Capsa (software)

Capsa is the name for a family of packet analyzer developed by Colasoft for network administrators to monitor, troubleshoot and analyze wired & wireless networks. Currently, there are three editions available: Capsa Enterprise Edition, Capsa Standard Edition, and Capsa Free Edition.

This article is about the line of network analyzers from Colasoft. For the city in Tunisia originally named Capsa, see Gafsa.
Capsa Network Analyzer
Developer(s)Colasoft
Stable release
11.1[1] / 18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypePacket analyzer
LicenseFreeware Shareware
Websitewww.colasoft.com/capsa/

Advance Features
  • Captures packets from a single or multiple network adapters
  • Analyzes the header & contents of each packet
  • Provides statistics on MAC & IP address
  • Analyze Protocol (Data link -> Application Layer)
  • Diagnoses 40 kinds of network problems
  • Presents statistics in graphs
  • Alerts Computer network anomalies
  • Outputs packets & logs to files
  • Logs DNS, web browsing, Email, FTP & IM services

Capsa Enterprise Edition

Capsa Enterprise Edition is the flagship of Colasoft Capsa packet analyzer family, it supports both Ethernet and WLAN networks. It performs real-time packet capturing and analysis as well as supporting past-events analysis. It is marketed as a tool for enterprise network administrator to help them deal with daily network work, various kinds of network problem and maintain a productive enterprise network.

Capsa Standard Edition

Capsa Standard Edition is an Ethernet packet analyzer designed for networking professionals or small business network administrators. It is marketed as a network tool for network monitoring, troubleshooting and analyzing purposes.

Capsa Free Edition

Capsa Free Edition is a freeware Ethernet packet analyzer designed by Colasoft for personal use. It is marketed as a tool for network geeks to learn protocols, packets, and other networking related knowledge, and it is free of charge for personal or family users' network monitoring or troubleshooting needs. Anyone can download Capsa Free Edition at Colasoft website for any legal noncommercial use.

Comparison of editions
FeatureEnterprise EditionStandard EditionFree Edition
Monitors WiFi ConnectionsYesNoNo
IP Addresses MonitoredUnlimitedUnlimited10
Session Timeout LengthUnlimitedUnlimited4 hours
Adapter MonitorsYesYesYes
Manually Save FilesYesYesYes
Online Auto-UpdateYesYesNo
Run Multiple ProjectsYesYesNo
Support Multiple AdaptersYesYesNo
Support Network TAPYesYesNo
PrintingYesYesNo
Export DataYesYesNo
Log output functionYesYesNo
Fast Speed Packet ReplayYesYesNo
Process ViewYesYesNo
Application ViewYesYesNo
TCP Port Scan ViewYesNoNo
VoIP ViewYesNoNo
ReportsYesNoNo
Diagnosis FunctionYesNoNo
Security Analysis ProfileYesNoNo
Custom ReportsYesNoNo
Packet Auto-output FunctionYesNoNo
Auto-SchedulingYesNoNo
ARP Attack ViewYesNoNo
Worm ViewYesNoNo
DoS Attacking ViewYesNoNo
DoS Attacked ViewYesNoNo
Suspicious Conversation ViewYesNoNo
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References
  1. "Colasoft Announces Release of Capsa Network Analyzer v11.1 with Enhanced Usability" (Press release). April 25, 2018.
  2. "Capsa portable network analyzer, Sniff packets and Analyze Protocols, Free Trial - Colasoft". Colasoft. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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