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Head-to-head · Network Protocol Analyzers

Scapy vs NetworkMiner

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Scapy #3 in Network Protocol Analyzers 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Scapy
NetworkMiner #8 in Network Protocol Analyzers 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit NetworkMiner

Scapy leads on 1 check, NetworkMiner on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScapy · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresScapy · 5 of 5

Scapy scores higher on our rubric for network protocol analyzers: 9.0 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

On deployment, Scapy gives you Both where NetworkMiner offers Desktop. Scapy offers traffic decryption; NetworkMiner doesn't.

Scapy is the better fit for programmable packet crafting and analysis. NetworkMiner is the better fit for PCAP artifact extraction on Windows.

  • Scapy fits best

    Programmable packet crafting and analysis

  • NetworkMiner fits best

    PCAP artifact extraction on Windows

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Side by side

Feature Scapy 9.0/10 Visit ↗ NetworkMiner 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.4
Ranking #3 in Network Protocol Analyzers #8 in Network Protocol Analyzers
Best for Programmable packet crafting and analysis 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 Desktop, Self-hosted Desktop
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, Linux
Support Docs Email
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Scapy 5/5 · NetworkMiner 4/5
PCAP support ✓ ✓
Traffic decryption ✓ (best) —
CLI tools ✓ ✓
Remote capture ✓ ✓
Flow analysis ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment Both Desktop
Capture sources Both Both
Our review
Pros
  • Build and send custom packets with Python or the interactive shell.
  • Decode protocols and import or export PCAP files.
  • Analyze flows and support remote capture through Wireshark extcap.
  • 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
  • Its workflow centers on Python and an interactive shell.
  • TLS decryption requires available session secrets.
  • It is a toolkit, not a hosted SaaS service.
  • 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

Scapy is an open-source Python program and library for sending, sniffing, dissecting, forging, and analyzing network packets. It is aimed at users who need programmable control over packet construction and inspection rather than a fixed…

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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,…

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  1. ScapyNetwork Protocol Analyzers 9.0Free plan
  2. NetworkMinerNetwork Protocol Analyzers 8.4Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Scapy — where it wins

    • Build and send custom packets with Python or the interactive shell.
    • Decode protocols and import or export PCAP files.
    • Analyze flows and support remote capture through Wireshark extcap.

    Where it doesn't

    • Its workflow centers on Python and an interactive shell.
    • TLS decryption requires available session secrets.
    • It is a toolkit, not a hosted SaaS service.

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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