Open Source IP Scanner AlternativesIP Scanners & Network Monitors like IP Scanner

The best open source alternative to IP Scanner is Nmap. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to IP Scanner and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to IP Scanner are Angry IP Scanner, Zenmap, NetPeek and NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot.

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  1. Nmap icon

    Nmap

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    Open-source utility for security auditing and network exploration, utilizing raw IP packets to scan hosts and services, identify OS and service versions, and assess network infrastructure, compatible across major operating systems with advanced GUI and tool suite.

    59 Nmap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Nmap is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to IP Scanner.

    • Nmap is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IP Scanner.

    • Nmap is Free and Open SourceIP Scanner is Free and Proprietary
  2. Angry IP Scanner icon

    Angry IP Scanner

     130 likes

    Open-source, cross-platform network scanner for fast and simple IP and port scanning. It's lightweight, requires no installation, utilizes multithreading for speed, and is extendable via plugins. It pings IPs, resolves hostnames, determines MAC addresses, provides NetBIOS info, and saves results in various formats.

    58 Angry IP Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Java
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  4. Zenmap icon

    Zenmap

     114 likes

    Zenmap is the official cross-platform GUI for the Nmap Security Scanner. It is free and runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, etc. Zenmap aims to make Nmap easy for beginners to use while providing advanced features for experienced Nmap users.

    43 Zenmap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. NetPeek icon

    NetPeek

     9 likes

    A modern libadwaita-based network scanner for GNOME that helps you discover devices on your local network.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  6. NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot icon

    NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot

     12 likes

    NETworkManager is a powerful tool for managing networks and troubleshoot network problems! It includes a variety of tools such as an IP scanner, Port Scanner, Ping Monitor, WiFi analyzer, PuTTY/RemoteDesktop with tabs or an LLDP/CDP capture (and many more) in a unified user...

    53 NETworkManager by BornToBeRoot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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  7. Vernet icon

    Vernet

     8 likes

    Vernet - Network Analyzer and Monitoring Tool.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    • Vernet is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to IP Scanner.

    • Vernet is Free and Open SourceIP Scanner is Free and Proprietary
    • Vernet is LightweightIP Scanner is not according to our users
  10. ZMap icon

    ZMap

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    ZMap is a fast single packet network scanner designed for Internet-wide network surveys. On a typical desktop computer with a gigabit Ethernet connection, ZMap is capable scanning the entire public IPv4 address space in under 45 minutes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Tcproute.exe

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    Tcproute is a tcp based traceroute console program for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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