Nmap Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Nmap is Angry IP Scanner, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Zenmap, Fing, Advanced IP Scanner and NetPeek. There's no shortage of Network Monitors like Nmap, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and the web.

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  1. WakeMeOnLan icon
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    Collect active network systems, like a network ascanner, in the local network and send WOL packets to wake up them using their MAC address.

    37 WakeMeOnLan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. IP Scanner icon
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    IP Scanner for Macintosh scans your local area network to determine the identity of all machines and internet devices on the LAN. Powerful results, yet easy and intuitive to use. Runs on OS X 10.4 and above.

    16 IP Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Nutty icon
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    A simple application made for elementary OS to provide essential information on network related aspects. The information presented in as the following tabs.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Tcproute is a tcp based traceroute console program for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. NetAdmin Pro icon
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    NetAdmin Pro is a fully automated powerful monitoring tool which continuously provides diverse information on the local network you are connected.

    41 NetAdmin Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Network Utilityis an application included with macOS up to MacOS Catalina that provided a variety tools that could be used related to computer network information gathering and analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. grIP is a console-based, multiplatorm TCP port scanner with support for IPv4 ranges as well as individual IPv6 IPs. It will shuffle the scan range and utilize a configurable number of sockets to scan it in parallel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  8. WinMTR icon
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    Free Network Diagnostic Tool. WinMTR is an equivalent of mtr for Windows.

    47 WinMTR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  9. eToolz icon
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    eToolz includes some of the most important network tools like NS-Lookup, Ping, TraceRoute and Whois. It can check e-mail addresses and shows domain information entries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. NetViews icon
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    NetViews is a modern, macOS network scanning app inspired by the specialized needs of IT, Wi-Fi, and network professionals. It combines host discovery, Wi-Fi insights, real-time monitoring, and vendor/DNS insights with a clean, native interface - giving you the tools you need...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. NetExec icon
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    NetExec (a.k.a nxc) is a network service exploitation tool that helps automate assessing the security of large networks.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Docker
    • Python
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