SoftPerfect Network Scanner Alternatives for Linux

SoftPerfect Network Scanner is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Nmap, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SoftPerfect Network Scanner and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SoftPerfect Network Scanner are Angry IP Scanner, Zenmap, NetPeek and Intermapper.

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  1. Nmap icon
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    Open-source utility for security auditing and network exploration, utilizing raw IP packets to scan hosts and services, identify OS and service versions, and assess network infrastructure, compatible across major operating systems with advanced GUI and tool suite.

    76 Nmap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. Angry IP Scanner icon
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    Open-source, cross-platform network scanner for fast and simple IP and port scanning. It's lightweight, requires no installation, utilizes multithreading for speed, and is extendable via plugins. It pings IPs, resolves hostnames, determines MAC addresses, provides NetBIOS info, and saves results in various formats.

    86 Angry IP Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  3. Zenmap icon
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    Zenmap is the official cross-platform GUI for the Nmap Security Scanner. It is free and runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, etc. Zenmap aims to make Nmap easy for beginners to use while providing advanced features for experienced Nmap users.

    54 Zenmap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. NetPeek icon
     12 likes

    A modern libadwaita-based network scanner for GNOME that helps you discover devices on your local network.

    60 NetPeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. Intermapper icon
     8 likes

    Diagnose network performance problems in real-time with Intermapper, network monitoring software from HelpSystems. Powerful, reliable, and user-friendly, Intermapper helps network professionals stay ahead of outages by monitoring the performance of all your physical and virtual...

    38 Intermapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. grIP is a console-based, multiplatorm TCP port scanner with support for IPv4 ranges as well as individual IPv6 IPs. It will shuffle the scan range and utilize a configurable number of sockets to scan it in parallel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  7. runZero provides asset inventory and network visibility for security and IT teams. You can discover your entire inventory including managed and unmanaged devices, on-premises and cloud assets, IT and OT infrastructure, endpoints at work and at home.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. LOGINventory icon
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    LOGINventory helps organizations automatically discover, manage, and document their entire IT infrastructure—including hardware, software, and even non-IT assets.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Fnmap icon
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    A front-end for the nmap command, similar and partially compatible with zenmap written in Dart+Flutter. Fnmap pretty prints XML output and provides tabular views of the data nmap collects. Fnmap can load XML scan files that are produced directly from the nmap CLI and can also...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
    • US flagUnited States
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  10. NmapSI4 icon
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    NmapSi4 is a complete Qt-based Gui with the design goals to provide a complete nmap interface for Users, in order to menage all option of this power security net scanner and search services vulnerability.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. Netoster icon
     4 likes

    Netoster: Solving Your Network Mysteries.

    Cost / License

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    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. Umit: The Nmap Frontend: Umit was designed to accomodate and run more than one scan at time. Each scan is executed and shown inside a Scan Tab, which has a title and organize every information obtained in the scan result.

    The Scan Tab tries to facilitate your life, by making th.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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