Kismet Alternatives

Kismet is described as '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' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kismet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Kismet alternative is inSSIDer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try NetStumbler or Vistumbler. Other great apps like Kismet are NetSpot, WiFi Analyzer - VREM, Homedale and Intercepter-NG.

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Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any...

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Kismet alternatives page was last updated Jan 12, 2025
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  1. inSSIDer icon
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    An advanced network analyzer that accurately visualizes Wi-Fi environments, provides signal strength timelines, supports 802.11ac networks, lists conflicting access points, and recommends channels, all while being accessible with just a dual-band .11n adapter.

    34 inSSIDer alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    inSSIDer Features

    1.  Network Scanner

    inSSIDer VS Kismet

     
    • Some users think inSSIDer is a great Kismet alternative, some don't.

    • inSSIDer is the most popular Windows alternative to Kismet.

    • inSSIDer is the most popular commercial alternative to Kismet.

    • inSSIDer is Paid and ProprietaryKismet is Free and Open Source
  2. NetSpot icon
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    NetSpot is a simple and accessible wireless survey tool, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data.

    45 NetSpot alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    NetSpot Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Integrated Virus scanner
    3.  Nearby Scan
    4.  Visual Wi-Fi map
    5.  WiFi Signal Measurement
    6.  Network Scanner
    7.  Wireless
    8.  Ip trace

    NetSpot VS Kismet

     
    • NetSpot is the most popular Mac alternative to Kismet.

    • NetSpot is Paid and ProprietaryKismet is Free and Open Source
  3. 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

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    • 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

    NetStumbler VS Kismet

     
    • Most users think NetStumbler is a great Kismet alternative.

    • NetStumbler is the most popular free alternative to Kismet.

    • NetStumbler is Free and ProprietaryKismet is Free and Open Source
  4. Vistumbler icon
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    Vistumbler is a wireless network scanner and mapping utility designed for Windows Vista and above

    23 Vistumbler alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vistumbler Features

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

    Vistumbler VS Kismet

     
    • Almost everyone thinks Vistumbler is a great Kismet alternative.

    • Vistumbler is the most popular Open Source alternative to Kismet.

    • Vistumbler is Free and Open SourceKismet is also Free and Open Source
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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

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    • 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 Kismet

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

    • WiFi Analyzer - VREM is Free and Open SourceKismet is also Free and Open Source
  6. 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

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    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Homedale Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner

    Homedale VS Kismet

     
  7. Intercepter-NG icon
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    Intercepter-NG is a multifunctional network toolkit for various types of IT specialists.

    11 Intercepter-NG alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    Discontinued

    App unavailable on Play Store and website is flagged by modern browsers as potentially malicious.

    Warning

    Website blocked by modern browsers as possible trojan.

    Intercepter-NG Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Root required
    3.  Jailbreak required

    Intercepter-NG VS Kismet

     
    • Intercepter-NG is the most popular iPhone, Linux & iPad alternative to Kismet.

    • Intercepter-NG is Free and ProprietaryKismet is Free and Open Source
  8. WiGLE icon
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    WiGLE (or Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website for collecting information about the different wireless hotspots around the world.

    9 WiGLE alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPad

    WiGLE Features

    1.  Wardriving

    WiGLE VS Kismet

     
    Comments about WiGLE as an Alternative to Kismet
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    It has similar functionality

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    • WiGLE is the most popular Web-based alternative to Kismet.

    • WiGLE is Free and Open SourceKismet is also Free and Open Source
  9. 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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  10. WiFi Explorer icon
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    WiFi Explorer is a tool to scan, find, and troubleshoot wireless networks. It can be used to quickly identify channel conflicts, overlapping and other factors (e.g. configuration issues) that may be affecting the connectivity and/or performance of your wireless network in homes...

    26 WiFi Explorer alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    WiFi Explorer Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner

    WiFi Explorer VS Kismet

     
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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 Kismet

     
  12. reaver icon
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    Reaver implements a brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup (WPS) registrar PINs in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases. Reaver has been designed to be a robust and practical attack against WPS, and has been tested against a wide variety of access points and WPS...

    11 reaver alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

    reaver Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Network Tools

    reaver VS Kismet

     
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