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Sniffnet vs RustNet: catalog facts
SniffnetRustNet
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, funded by sponsorship.

Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
  • Readable charts and per-host statistics rather than a packet list
  • Exports to PCAP so Wireshark can take over for the detail
  • It shows TCP, UDP and QUIC connections with the owning process and detected protocol, sandboxed by default and…
  • Needs packet capture drivers installed, such as Npcap on Windows
  • Not a substitute for Wireshark when you need packet-level detail
  • It is a young project, and deep packet inspection still needs elevated capture permissions.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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