Item: Wireshark
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Wireshark

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it mainly for interrogation, analysis, and monitoring of network packets. Additionally where there are issues we use it for troubleshooting and remediating these issues. It's easy to use with a practical and straightforward GUI, which is simple to get accustomed to. Additionally with it being open source costs are almost minimal and it still performs as efficiently, reliably, and admirably as paid-for commercial off-the-shelf software competitors.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Analysing Network Traffic
Troubleshooring Network Packets
Easy to deploy and make modifications to configuration
Cheap and cost effective to run, administer and manage

Cons

Sometimes difficult to read analysis
Lag and Latency may occur occasionally due to over dependency on resources
Although GUI is easy to use, it needs to be updated to match competitors
Filters are not easiest to use

Return on Investment

The return on investment is almost negligible as there were almost zero upfront costs. Reports and in-depth analysis/intelligence gathering are virtually free
We have saved a lot of money by deploying Wireshark but still have a reliable and efficient network analysing application
Excellent user interface makes it simplea nd easy to use

Usability

It's very simple and easy to use, although individuals not used to managing and administering networks would take some time to get familiar with it. Once they have mastered use of the application, it's easy to stay knowledgeable about it, iteration after iteration. It is well supported online through an open-source community network of professionals who are helpful in imparting knowledge and in providing assistance.

Alternatives Considered

TCPdump

We also use TCPdump which is free but doesn't have the range of Wireshark. It is also not as feature-rich as Wireshark.

Key Insights

Do you think Wireshark delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Wireshark's feature set?

Yes

Did Wireshark live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Wireshark go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Wireshark again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Atlassian Confluence, Checkmarx

Likelihood to Recommend

Wireshark being an open source tool means that we have a cost-efficient, reliable, trustworthy, and efficient network sniffing and analysing tool, which monitors all our network traffic reliably and in real-time. Troubleshooting and remediation of network packets is done easily and systematically. The filtering of packets is simple and allows for a better, more in-depth analysis. Real-time capture of events and excellent report-deriving capabilities are two further facets of the software.

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Excellent Network Analysing, Monitoring and Troubleshooting application