# Wireshark: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/wireshark

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/index.md) | 2% | 23 | 33% | 9 |
| [Network monitoring and management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-monitoring-and-management/index.md) | 0% | 72 | 50% | 4 |
| [OT and IoT security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ot-and-iot-security/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Budget-conscious: Start with Wireshark + ntopng combination" (Claude Haiku 4.5, NDR)
- "Use Wireshark on a SPAN/mirror port, Nmap, or Angry IP Scanner for asset inventory and basic anomaly detection." (Grok 4.20, OT/IoT security)
- "Keep Wireshark as your free troubleshooting companion for when you need to inspect individual packets." (Kimi K2, NDR)
- "Stick to established community standards like Nmap, Wireshark, Angry IP Scanner" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Network monitoring)

## And against it

- "Wireshark is not an automated, continuous monitoring system, but rather an essential deep-packet inspection tool" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Network monitoring)
- "excellent for deep protocol inspection but is not a practical continuous monitoring platform by itself" (Perplexity Sonar, NDR)
- "too large for basic, manual monitoring (like just using Wireshark or simple ping scripts)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Network monitoring)
- "Requires expertise to use effectively, not ideal for continuous monitoring" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, NDR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Wireshark, from 28 of the 42 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- comparitech.com: 15
- motadata.com: 15
- softwaretestinghelp.com: 12
- guideflow.com: 9
- rajeshkumar.xyz: 9
- sourceforge.net: 8
- trustradius.com: 8
- auvik.com: 7
- capterra.com: 7
- g2.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://motadata.com/blog/network-traffic-analysis-tools: 14
- https://softwaretestinghelp.com/top-network-traffic-analyzers: 11
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-network-traffic-analysis-tools: 7
- https://guideflow.com/blog/network-traffic-analysis-tools: 7
- https://rajeshkumar.xyz/blog/network-analysis-tools: 7
- https://auvik.com/franklyit/blog/best-network-traffic-monitor: 6
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/network-throughput-best-monitors: 6
- https://softwareadvice.com/network-monitoring: 5

## In its own words

What Wireshark's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The world's leading network protocol analyzer (https://wireshark.org/)
- For: professionals worldwide (https://wireshark.org/)
- Free plan or trial: free and open source (https://wireshark.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page wireshark.org exposes, read 2026-10-05: 515 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 86 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-01
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 334 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2025-01-01 blog: Those arent packets https://blog.wireshark.org/2025/01/those-arent-packets
- Recent: 2024-08-01 blog: Whats new in wireshark 4 4 https://blog.wireshark.org/2024/08/whats-new-in-wireshark-4-4
- Recent: 2024-01-01 blog: From network packets to log data how logray built upon falcos foundation https://blog.wireshark.org/2024/01/from-network-packets-to-log-data-how-logray-built-upon-falcos-foundation
- Recent: 2023-09-01 blog: The evolution of system introspection from bpf to wireshark to falco https://blog.wireshark.org/2023/09/the-evolution-of-system-introspection-from-bpf-to-wireshark-to-falco
- Recent: 2023-07-01 blog: Wireshark is 25 https://blog.wireshark.org/2023/07/wireshark-is-25
- Recent: 2023-03-01 blog: Announcing the wireshark foundation https://blog.wireshark.org/2023/03/announcing-the-wireshark-foundation

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.