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A-Packets

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Price from$8.25/mo—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
LinuxYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published201
Spec score · Network Packet Analyzer Software9.4 (#1)7.4 (#22)
APIThe automation API supports PCAP upload, scheduled analysis and integrations; the REST upload endpoint uses a Bearer API key.The v2 packet analysis API provides programmatic access to the Packet Viewer analysis engine using token-based authentication with configurable permissions.
DeploymentOnPrem supports Docker Compose, Kubernetes with Helm, and air-gapped deployments, with captures and reports stored in infrastructure controlled by the customer.CloudShark Enterprise is distributed as an OVA and has additional deployment instructions for AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
PurposeA-Packets analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG captures for incident response, forensics, and protocol inspection.CloudShark organizes, shares, and analyzes packet captures for IT teams, cybersecurity experts, enterprises, and educators.
SupportOnPrem inquiries normally begin with a 30-minute fit call, and the maker says it replies to requests within two business days.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.

Plans

A-Packets

  • Public analysisFree
  • Public analysisFree
  • Starter Workspace$11.99 a month
  • Starter Workspace (monthly)$11.99 a month
  • Starter Pack$14.99, paid once
  • Starter Pack$14.99, paid once
  • Professional$24.99 a month
  • Professional (monthly)$24.99 a month
  • Standard Pack$44.99, paid once
  • Standard Pack$44.99, paid once

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CloudShark

  • CloudShark EnterprisePriced on request

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In their own words

A-Packets

A-Packets analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG captures for incident response, forensics and protocol inspection. It reconstructs HTTP sessions, maps communicating hosts and services, examines wireless artifacts, extracts files, identifies credential exposure and flags suspicious events. The hosted analyzer accepts native capture files from tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump. Public analysis costs nothing, requires no signup and accepts uploads up to 25 MB, but the resulting page is public. Private workspace plans include reports and a REST API key: Starter Workspace (monthly) is $11.99 a month, Professional (monthly) is $24.99 a month, and Advanced (monthly) is $49.99 a month. Yearly workspaces are $99 a year, $199 a year and $399 a year, respectively. One-time packs cost $14.99 as a one-time purchase, $44.99, paid once or $99.99, paid once. Subscription analyses have permanent private storage; credit-pack reports are deleted after 30 days. OnPrem supports customer-controlled storage and air-gapped deployments, but analyzes captures case by case and does not decrypt TLS payloads, capture continuously or alert.

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CloudShark

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