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 seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to NetSpot are netsniff-ng, Linux Wifi Hotspot, reaver and Wifi Network Testing.

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NetSpot alternatives are mainly Wi-Fi Hotspots but may also be Network Analyzers or Network Monitors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below 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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NetSpot alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2024
  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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Kismet Features

    1.  Terminal-based
    2.  WiFi Signal Measurement
    Kismet iconNetSpot Icon

    Kismet VS NetSpot

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    • Kismet is the most popular Linux alternative to NetSpot.

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceNetSpot is Paid and Proprietary
  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.

    21 netsniff-ng alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netsniff-ng Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    netsniff-ng iconNetSpot Icon

    netsniff-ng VS NetSpot

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  3. Linux Wifi Hotspot icon
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    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).

    28 Linux Wifi Hotspot alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Linux Wifi Hotspot Features

    1.  Wi-Fi Sharing
    2.  Graphical User Interface
    3.  Wireless
    Linux Wifi Hotspot iconNetSpot Icon

    Linux Wifi Hotspot VS NetSpot

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  4. 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
    reaver screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    reaver Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Network Tools
    reaver iconNetSpot Icon

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  5. Wifi Network Testing icon
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    Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.

    23 Wifi Network Testing alternatives
    Main menu to select the tests you want to perform on your network

    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 iconNetSpot Icon

    Wifi Network Testing VS NetSpot

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  6. Kismon icon
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    Kismon is GUI client for kismet (wireless scanner/sniffer/monitor) with several features:

    8 Kismon alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Kismon Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Wireless
    Kismon iconNetSpot Icon

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  7.  Like this app

    A command-line network scanning tool.

    34 netscanner alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netscanner Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Network Scanner
    3.  Detailed packet analysis
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