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Compare PingPlotter and Wireshark 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Forever
No pricing available
PingPlotter
Star Rating
(45)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Forever
Browse all 3 pricing plansWireshark
Star Rating
(145)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about WiresharkSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Wireshark excels in performance monitoring with a score of 9.5, allowing for detailed packet analysis, while PingPlotter, with a score of 9.0, provides solid performance monitoring but lacks the depth of packet-level insights that Wireshark offers.
- Reviewers mention that Wireshark's alerting feature scores 7.4, which is higher than PingPlotter's 6.5, indicating that Wireshark provides more robust alerting capabilities, although both products could improve in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Wireshark's path analysis feature scores 9.1, making it a strong choice for users needing detailed route tracing, whereas PingPlotter's score of 8.1 suggests it offers decent path analysis but may not be as comprehensive.
- Users on G2 report that Wireshark's data visualization capabilities score 8.9, which is slightly better than PingPlotter's 8.8, indicating that both tools provide good visualization options, but Wireshark may have a slight edge in presenting complex data clearly.
- Reviewers mention that Wireshark's multi-network capability scores 8.8, allowing users to analyze multiple networks effectively, while PingPlotter's score of 7.6 suggests it may not handle multi-network environments as efficiently.
- Users say that Wireshark's improvement suggestions feature scores 8.2, indicating a proactive approach to network issues, while PingPlotter's lower score of 6.4 suggests it may not provide as many actionable insights for network optimization.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PingPlotter
PingPlotter Free
$0.00
Forever
Real-time network troubleshooting
- Test one target at once
- 10 minute history graph for the target hop
- Load PingPlotter files made by your machine
Wireshark
No pricing availableFree Trial
PingPlotter
Free Trial is available
Wireshark
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
37
9.4
117
Ease of Use
9.0
37
8.0
119
Ease of Setup
9.3
14
8.9
24
Ease of Admin
8.8
13
8.6
20
Quality of Support
8.7
29
8.3
94
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
11
8.2
19
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
35
9.4
117
Features by Category
Functionality
9.1
9
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PingPlotter and Wireshark share no categories
Unique Categories
PingPlotter is categorized as Network Monitoring
Wireshark is categorized as Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PingPlotter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wireshark
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
18.2%
Telecommunications
11.4%
Insurance
9.1%
Higher Education
6.8%
Computer Software
6.8%
Other
47.7%
Information Technology and Services
21.6%
Computer & Network Security
15.8%
Computer Networking
11.5%
Computer Software
10.1%
Telecommunications
9.4%
Other
31.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
PingPlotter
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
Easy to use interface and understandable trace results.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Higher Education
I'm not a fan of the interface. It could use a more updated, user friendly look.
Wireshark
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alejandro G.
Verified User in Higher Education
Thanks to its graphical interface, I have found Wireshark very easy to use as it allows for easy and efficient capturing and analyzing of data packets. It also provides an excellent network traffic analysis, making it helpful in troubleshooting issues.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Higher Education
Easy to use interface and understandable trace results.
Alejandro G.
Verified User in Higher Education
Thanks to its graphical interface, I have found Wireshark very easy to use as it allows for easy and efficient capturing and analyzing of data packets. It also provides an excellent network traffic analysis, making it helpful in troubleshooting issues.
Verified User in Higher Education
I'm not a fan of the interface. It could use a more updated, user friendly look.
Alternatives
Discussions
Is PingPlotter worth?
1 comment
DC
Yes, I was able to learn that a switch in my network schema was holding up traffic.Read more
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