GL PacketScan vs TShark
GL PacketScan
gl.comTShark
wireshark.orgSide by side
| Figure | GL PacketScan | TShark |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Network Packet Capture Software | 7.4 (#11) | 7.3 (#17) |
| Spec score · Network Protocol Analyzers | 7.4 (#21) | 7.4 (#25) |
| Spec score · Network Packet Analyzer Software | 7.4 (#23) | 7.4 (#27) |
| Purpose | PacketScan captures and analyzes live or recorded IPv4 and IPv6 traffic for telecom, enterprise, VoIP, wireless, and mission-critical networks. | TShark captures live network traffic or reads saved captures, then decodes packets for output or writes them to a file. |
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In their own words
GL PacketScan
GL PacketScan has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
TShark
TShark is the Wireshark project's terminal-mode utility for capturing and analyzing network traffic. It can capture live packets or read saved captures, decode packet data for output, and write captures to a file. Its native capture format is pcapng, and it can read and write formats supported by Wireshark. Display filters use Wireshark syntax to select packets and protocol fields. Output formats include fields, JSON, PDML, and text; capture controls include interface selection, capture filters, packet limits, and ring-buffer files. TShark can write ElasticSearch mapping data or pipe packet output to another program or script. One constraint is that display filters are unavailable when capturing and saving packets with the -w option. The manual sets a 2 TB maximum capture-file size and notes potential issues above 2^32 packets. The Wireshark project is maintained by the Wireshark Foundation, a nonprofit supported by donations. TShark is free under GNU GPL version 2 and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.