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Product	NetworkMiner by NetworkMiner View product	Tcpdump by Tcpdump View product
Overview
What it is	NetworkMiner offers host-centric PCAP parsing and automated file and artifact extraction. Use it for network digital forensic analysis. See Network Security alternatives.	Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.
Product type	Network Forensic Analysis Tool & Passive Packet Investigator	Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility
Best for	Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Defense, Law Enforcement	Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	Cloud	Cloud
Deployment details	Standalone Software; Open Source / Commercial; Standalone Windows Software / Linux Mono Executable	Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)
Data residency	Local Host Machine Only (No Cloud Telemetry)	Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)
Key features
What it offers	Host-centric PCAP parsing Automated file and artifact extraction Passive OS fingerprinting Credential harvesting from PCAP Passive network sniffing Network digital forensic analysis Passive host and OS fingerprinting PCAP file and artifact reconstruction	Real-time packet capture Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax PCAP file format export Protocol header decoding Terminal command-line interface Command-line packet capture Network troubleshooting Security incident traffic investigation
Platform & access
API access	API access: no	API access: no
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: no	SSO: no
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: no	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: no	Multi-tenant: no
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	PCAP Packet CapturesNetwork InterfacesLive Ethernet Streams	LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches
Compliance	GPLv2 (Open Source Edition)ISO 27037 Digital Evidence Principles	BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Wireshark PCAP/PCAPNG formatsNetworkMiner ProSnort/Suricata PCAPs	libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces
Industries	CybersecurityIncident ResponseDigital ForensicsDefenseLaw Enforcement	Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	NetworkMiner	Tcpdump
Headquarters	Sweden	Open Source Project
Company size	1-10	1-10
Founded	2007	1988

NetworkMiner

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Overview

What it is

NetworkMiner

NetworkMiner offers host-centric PCAP parsing and automated file and artifact extraction. Use it for network digital forensic analysis. See Network Security alternatives.

Tcpdump

Tcpdump: real-time packet capture, Berkeley Packet Filter syntax and PCAP file format export. Built for BPF packet filtering. Compare Network Security alternatives.

Product type

NetworkMiner

Network Forensic Analysis Tool & Passive Packet Investigator

Tcpdump

Command-Line Network Packet Analyzer & Capture Utility

Best for

NetworkMiner

Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Defense, Law Enforcement

Tcpdump

Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Administration, DevOps, Education

Pricing

Pricing model

NetworkMiner

Contact Vendor

Tcpdump

Contact Vendor

Free trial

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Deployment

Deployment options

NetworkMiner

Cloud

Tcpdump

Cloud

Deployment details

NetworkMiner

Standalone Software; Open Source / Commercial; Standalone Windows Software / Linux Mono Executable

Tcpdump

Open Source; CLI Tool; Open Source Command-Line Binary (Natively Included in Unix/Linux)

Data residency

NetworkMiner

Local Host Machine Only (No Cloud Telemetry)

Tcpdump

Local Host System Only (Zero Remote Cloud Telemetry)

Key features

What it offers

NetworkMiner

Host-centric PCAP parsing
Automated file and artifact extraction
Passive OS fingerprinting
Credential harvesting from PCAP
Passive network sniffing
Network digital forensic analysis
Passive host and OS fingerprinting
PCAP file and artifact reconstruction

Tcpdump

Real-time packet capture
Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) syntax
PCAP file format export
Protocol header decoding
Terminal command-line interface
Command-line packet capture
Network troubleshooting
Security incident traffic investigation

Platform & access

API access

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Single sign-on (SSO)

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Role-based access (RBAC)

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Multi-tenant

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Mobile app

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Supported platforms

NetworkMiner

PCAP Packet CapturesNetwork InterfacesLive Ethernet Streams

Tcpdump

LinuxUnixmacOS Network InterfacesCloud VMsNetwork Switches

Compliance

NetworkMiner

GPLv2 (Open Source Edition)ISO 27037 Digital Evidence Principles

Tcpdump

BSD 3-Clause LicenseCommon CriteriaNetwork Standards

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

NetworkMiner

Wireshark PCAP/PCAPNG formatsNetworkMiner ProSnort/Suricata PCAPs

Tcpdump

libpcapWiresharkSnortSuricataLinux TerminalNetwork Interfaces

Industries

NetworkMiner

CybersecurityIncident ResponseDigital ForensicsDefenseLaw Enforcement

Tcpdump

Network EngineeringCybersecuritySystem AdministrationDevOpsEducation

Regions

NetworkMiner

Global

Tcpdump

Global

Vendor

Company

NetworkMiner

Tcpdump

Headquarters

NetworkMiner

Sweden

Tcpdump

Open Source Project

Company size

NetworkMiner

1-10

Tcpdump

1-10

Founded

NetworkMiner

2007

Tcpdump

1988