# netsniff-ng toolkit

netsniff-ng toolkit is a Penetration Testing product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

netsniff-ng is a free Linux networking toolkit with zero-copy mechanisms for network development, analysis, and auditing.

## What is netsniff-ng toolkit?

netsniff-ng is a free Linux networking toolkit, a Swiss army knife for your daily Linux network plumbing if you will. Its gain of performance is reached by zero-copy mechanisms, so that on packet reception and transmission the kernel does not need to copy packets from kernel space to user space and vice versa.

Our toolkit can be used for network development and analysis, debugging, auditing or network reconnaissance. The netsniff-ng toolkit consists of the following utilities:
- netsniff-ng, a fast zero-copy analyzer, pcap capturing and replaying tool
- trafgen, a multithreaded low-level zero-copy network packet generator
- mausezahn, high-level packet generator for HW/SW appliances with Cisco-CLI
- bpfc, a Berkeley Packet Filter compiler, Linux BPF JIT disassembler
- ifpps, a top-like kernel networking statistics tool
- flowtop, a top-like netfilter connection tracking tool
- curvetun, a lightweight curve25519-based IP tunnel
- astraceroute, an autonomous system (AS) trace route utility

Get it via Git: git clone git://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.git

Note (*): We took over further maintenance and development of mausezahn.

Download and Release Notes: In general, the latest Git development version from our repository can be used as it is considered quite stable and includes new features. From time to time we also do stable snapshots from our Git tree and announce it on our mailing list. The current stable release is netsniff-ng 0.6.7.

Tags: PCAP, Packet Capture, Network Reconnaissance

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Detect](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-detect-program-small-team): helps you spot attacks and unusual activity.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/categories/pentesting-tools)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- Website: netsniff-ng.org

## netsniff-ng toolkit FAQ

### What is netsniff-ng toolkit?

netsniff-ng toolkit is a product in the Penetration Testing category. It covers PCAP, Packet Capture and Network Reconnaissance.

### What is the pricing for netsniff-ng toolkit?

netsniff-ng toolkit is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://netsniff-ng.org/.

### What are alternatives to netsniff-ng toolkit?

Alternatives to netsniff-ng toolkit listed on CybersecTools:

1. [AgentRidge](https://cybersectools.com/tools/agentridge) - Desktop Mission Control for authorized pentests with local AI agents. (Commercial)
2. [Soluciones Seguras Estudios de Vulnerabilidad](https://cybersectools.com/tools/soluciones-seguras-estudios-de-vulnerabilidad) - Professional vulnerability assessment and penetration testing service (Commercial)
3. [Ampcus Agentic AI](https://cybersectools.com/tools/ampcus-agentic-ai) - Autonomous AI system for continuous penetration testing and exploit validation (Commercial)
4. [MindTheHack Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mindthehack-platform) - AI-driven pentesting platform with white hat hacker community support (Commercial)
5. [Beetles CrowdSpark Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/beetles-crowdspark-platform) - Pentest engagement management platform with continuous testing & real-time reporting. (Commercial)

Compare all netsniff-ng toolkit alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/netsniff-ng-toolkit](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/netsniff-ng-toolkit)

### What deployment and organization size does netsniff-ng toolkit fit?

netsniff-ng toolkit is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare netsniff-ng toolkit with similar solutions

- [netsniff-ng toolkit vs AgentRidge](https://cybersectools.com/compare/agentridge-vs-netsniff-ng-toolkit)
- [netsniff-ng toolkit vs Soluciones Seguras Estudios de Vulnerabilidad](https://cybersectools.com/compare/netsniff-ng-toolkit-vs-soluciones-seguras-estudios-de-vulnerabilidad)
- [netsniff-ng toolkit vs Ampcus Agentic AI](https://cybersectools.com/compare/ampcus-agentic-ai-vs-netsniff-ng-toolkit)

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