Free inSSIDer Alternatives

The best free alternative to inSSIDer is Kismet, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to inSSIDer and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to inSSIDer are Vistumbler, Homedale, WiFi Analyzer - VREM and WiFi Monitor.

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inSSIDer alternatives are mainly Network Analyzers, but if you're looking for Wi-Fi Hotspots or Internet Speed Test Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include iPhone + Network Analyzer. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to inSSIDer.
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A network analyzer designed for modern Wi-Fi environments, showing physical and logical views, signal strength, channel recommendations, and filtering options.

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inSSIDer alternatives page was last updated Nov 27, 2024
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  1. 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.

    35 Kismet alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Kismet Features

    1.  Terminal-based
    2.  WiFi Signal Measurement

    Kismet VS inSSIDer

     
    Comments about Kismet as an Alternative to inSSIDer
    Guest
    Positive Oct 30, 2018
    1

    Used it, provides great and easy to use interface, shows channels and graphs quite good

    Guest
    Positive Nov 9, 2018
    -2

    Completely re-written in modern tools.

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    • Most users think Kismet is a great inSSIDer alternative.

    • Kismet is the most popular Linux alternative to inSSIDer.

    • Kismet is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to inSSIDer.

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Vistumbler icon
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    Vistumbler is a wireless network scanner and mapping utility designed for Windows Vista and above

    23 Vistumbler alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vistumbler Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Wardriving
    3.  Wireless-networking
    4.  Class Diagrams

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  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.

    32 Homedale alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Homedale Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner

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    Optimize your WiFi network using WiFi Analyzer by examining surrounding WiFi networks, measuring their signal strength as well as identifying crowded channels.

    35 WiFi Analyzer - VREM alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    WiFi Analyzer - VREM Features

    1.  WiFi Signal Measurement

    WiFi Analyzer - VREM VS inSSIDer

     
    • WiFi Analyzer - VREM is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to inSSIDer.

    • WiFi Analyzer - VREM is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary
  5. 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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Android

    WiFi Monitor Features

    1.  Network Discovery
    2.  Network Scanner

    WiFi Monitor VS inSSIDer

     
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    How strong is your WiFi signal? You can use the NETGEAR WiFi Analytics app to get advanced analytics that help you optimize your existing or newly extended WiFi network.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    NETGEAR WiFi Analytics Features

    1.  Network Scanner

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  7. netsniff-ng icon
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    netsniff-ng is a free, performant Linux networking toolkit. The gain of performance is reached by zero-copy mechanisms, so that on packet reception and transmission the kernel does not need to copy packets from kernel space to user space and vice versa.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netsniff-ng Features

    1.  Network Scanner

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    The Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is a powerful tool for managing and troubleshooting the Wi-Fi on a Windows XP SP2 or later, Vista, or 7 laptop. Built in tests enable you to characterize the integrity and performance of your Wi-Fi connection. Applications include:

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  9. NetStumbler icon
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    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...

    35 NetStumbler alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.4.0, released in April 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    NetStumbler Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Network Scanner
    3.  Wireless

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  10. LinSSID icon
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    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.

    20 LinSSID alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux

    LinSSID Features

    1.  Network Scanner

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    Comments about LinSSID as an Alternative to inSSIDer
    josan2
    Positive Dec 8, 2019
    0

    LinSSID is the most similar to inssider

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    • Almost everyone thinks LinSSID is a great inSSIDer alternative.

    • LinSSID is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary
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    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...

    21 wavemon alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux

    wavemon Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  WiFi Signal Measurement
    3.  Wireless
    4.  Network activity

    wavemon VS inSSIDer

     
    Comments about wavemon as an Alternative to inSSIDer
    Guest
    Positive Oct 30, 2018
    0

    It's easy to use, shows clear Signal to noise ratios

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    • Most users think wavemon is a great inSSIDer alternative.

    • wavemon is Free and Open SourceinSSIDer is Paid and Proprietary
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    Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Wifi Network Testing Features

    1.  Wireless scanner
    2.  Network Scanner
    3.  WiFi Signal Measurement

    Wifi Network Testing VS inSSIDer

     
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