NETCAP vs PcapAI
NETCAP
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| Figure | NETCAP | PcapAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €49/mo | $9.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 13 |
| Spec score · Network Packet Analyzer Software | 9.2 (#2) | 8.4 (#6) |
| Integrations | Pro lists handoffs or integrations with Wireshark, Metasploit, hashcat, John, and BetterCrack; Core includes a Maltego transformation plugin. | The maker describes use with SIEM systems, CI/CD pipelines, ticketing workflows and custom backend scripts. |
| Security | The download page says Pro analyzes captures locally on the user's machine and has no upload step. | The maker says transfers use TLS 1.3, files are encrypted at rest during processing, and each analysis runs in an isolated container. |
| Support | Pro includes email support, Enterprise offers priority support with an SLA, and Core lists community support. | The FAQ says most standard captures process in under one to two minutes and high-volume files often complete in under five minutes on dedicated infrastructure. |
| What it does | NETCAP converts live network traffic or PCAP files into structured, type-safe audit records for security research, forensics, monitoring and machine-learning workflows. | PcapAI is a web platform that automatically analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG captures with AI and deep packet inspection. |
Plans
PcapAI
- Single Report$9, paid once
- Starter$19 a month
- Starter pack$35, paid once
- Pro$49 a month
- Standard pack$83, paid once
- Advanced$99 a month
- Starter (yearly)$114 a year
- Starter yearly$114 a year
- Pro pack$135, paid once
- Pro (yearly)$294 a year
In their own words
NETCAP
NETCAP converts network packet streams into structured audit records for network analysis, security research, machine learning and forensics. Its free Core edition covers 66+ record types for protocols including TCP, UDP, HTTP, TLS, DNS and DHCP. Core captures live traffic, processes PCAP files, supports distributed collection and HTTP proxy capture, and outputs Protocol Buffers, CSV, JSON streams and Prometheus metrics. It is an open-source CLI under GPL-3.0, with platform binaries and Docker images.
Pro adds interactive graph analysis, a network activity timeline, investigation notes and more than 35 analysis modules. It can flag anomalies in decoded traffic and draft incident reports for editing; the maker says Pro analyzes captures locally without an upload step. Pro is available for macOS, Windows and Linux and includes email support. The plan is listed at $548 a month, with a €48/year option also shown, and a 14-day trial without a credit card. Enterprise has custom pricing and includes unlimited team seats, priority support with an SLA, custom integrations and volume licensing.
PcapAI
PcapAI analyzes PCAP and PCAPNG network captures and creates security reports. Its machine-learning models evaluate packet context and relate findings to MITRE ATT&CK techniques. Reports are downloadable PDFs with risk scores, packet evidence, findings, and remediation steps. The service detects plaintext credentials, NTLM hashes, Kerberos tickets, and session tokens, then masks discovered credentials in reports. It also surfaces retransmissions, per-flow latency, TCP Zero Window events, and ARP conflicts. The homepage offers free uploads without an account; compressed archives are not accepted, and file-size limits vary by plan. Options include web, API, Windows, macOS, Linux, and self-hosted use. An open-source MCP Server supports local analysis with AI assistants such as Claude Desktop; the maker says packet data stays on the device. The Advanced plan includes API access, and the maker describes sending findings to Splunk, Elastic SIEM, or Microsoft Sentinel. Pricing includes a $9.00 USD one-time Single Report, monthly and annual plans, and one-time packs.