CloudShark vs Colasoft Capsa
CloudShark
qacafe.comColasoft Capsa
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| Figure | CloudShark | Colasoft Capsa |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · Network Protocol Analyzers | 8.1 (#11) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · Network Packet Analyzer Software | 8.1 (#13) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Integrations | The REST API connects CloudShark Enterprise with ticketing systems, SIEM platforms, capture appliances, and other automation tools. | The pages opened describe protocol and application analysis, but do not identify named third-party integrations. |
| Purpose | CloudShark Enterprise is a centrally deployed packet analysis platform for network and security teams. | Capsa is a portable network analyzer for monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting wired and wireless networks. |
| Support | QA Cafe provides CloudShark installation, user, administration, and API guides, and directs customers to support by email. | Colasoft maintenance includes priority email support, free product updates, and access to prerelease products during the maintenance period. |
| System requirements | The OVA is officially supported on VMware ESXi 7 or 8 and requires a 64-bit x86_64 CPU; other hypervisors may work but are not officially supported. | Supported systems include 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10, 11 and Windows Server 2012 through 2019. |
Plans
CloudShark
- CloudShark Personal$29 a month
- CloudShark EnterprisePriced on request
Colasoft Capsa
- Capsa FreeFree
- Capsa FreeFree
- Capsa Standard$295, paid once
- Capsa Professional$695, paid once
- Capsa Enterprise$995, paid once
- Capsa Enterprise$1,295, paid once
In their own words
Colasoft Capsa
Colasoft Capsa is a Windows network analyzer for monitoring, analyzing and troubleshooting wired and wireless networks. The Enterprise edition captures packets in real time from local networks and can save transmitted data. It analyzes more than 1,800 protocols and sub-protocols, including VoIP, and displays packet details in Hex, ASCII and EBCDIC. Capsa can diagnose network problems and suggest solutions, monitor conversations, reconstruct packet streams and generate reports for selected items, the whole network or a particular network group. Its security analysis detects DoS and DDoS attacks, worm activity, ARP attacks, TCP port scans and suspicious conversations in real time. Users can set email or sound alerts and schedule capture once, daily or weekly. Capsa Free monitors up to 10 IP addresses, ends sessions after four hours and lacks WiFi connection monitoring. Professional is listed at $695, paid once for a single-seat perpetual license, one machine and one year of maintenance. Enterprise is $1,295, paid once and has a 30-day trial.