Hotspot Alternatives

Hotspot is described as 'Turn on the portable WiFi Hotspot feature with a single touch. 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.Available on Windows 10 Mobile and PC' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hotspot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and BSD apps. The best Hotspot alternative is Connectify Hotspot. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try create_ap or Virtual Router Plus. Other great apps like Hotspot are Linux Wifi Hotspot, AndroidWifi, mHotspot and Virtual Wifi Router Version 2.

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Connectify Hotspot
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
29 Connectify Hotspot alternatives
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.
- - Connectify Hotspot is the most popular Windows alternative to Hotspot.
- - Connectify Hotspot is the most popular commercial alternative to Hotspot.
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Connectify Hotspot Features
1. Wi-Fi SharingConnectify Hotspot can help you quickly share your Wi-Fi with your friends and colleagues.
create_ap
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Free • Open Source
Linux
12 create_ap alternatives
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
- - create_ap is the most popular Linux alternative to Hotspot.
- - create_ap is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hotspot.
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create_ap Features
1. Command line interfacecreate_ap either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Wi-Fi Sharingcreate_ap can help you quickly share your Wi-Fi with your friends and colleagues.
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Virtual Router Plus
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Free • Open Source
Windows
29 Virtual Router Plus alternatives
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.
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Virtual Router Plus Features
1. PortableVirtual Router Plus can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Chrome blocks download from official site. Use Sourceforge download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualrouterpl/
Linux Wifi Hotspot
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Free • Open Source
Linux
28 Linux Wifi Hotspot alternatives
Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).
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Linux Wifi Hotspot Features
1. Wi-Fi SharingLinux Wifi Hotspot can help you quickly share your Wi-Fi with your friends and colleagues.
Graphical User Interface
User friendly
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AndroidWifi
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Android
25 AndroidWifi alternatives
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.
- - AndroidWifi is the most popular Android alternative to Hotspot.
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AndroidWifi Features
Change hotspot location
mHotspot
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Android
25 mHotspot alternatives
mHotspot is a completely free software which converts your windows 7 & 8 laptop into a virtual wifi router and creates a secure wifi hotspot.
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mHotspot Features
1. PortablemHotspot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Wi-Fi SharingmHotspot can help you quickly share your Wi-Fi with your friends and colleagues.
Bundleware
The installer contains Opencandy. If you want to install it, DECLINE all the other softwares in all the steps of the downloader.
Virtual Wifi Router Version 2
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
27 Virtual Wifi Router Version 2 alternatives
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.
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Virtual Wifi Router Version 2 Features
1. PortableVirtual Wifi Router Version 2 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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The installer version is bundled with a malware toolbar. The simple version WITHOUT the installer is clean: download it.
Winhotspot
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
67 Winhotspot alternatives
Win Hotspot is portable WiFi hotspot application has inbuilt WiFi Scanner to list Channel ,Signal % etc.
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Winhotspot Features
1. PortableWinhotspot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Wireless
Jira integration
Warning
may contain malware such as : PUP.Optional.Adtool PUP.Optional.Somoto.A PUP.Optional.Somoto.A (x2) PUP.Optional.DeltaTB PUP.Optional.OpenCandy & may install itself in startup
Maryfi
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
30 Maryfi alternatives
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...
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Maryfi Features
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hostapd
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Free • Open Source
Linux
BSD
19 hostapd alternatives
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.
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Virtual WiFi Hotspot
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
46 Virtual WiFi Hotspot alternatives
Virtual Wifi Hotspot is a free software router for Windows based system running Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.
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WifiSpot
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
28 WifiSpot alternatives
Wifi hotspot will turn your wifi enabled Windows 7 laptop or PC into a virtual router that will let other wireless devices such as, laptops, smartphones, PDAs, tablet-pcs, Ipads, PS3 etc connect to your PC and use its internet connection.
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WifiSpot Features
1. Wi-Fi SharingWifiSpot can help you quickly share your Wi-Fi with your friends and colleagues.
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