Chrome DevTools vs. NetworkMiner

Chrome DevTools helps us identify areas to address such as optimising website performance, cross-browser compatibility, and responsive design. We use the Coverage and panel to identify any unused code, which can cause slow loading times, together with the Network panel which is crucial for analysing page load performance and optimising resources.

Incentivized

The NetworkMiner software in my view is a software recommended for small and/or large companies, it may be less useful in small companies or offices, but it can also be used for simple analysis. In medium and large scenarios, it is very useful in analyzing network traffic and identifying possible security flaws, password exposures and weaknesses in the security of solutions and/or technologies used in the internal network.

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• Provides clear, easy to understand, and actionable intelligence on how the browser is retrieving, parsing and rendering the page.
• Covers a wide gamut of front-end development tasks, from manipulating CSS rules to line-by-line debugging of JavaScript to helpful page and server insights.
• Continuously incorporates new tools and helpful features. With nearly every major Chrome release there is a "What's new" update with at least one or two useful items.

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• Credential capture exclusive tab
• Graphical interface for data analysis
• Exclusive intuitive host connection listing tab

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• I think the layout is too complex, it should be simpler and easy to use for an average developer.
• I would like more tools for CSS oriented development like Grid Helpers, Flux containers, CSS animations, etc.
• I would like a better tool for errors, like telling me what to do if I find a JS problem, CSS problem or a wrong redirection.

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• MAC listing of hosts in listed connections
• Possibility to start capture focusing on only a specific host

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While Chrome DevTools are very powerful, it's not the easiest thing to use, as there are so many different tools built in. It takes some exploring to discover all the options possible within DevTools, but with a little exploring, the DevTools become a very powerful asset. Accessing the basic HTML and CSS inspection is very easy though, and that's the most common usage for the DevTools.

Incentivized

I'm not entirely sure what to rate the support for DevTools, because I don't have any experience dealing with official customer support for DevTools. I would guess the primary support for DevTools would be in a Chrome forum. Typically if I have a question or issue, I am able to find an answer from doing a quick Google search. It's pretty widely used, so it's not difficult to find answers.

Incentivized

I find them pretty much the same, they have the same tools except Firefox doesn't provide the lighthouse functionality. I do prefer firefox's dark theme and colour palette. But I use Chrome Dev tools because of the Light house functionality that analyzes the page load and scores the website on desktop and mobile experience.

Incentivized

• One major positive impact that using Chrome DevTools has on business is the ability to test your page on multiple devices, screen sizes, and user agents. You can do a lot of QA testing from chrome and that saves time.
• Since DevTools is a free product that comes bundled within another free product I don't see any negative impact that derives from its use.

Incentivized

• Increase in the possibility of identifying security flaws in trafficked data
• Monitor network traffic easily with no financial investment

Incentivized