HOMER vs tcpdump

HOMER

5.2 #15 in Network Protocol Analyzers

About HOMER

tcpdump

5.8 #11 in Network Packet Analyzer Software

About tcpdump
HOMERtcpdump
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsWeb, macOS, LinuxLinux, macOS, Windows
Deploymentserverboth
Capture sourcesbothboth
PCAP supportYesYes
Traffic decryptionNoYes
CLI toolsYesYes
Remote captureYesYes
Flow analysisYes—
Free plan—Yes

Both are listed in Best Network Protocol Analyzers. On Inferse, tcpdump scores higher on our published basis.