PF_RING VS pcap4j

Compare PF_RING vs pcap4j and see what are their differences.

PF_RING

High-speed packet processing framework (by ntop)
pf-ring capture-packets high-speed 100gbit 10gbit 40gbit
Source Code
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pcap4j

A Java library for capturing, crafting, and sending packets. (by kaitoy)
capture-packets Winpcap Libpcap sending-packets java-library pcap-library jna Java Npcap
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PF_RING pcap4j
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2,621 1,125
1.1% -
9.2 0.0
8 days ago over 1 year ago
C Java
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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PF_RING

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pcap4j

Posts with mentions or reviews of pcap4j. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-08-08.
  • PCAP parsing very slow
    2 projects | /r/learnpython | 8 Aug 2021
    I just created a java app to do the same thing with https://github.com/kaitoy/pcap4j and https://github.com/ctongfei/progressbar
  • Library for capturing and crafting packets
    1 project | /r/javahelp | 29 May 2021
    I think java represents packets as datagrams in the standard library, as described in this tutorial. Otherwise, pcap4j will probably fit your needs, depending on the actual requirements.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing PF_RING and pcap4j you can also consider the following projects:

pyshark - Python wrapper for tshark, allowing python packet parsing using wireshark dissectors

oshi - Native Operating System and Hardware Information

PcapPlusPlus - PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing and crafting of network packets. It is designed to be efficient, powerful and easy to use. It provides C++ wrappers for the most popular packet processing engines such as libpcap, Npcap, WinPcap, DPDK, AF_XDP and PF_RING.

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HttpCanary - A powerful capture and injection tool for the Android platform

progressbar - Terminal-based progress bar for Java / JVM

AQtion - Aquantia AQC multigigabit NIC linux driver (atlantic) - development preview

MakeLobbiesGreatAgain - Steam Networked-based Game Lag Checker

tn40xx-driver - Linux driver for tn40xx from Tehuti Networks

Mockito - Most popular Mocking framework for unit tests written in Java

PF_RING vs pyshark pcap4j vs oshi PF_RING vs PcapPlusPlus pcap4j vs Flyway PF_RING vs HttpCanary pcap4j vs progressbar PF_RING vs AQtion pcap4j vs MakeLobbiesGreatAgain PF_RING vs tn40xx-driver pcap4j vs Mockito