# PacketStreamer

PacketStreamer is a Digital Forensics product. It runs in the cloud. Pricing is free.

High-performance remote packet capture and collection tool used for forensic analysis in cloud workloads.

Checked October 2026.

## What is PacketStreamer?

PacketStreamer is a high-performance remote packet capture and collection tool used by Deepfence's ThreatStryker security observability platform. It captures network traffic on demand from cloud workloads for forensic analysis, with primary design goals of staying light, capturing and streaming without additional processing. PacketStreamer sensors are deployed on target servers to capture and stream traffic to a central receiver, where packets are written in pcap format. The tool is portable and works across virtual machines, Kubernetes, and AWS Fargate, with the ability to compress and encrypt traffic streams using TLS.

Tags: Packet Capture

## 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.
- [Respond](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-respond-program-small-team): helps you contain and handle incidents.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Digital Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/categories/digital-forensics)
- Deployment: Cloud
- Company size fit: Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 1,927
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## PacketStreamer FAQ

### What is PacketStreamer?

PacketStreamer is a product in the Digital Forensics category. It covers Packet Capture.

### What is the pricing for PacketStreamer?

PacketStreamer is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/deepfence/PacketStreamer/.

### What are alternatives to PacketStreamer?

Alternatives to PacketStreamer listed on CybersecTools:

1. [ExtraHop Packet Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/tools/extrahop-packet-forensics) - Continuous full packet capture and forensics for network investigations (Commercial)
2. [Packet Capture (cStor®)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/packet-capture-cstorr) - Lossless packet capture & analysis appliance at 10–200 Gbps line rate. (Commercial)
3. [Endace Full Packet Capture](https://cybersectools.com/tools/endace-full-packet-capture) - Full packet capture platform for network forensics and incident response. (Commercial)
4. [Actifile Digital Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/tools/actifile-digital-forensics) - Automated digital forensics tool for real-time data activity monitoring and IR. (Commercial)
5. [SISA Compromise Assessment](https://cybersectools.com/tools/sisa-compromise-assessment) - Service that detects hidden breaches and indicators of compromise across IT environments (Commercial)

Compare all PacketStreamer alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/packetstreamer](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/packetstreamer)

### What deployment and organization size does PacketStreamer fit?

PacketStreamer is available as a cloud service. It is listed for mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare PacketStreamer with similar solutions

- [PacketStreamer vs ExtraHop Packet Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/compare/extrahop-packet-forensics-vs-packetstreamer)
- [PacketStreamer vs Packet Capture (cStor®)](https://cybersectools.com/compare/packet-capture-cstorr-vs-packetstreamer)
- [PacketStreamer vs Endace Full Packet Capture](https://cybersectools.com/compare/endace-full-packet-capture-vs-packetstreamer)

All alternatives to PacketStreamer: [/alternatives/packetstreamer](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/packetstreamer)

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