inSSIDer Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to inSSIDer is NetSpot. It's paid, but Kismet and Homedale are free. Other popular alternatives are Acrylic Wifi, WiFi Explorer, Vistumbler and WiFi Analyzer - VREM. Network Analyzers like inSSIDer are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and iPhone.

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  1. iStumbler icon
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    iStumbler is the leading wireless discovery tool for Mac OS X, providing plugins for finding AirPort networks, Bluetooth devices and Bonjour services with your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. 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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Tanaza icon
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    Tanaza, an Italian company, developed an intuitive and responsive cloud-based management software for IT professionals to operate Wi-Fi networks. At the core of Tanaza's technology is TanazaOS, a powerful Linux-based Operating System compatible with multiple wireless access...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. 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.

    21 LinSSID alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. NetSurveyor icon
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    NetSurveyor is a diagnostic tool that falls under the category of WiFi Scanners or 802.11 Network Discovery Tools. The best known in this category is NetStumbler . A discovery tool reports the Service Set Identifier (SSID) for each wireless network it detects, along with the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9.  7 likes

    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...

    22 wavemon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. AirRadar icon
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    Scanning for wireless networks is now easier and more personalized! AirRadar allows you to scan for open networks and tag them as favourites or filter them out. View detailed network information, graph network signal strength, and automatically join the best open network in...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. WiFi Warden icon
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    WiFi Warden lets you see frequency, channel, modem manufacturer, encryption, security,distance to the router, power, name and Mac address of wireless access points around you and show some information about connected devices to your network.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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