CloudShark

Spec sheet

Purpose

CloudShark organizes, shares, and analyzes packet captures for IT teams, cybersecurity experts, enterprises, and educators.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qacafe.com

Deployment

CloudShark Enterprise is distributed as an OVA and has additional deployment instructions for AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

API

The v2 packet analysis API provides programmatic access to the Packet Viewer analysis engine using token-based authentication with configurable permissions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Support

The maintenance and support agreement includes unlimited software support by email during business hours and software releases at no extra charge during the contract period.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qacafe.com

Founded

2001Read 28 Sep 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Company

QA Cafe says it was founded in 2001 and develops network device test solutions and network analysis tools for business use.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qacafe.com

Authentication

CloudShark Enterprise 5.0 includes SAML and OAuth support, and guest access is disabled by default.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Deep Search

Deep Search checks capture files for packets matching a display filter and can search across the repository.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Integration

The Cortex XSOAR integration can automatically upload PCAPs to CloudShark and correlate IDS alerts with the packets that triggered them.Read 7 Oct 2026 · qacafe.com

Limits

The packet decoder loads 400,000 packets at a time; users can apply a display filter or navigation slider to inspect other packets.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Packet analysis

The packet viewer supports Wireshark display filters, packet decoding, traffic navigation, and analysis tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Personal service

QA Cafe says CloudShark Personal has been discontinued and that it is prioritizing CloudShark Enterprise.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

Storage

The install guide describes a 500 GB data disk that can be resized in the virtualization platform.Read 7 Oct 2026 · support.qacafe.com

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