paid.

Free

Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.

Web Linux, Command line
  • No signup needed for public analysis
  • Pulls out credentials, files and sessions automatically
  • Queries PCAP files with SQL-like syntax
  • Exports JSON, CSV, and XML
  • Free results pages are public
  • Free uploads limited to 25 MB
  • Requires command-line use
  • Works from packet capture files rather than live traffic
Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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