Kismet comparisons
Kismet is compared head-to-head with Wireshark, TShark and Scapy and more: 7 head-to-heads in Network Protocol Analyzers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Kismet head-to-head
- Kismet vs Wireshark
- Kismet vs TShark
- Kismet vs Scapy
- Kismet vs tcpdump
- Kismet vs Arkime
- Kismet vs Ettercap
- Kismet vs NetworkMiner
Kismet vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment | Capture sources | PCAP support | Traffic decryption | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kismet | Yes | Free | Both | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 1 | Wireshark | Yes | Free | Desktop | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | TShark | Yes | Free | Both | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | Scapy | Yes | Free | Both | Both | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 5 | tcpdump | Yes | Free | Both | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.8 |
| 6 | Arkime | Yes | Free | Server | Both | Yes | No | 8.7 |
| 7 | Ettercap | Yes | Free | Desktop | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
| 8 | NetworkMiner | Yes | $1,300/user one-time | Desktop | Both | Yes | No | 8.4 |
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