Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
PacketSafari
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Live captureNo
- 4Command-line toolYes
- 5Traffic decryptionYes
- 6Operating systemsLinux, macOS, Windows
- 7Capture file formats.pcap, .pcapng, .cap
- 8Protocol dissectorsYes
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: packetsafari.com

Overview
PacketSafari is ranked #2 of 33 in network packet analyzer software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
PacketSafari plans and pricing
All plansTeams SaaS Not published Contact sales · annual package RCA + Security · up to 1 GB per capture · managed SaaS in the EU or US · shared managed capacity packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
Dedicated Enterprise SaaS Not published Contact sales · annual contract RCA + Security · up to 1 GB qualified profile · isolated managed environment · reserved and contracted capacity packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
Enterprise On-Prem Not published Contact sales · annual contract RCA + Security · deployment-qualified capacity · customer infrastructure · shared responsibility packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on network packet analyzer software
- Free plan
- Yespacketsafari.com
- Live capture
- Nopacketsafari.com
- Command-line tool
- Yespacketsafari.com
- Traffic decryption
- Yespacketsafari.com
- Operating systems
- Linux, macOS, Windowspacketsafari.com
- Capture file formats
- .pcap, .pcapng, .cappacketsafari.com
- Protocol dissectors
- Yespacketsafari.com
Facts
- Purpose
- PacketSafari investigates packet captures for root-cause, performance, and security questions and returns findings linked to packet evidence.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Initial analysis
- The site says an initial analysis takes about two minutes after the capture is ready, with timing varying by capture size, packet count, protocols, and runtime load.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Evidence
- Reports can include exact frames, filters, streams, timestamps, decoded fields, uncertainty, and next actions for review by another engineer.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Investigation workflows
- RCA workflows compare healthy and failing traffic and investigate service-path issues, while security workflows examine suspicious traffic and affected peers or protocols.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Capture limit
- The pricing page lists a target of up to 1 GB per capture for SaaS and qualified profiles, with supported profiles confirmed against representative captures and deployment.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations and automation
- The listed plans include a headless Agent API, CLI output in SSE, NDJSON, JSON, or Markdown, service accounts, scoped ingestion keys, and available OEM or protocol integration.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment options
- PacketSafari offers managed SaaS in the EU or US, isolated managed SaaS, and customer-controlled on-premises deployment.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- On-premises data boundary
- The maker says on-premises deployments keep full captures and persisted investigation outcomes inside customer-controlled storage and route bounded evidence only through an approved endpoint and explicit egress policy.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security controls
- The security page lists MFA, roles, capture authorization, session controls, TLS for browser and API traffic, and audit-event persistence; it says on-premises infrastructure controls remain customer responsibilities.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Identity support
- SAML or OIDC browser SSO and SCIM provisioning are available in on-premises deployments, according to the security page.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Release attestation
- The security page says provenance inventory and release evidence manifests exist, while signed attestation outputs remain pending.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The pricing page describes the product as built for network, support, engineering, security, and assurance teams that need reviewable packet-level findings.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Maker
- PacketSafari is built by Ripka Technologies S.L., a Spanish limited company registered in Spain with an address in Valencia.packetsafari.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Valencia, Spainpacketsafari.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- packetsafari.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
- packetsafari.com/pricing/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- packetsafari.com/on-prem-ai/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- packetsafari.com/security/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- packetsafari.com/company/· checked 30 Sept 2026




