nChronos vs SentryWire
| nChronos | SentryWire | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Web |
| Live capture | Yes | Yes |
| Offline trace analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Display filters | Yes | Yes |
| Capture file formats | Colasoft Packet File (.cscpkt, .rawpkt, .cscproj); Accellent 5Views (.5vw); EtherPeek V9 (.pkt); HP Unix Nettl (.TRC0, .TRC1); libpcap/Wireshark/Ethereal/Tcpdump (.cap, .pcap); Microsoft Network Monitor 1.x/2.x (.cap); Novell LANalyzer (.tr1); NetXRay 2.0; Windows Sniffer (.cap); Sun_Snoop (.Snoop); Visual Network Traffic Capture (.cap) | PCAP |
| Supported platforms | Linux server; Windows console; web browser for server configuration | virtual machines, hardware appliances, portable systems, cluster nodes |
Both are listed in Best Network Packet Capture Software. On Inferse, nChronos scores higher on our published basis.