CloudShark review
Enterprise packet analysis with Wireshark compatibility, automation, and deep search.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
CloudShark Enterprise is a self-hosted packet-capture analysis platform for network operations, security, and engineering teams. It runs through web and API interfaces, supports PCAP capture sources, and provides a browser-based packet viewer built around Wireshark protocols and display filters. Teams can upload captures through browser or API workflows, analyze conversations, streams, DNS, HTTP, and VoIP traffic, and work with centralized repositories, annotations, profiles, and shared URLs.
Pricing follows a contact-sales model. The published Enterprise offering includes Wireshark-compatible packet viewing, deep search across captures, Zeek and Suricata analysis, unlimited users, instances, and data, plus a REST API for automation. CloudShark is described as using one fixed annual price. There is no free plan, so organizations evaluating the platform should plan for a commercial deployment rather than a free starting tier.
Its strongest fit is managed, repeatable packet analysis across network and security workflows. Large PCAP upload, splitting, indexing, and extraction help with sizable capture files, while Wi-Fi, WPA/WPA2, SSL, and TLS decryption capabilities extend analysis scope. Zeek and Suricata support connects packet work with threat assessment and log analysis, and integrations include SIEM platforms, IDS/IPS tools, ticketing systems, capture appliances, and automation tools. The REST API covers capture upload, analysis, and integrations. Organizations seeking self-hosted enterprise analysis with shared workflows and automation should consider CloudShark; teams wanting a free plan or a simpler standalone analyzer should look elsewhere.
CloudShark pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Wireshark-compatible viewing with familiar display filters
- Deep search, large PCAP processing, and centralized capture analysis
- Zeek, Suricata, REST API, and enterprise integrations
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan for smaller or exploratory deployments
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
- Self-hosted server deployment requires infrastructure management
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