inSSIDer Alternatives

inSSIDer is described as 'A network analyzer designed for modern Wi-Fi environments, showing physical and logical views, signal strength, channel recommendations, and filtering options' and is a very popular network analyzer in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to inSSIDer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and iPhone apps. The best inSSIDer alternative is NetSpot. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Homedale or Vistumbler. Other great apps like inSSIDer are Acrylic Wifi, Kismet, WiFi Explorer and WiFi Analyzer - VREM.

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  1. NetSpot icon
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    NetSpot is a simple and accessible wireless survey tool, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data.

    48 NetSpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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  2. Acrylic Wifi icon
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    Acrylic WiFi Free v2.2 for Windows is an advanced Wi-Fi scanner that is able to gather real-time WLAN information and perform network analysis.

    18 Acrylic Wifi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Homedale icon
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    With Homedale you can search for Wi-Fi / WLAN Access Points and monitor their signal strength. Use the detected access points with Google Geolocation and Mozilla Location Service to locate yourself.

    34 Homedale alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Vistumbler icon
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    Vistumbler is a wireless network scanner and mapping utility designed for Windows Vista and above

    24 Vistumbler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Kismet icon
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    Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware) can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic.

    36 Kismet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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  6. WiFi Explorer icon
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    WiFi Explorer is a tool to scan, find, and troubleshoot wireless networks. It can be used to quickly identify channel conflicts, overlapping and other factors (e.g. configuration issues) that may be affecting the connectivity and/or performance of your wireless network in homes...

    28 WiFi Explorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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  7. Wi-Fi Info icon
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    Powerful network toolset packed into an Android app. Gathers and displays the information about the Wi-Fi network environment!.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. Wi-Fi Scanner shows you detailed information about wireless networks in their vicinity, as well as its parameters and signal strength. To improve network signal quality, Wi-Fi Scanner shows busy channels and thus helps users find a free channel for their access point.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. WiFi Monitor icon
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    WiFi Monitor is a powerful tool that allows you to analyze the state of Wi-Fi networks and gather data about its parameters (signal strength, frequency, connection speed, etc). Useful for setting up a router and checking devices connected to WLAN.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10. iStumbler icon
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    iStumbler is the leading wireless discovery tool for Mac OS X, providing plugins for finding AirPort networks, Bluetooth devices and Bonjour services with your Mac.

    24 iStumbler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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