EndaceProbe vs NetworkMiner

EndaceProbe continuously records complete network packets, preserving network history for investigations into security threats, performance issues, and outages. It is offered as physical appliances and cloud or virtual deployments on AWS, Microsoft Azure, VMware, KVM, and Nutanix. Listed models sustain recording from 500 Mbps to 100 Gbps, with packet storage ranging from 1 TB to more than 3 PB. InvestigationManager provides centralized search and data mining, while EndaceCMS manages physical and cloud probes. Browser-based EndaceVision searches historical packets and includes hosted Wireshark decoding without downloading large PCAP files. The platform supports live capture, offline trace analysis, display filters, protocol decryption, and pcap, pcapng, and ERF formats. Endace lists Elastic integrations and an API for open-source, custom, and Fusion Partner tools. Appliances can host applications such as EndaceFlow. Security controls include hardened Linux, disabled shell access, authentication options, role-based access, and stated certifications. Pricing is available on request.

NetworkMiner analyzes captured network traffic and can sniff live traffic, extracting artifacts such as files, images, emails, and passwords from PCAP files. It also builds a host inventory from IP address information for passive asset discovery and communication overviews. The free edition supports live sniffing and PCAP and ETL parsing on Windows and Linux, but not PcapNG parsing. Professional accepts PcapNG, Pcap-over-IP, and PacketCache data in addition to PCAP, ETL, and live sniffing, and exports results to CSV, JSON-LD, and XML. Its protocol features include file extraction across listed protocols, while VoIP support includes audio extraction from unencrypted calls. Professional also provides OSINT lookups for hashes, IP addresses, domains, and URLs. NetworkMiner does not decrypt HTTPS or other TLS-encrypted sessions. Extracted data stays on the end-user device rather than in the cloud. The source code is GPLv2 free and open source. Netresec warns that opening PCAPs can automatically extract malware and recommends Linux or Windows Sandbox to reduce self-infection risk.