Best inSSIDer Alternatives

inSSIDer is described as 'Let's face it-- there's SOOO much Wi-Fi everywhere these days, the built-in Wi-Fi tools and free utilities that used to help us understand the Wi-Fi environment just can't keep up anymore. Those tools don't help you see how many access points are in the same' 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, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best inSSIDer alternative is Wifi Analyzer - farproc, which is free. Other great apps like inSSIDer are NetSpot, WiFi Analyzer - VREM, Vistumbler and NetStumbler.

inSSIDer alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers but may also be Network Monitors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of inSSIDer.

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Let's face it-- there's SOOO much Wi-Fi everywhere these days, the built-in Wi-Fi tools and free utilities that...

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Wifi Analyzer - farproc
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Free • Proprietary
Android
Android Tablet
38 Wifi Analyzer - farproc alternatives
Wifi Analyzer is a handy tool which helps you to select a better channel for your wireless router. It turns you android phone into a handy Wi-Fi analyzer!
- - Wifi Analyzer - farproc is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to inSSIDer.
- - Wifi Analyzer - farproc is the most popular free alternative to inSSIDer.
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Wifi Analyzer - farproc Features
WiFi Signal Measurement
Channel reccomendation
Network Scanner
Network Tools
Comments about Wifi Analyzer - farproc as a Alternative to inSSIDer
Most users think Wifi Analyzer - farproc is a great inSSIDer alternative.
Wifi Analyzer is only for android devices.
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NetSpot
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
49 NetSpot alternatives
NetSpot is a simple and accessible wireless survey tool, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data.
- - NetSpot is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to inSSIDer.
- - NetSpot is the most popular commercial alternative to inSSIDer.
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NetSpot Features
1. Block TrackersNetSpot has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
Integrated Virus scanner
Nearby Scan
Visual Wi-Fi map
WiFi Signal Measurement
Network Scanner
Wireless
Ip trace
Comments about NetSpot as a Alternative to inSSIDer
Most users think NetSpot is a great inSSIDer alternative.
Does not do proper channel analysis
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NetSpot is much easier to use and at the same time results are precise.
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Very powerful with the network mapping tool.
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WiFi Analyzer - VREM
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Free • Open Source
Android
Android Tablet
37 WiFi Analyzer - VREM alternatives
Optimize your WiFi network using WiFi Analyzer by examining surrounding WiFi networks, measuring their signal strength as well as identifying crowded channels.
- - WiFi Analyzer - VREM is the most popular Open Source alternative to inSSIDer.
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WiFi Analyzer - VREM Features
WiFi Signal Measurement
Vistumbler
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Windows
23 Vistumbler alternatives
Vistumbler is a wireless network scanner and mapping utility designed for Windows Vista and above
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Vistumbler Features
Network Scanner
Wardriving
Wireless-networking
Class Diagrams
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Most users think Vistumbler is a great inSSIDer alternative.
NetStumbler
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Free • Proprietary
Network Analyzer
Windows
34 NetStumbler alternatives
NetStumbler is a tool for Windows that allows you to detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. It has many uses:Verify that your network is set up the way you intended, find locations with poor coverage in your WLAN, detect other networks...
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NetStumbler Features
Network Tools
Network Scanner
Wireless
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.4.0, released in April 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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Most users think NetStumbler is a great inSSIDer alternative.
Kismet
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Free • Open Source
Linux
36 Kismet alternatives
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.
- - Kismet is the most popular Linux alternative to inSSIDer.
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Kismet Features
Terminal-based
WiFi Signal Measurement
Comments about Kismet as a Alternative to inSSIDer
Most users think Kismet is a great inSSIDer alternative.
Completely re-written in modern tools.
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Used it, provides great and easy to use interface, shows channels and graphs quite good
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Acrylic Wifi
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
17 Acrylic Wifi alternatives
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.
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Acrylic Wifi Features
1. PortableAcrylic Wifi can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Windows Compatible
Network Scanner
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Most users think Acrylic Wifi is a great inSSIDer alternative.
wavemon
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Free • Open Source
Network Monitor
Network Analyzer
Linux
22 wavemon alternatives
wavemon is a wireless device monitoring application that allows you to watch signal and noise levels, packet statistics, device configuration and network parameters of your wireless network hardware. It should work (though with varying features) with all devices supported by the...
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wavemon Features
1. Command line interfacewavemon either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
WiFi Signal Measurement
Wireless
Network activity
Comments about wavemon as a Alternative to inSSIDer
Most users think wavemon is a great inSSIDer alternative.
It's easy to use, shows clear Signal to noise ratios
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Homedale
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Free • Proprietary
Network Analyzer
Mac
Windows
34 Homedale alternatives
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.
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Homedale Features
Wireless
Network Scanner
LinSSID
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Linux
21 LinSSID alternatives
LinSSID is graphically and functionally similar to iwscanner (Linux) and Inssider (Microsoft™ Windows®). It is written entirely in C++ using Linux wireless tools and Qt4.
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LinSSID Features
Network Scanner
Comments about LinSSID as a Alternative to inSSIDer
Almost everyone thinks LinSSID is a great inSSIDer alternative.
LinSSID is the most similar to inssider
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