Virtual Access Point AlternativesWi-Fi Hotspots and other similar apps like Virtual Access Point

Virtual Access Point is described as 'Share your Internet through Wi-Fi' and is a Wi-Fi Hotspot in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Virtual Access Point for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Windows Mobile and Mac apps. The best Virtual Access Point alternative is PdaNet, which is free. Other great apps like Virtual Access Point are Connectify Hotspot, Virtual Wifi Router Version 2, wicd and Virtual Router Plus.

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  1. PdaNet icon
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    PdaNet turns your smartphone into a true WiFi router for your computer (MAC or PC), and allows your laptop to go online wirelessly through the 3G network.

    7 PdaNet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Cydia
     
    • PdaNet is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Virtual Access Point.

    • PdaNet is the most popular free alternative to Virtual Access Point.

    • PdaNet is Freemium and ProprietaryVirtual Access Point is Paid and Proprietary
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    With Connectify Hotspot, you can transform your PC into a real WiFi hotspot, and share your computer’s Internet connection as Wi-Fi with any other PC or mobile device.

    28 Connectify Hotspot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Connectify Hotspot is the most popular commercial alternative to Virtual Access Point.

    • Connectify Hotspot is Paid and ProprietaryVirtual Access Point is also Paid and Proprietary
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    It can turn your Windows 7 PC (when equipped with a WiFi card) into a WiFi router. Windows 7 has an option to create AdHoc networks but devices like phones and tablets will not be able to connect to this network.

    26 Virtual Wifi Router Version 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. wicd icon
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    Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
    • wicd is the most popular Linux alternative to Virtual Access Point.

    • wicd is the most popular Open Source alternative to Virtual Access Point.

    • wicd is Free and Open SourceVirtual Access Point is Paid and Proprietary
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    Improvements from Virtual Router :

    • Works on Windows 8 and Windows 2012
    • Solved the problem of "Virtual router could not be started"
    • No installation needed
    • Do not start background service so anything is under your control.
    29 Virtual Router Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    create_ap - This script creates a NATed or Bridged WiFi Access Point. The create_ap script combines hostapd, dnsmasq and iptables to create a Bridged/NATed Access Point

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. AndroidWifi icon
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    Set of batch scripts that can be used on Windows 7 to share your wifi connection with any mobile device. This script is especially made for android mobile devices.

    25 AndroidWifi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  8. mHotspot icon
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    mHotspot is a completely free software which converts your windows 7 & 8 laptop into a virtual wifi router and creates a secure wifi hotspot.

    24 mHotspot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  9. Winhotspot icon
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    Win Hotspot is portable WiFi hotspot application has inbuilt WiFi Scanner to list Channel ,Signal % etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Maryfi icon
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    Maryfi is a free and easy to use software router for Windows 7 computers. With Maryfi, users can wirelessly share any Internet connection: a cable modem, a cellular card, or even another Wi-Fi network. Other Wi-Fi enabled devices including laptops, smart phones, music players...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators, RADIUS client, EAP server, and RADIUS authentication server.

    18 hostapd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware.

    9 Ethtool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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