Arkime vs NetworkMiner

Arkime8.7Visit NetworkMiner8.4Visit

Higher score Arkime #6 in Network Protocol Analyzers 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Arkime

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NetworkMiner #8 in Network Protocol Analyzers 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit NetworkMiner

• Arkime fits best

  Searchable, server-based packet investigations

• NetworkMiner fits best

  PCAP artifact extraction on Windows

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Side by side

Feature	Arkime 8.7/10 Visit ↗	NetworkMiner 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#6 in Network Protocol Analyzers	#8 in Network Protocol Analyzers
Best for	Searchable, server-based packet investigations	PCAP artifact extraction on Windows
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$1,300/user one-time
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Linux	Windows, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Email
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Arkime 4/5 · NetworkMiner 4/5
PCAP support	✓	✓
Traffic decryption	—	—
CLI tools	✓	✓
Remote capture	✓	✓
Flow analysis	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Server	Desktop
Capture sources	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Combines live capture with offline PCAP import and processing Searches session metadata and protocol fields through a web interface Supports PCAP retention, export, flow views, and remote capture	Extracts files, images, emails, credentials and certificates from captures Supports PCAP parsing, live sniffing and PCAP-over-IP reception Builds host inventories with passive asset and protocol discovery
Cons	Requires server deployment and self-hosted operation Encrypted TLS traffic is indexed as ciphertext without decryption support OpenSearch or Elasticsearch is required for indexed session data	Does not decrypt TLS traffic itself Professional pricing starts at $1,300 per license Desktop platform coverage is limited to Windows and Linux
Our verdict	Arkime is a self-hosted, open-source network analysis and session search system for security teams and network operators. It runs on Linux with web, API, and server deployment options. The system can capture traffic from live network… Read the review →	NetworkMiner is an open-source network forensics and packet-analysis tool for incident responders, SOC analysts, investigators and law-enforcement teams. It analyzes PCAP and other capture data, extracts artifacts such as files, images,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Arkime — where it wins

  • Combines live capture with offline PCAP import and processing
  • Searches session metadata and protocol fields through a web interface
  • Supports PCAP retention, export, flow views, and remote capture

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires server deployment and self-hosted operation
  • Encrypted TLS traffic is indexed as ciphertext without decryption support
  • OpenSearch or Elasticsearch is required for indexed session data

• NetworkMiner — where it wins

  • Extracts files, images, emails, credentials and certificates from captures
  • Supports PCAP parsing, live sniffing and PCAP-over-IP reception
  • Builds host inventories with passive asset and protocol discovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not decrypt TLS traffic itself
  • Professional pricing starts at $1,300 per license
  • Desktop platform coverage is limited to Windows and Linux

• Arkime8.7/10 · Free plan

  A server-based Arkime system for searchable packet investigations and session analysis.

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• NetworkMiner8.4/10 · Free plan

  A focused Windows-first choice for extracting evidence from PCAP and live captures.

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