NetSpot Alternatives for Linux

NetSpot is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Kismet, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NetSpot and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to NetSpot are reaver, Linux Wifi Hotspot, Kismon and netsniff-ng.

NetSpot 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 NetSpot.

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NetSpot is a simple and accessible wireless survey tool, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data.

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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 NetSpot.
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Terminal-based
WiFi Signal Measurement
reaver
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Free • Open Source
Linux
10 reaver alternatives
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...
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reaver Features
Network Scanner
Network Tools
Linux Wifi Hotspot
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Free • Open Source
Linux
27 Linux Wifi Hotspot alternatives
Feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface. It is also able to create a hotspot using the same wifi card which is connected to an AP already ( Similar to Windows 10).
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Linux Wifi Hotspot Features
1. Wi-Fi SharingLinux Wifi Hotspot can help you quickly share your Wi-Fi with your friends and colleagues.
Graphical User Interface
User friendly
Wireless
Kismon
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Free • Open Source
Network Analyzer
Linux
9 Kismon alternatives
Kismon is GUI client for kismet (wireless scanner/sniffer/monitor) with several features:
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Kismon Features
Network Scanner
Wireless
netsniff-ng
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Free • Open Source
Linux
20 netsniff-ng alternatives
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.
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Network Scanner
Wifi Network Testing
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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24 Wifi Network Testing alternatives
Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.
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Wifi Network Testing Features
Wireless scanner
Network Scanner
WiFi Signal Measurement