reaver Alternatives

reaver is described as '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' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to reaver for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best reaver alternative is Aircrack-ng, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like reaver are NetSpot, Wifite, Kismet and Fern Wifi Cracker.

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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...

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reaver alternatives page was last updated Jun 19, 2024
  1. Aircrack-ng icon
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    Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured. It implements the standard FMS attack along with some optimizations like KoreK attacks, as well as the all-new PTW attack, thus making the attack...

    7 Aircrack-ng alternatives
    KEY FOUND

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Fern Wifi Cracker

    Aircrack-ng Features

    1.  Password Recovery
    Aircrack-ng iconreaver Icon

    Aircrack-ng VS reaver

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    • Some users think Aircrack-ng is a great reaver alternative, some don't.

    • Aircrack-ng is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to reaver.

    • Aircrack-ng is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to reaver.

    • Aircrack-ng is Free and Open Sourcereaver is also Free and Open Source
  2. NetSpot icon
     110 likes

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

    46 NetSpot alternatives
    Free WLAN Site Survey Software for Mac

    License model

    Application type

    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 iconreaver Icon

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    • NetSpot is the most popular Mac alternative to reaver.

    • NetSpot is the most popular commercial alternative to reaver.

    • NetSpot is Paid and Proprietaryreaver is Free and Open Source
  3. Wifite icon
     16 likes

    Wifite is an automated wireless attack tool. Wifite was designed for use with pentesting distributions of Linux, such as Kali Linux, Pentoo, BackBox; any Linux distributions with wireless drivers patched for injection. The current version 2 is a complete re-write of the original.

    7 Wifite alternatives
    successful WEP attack (after 90 seconds)

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Wifite Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
    2.  WiFi Signal Measurement
    Wifite iconreaver Icon

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  4. Kismet icon
     19 likes

    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
    Kismet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Kismet Features

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

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  5. Fern Wifi Cracker icon
     18 likes

    Fern Wifi Cracker is a Wireless security auditing and attack software program written using the Python Programming Language and the Python Qt GUI library, the program is able to crack and recover WEP/WPA/WPS keys and also run other network based attacks on wireless or ethernet...

    6 Fern Wifi Cracker alternatives
    Fern Wifi Cracker screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Aircrack-ng

    Fern Wifi Cracker Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    Fern Wifi Cracker iconreaver Icon

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    Comments about Fern Wifi Cracker as an Alternative to reaver
     
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    Its GUI and supports more features

    Positive commentOct 20, 2017
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    • Fern Wifi Cracker is Freemium and Open Sourcereaver is Free and Open Source
  6. netsniff-ng icon
     2 likes

    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
    netsniff-ng screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netsniff-ng Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    netsniff-ng iconreaver Icon

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  7. Waircut icon
     2 likes

    Wireless Air Cut is a WPS wireless, portable and free network audit software for Ms Windows. It is used to check the security of our WPS wireless networks and to detect possible security breaches.

    3 Waircut alternatives
    Waircut screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Waircut Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    Waircut iconreaver Icon

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  8. WiFi Scanner icon
     5 likes

    A 802.11 wireless scanner and connection manager for Mac OS X. WiFi Scanner will detect access points and clients in ad-hoc mode if the SSID is being broadcasted. It can be used for wireless site surveys, wireless discovery, and to connect to WiFi networks.

    37 WiFi Scanner alternatives
    WiFi Scanner screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    WiFi Scanner Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    WiFi Scanner iconreaver Icon

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  9. iwScanner icon
     7 likes

    iwScanner is a wireless scanner for linux with an easy to use graphic interface.

    36 iwScanner alternatives
    main interface

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    iwScanner Features

    1.  Gtk
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Wireless
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    website is unresponsive, unable to locate packages

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  10. Airport Utility icon
     1 like

    Use AirPort Utility to manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule — right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices.

    46 Airport Utility alternatives
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    Airport Utility screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Airport Utility Features

    Airport Utility iconreaver Icon

    Airport Utility VS reaver

    Is Airport Utility a good alternative to reaver?
     
    • Airport Utility is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to reaver.

    • Airport Utility is Free and Proprietaryreaver is Free and Open Source
  11. InsecureShop icon
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    InsecureShop is an Android application that is designed to be intentionally vulnerable. The application serves as a platform to test your Android pentesting skills. The vulnerabilities present in this app are real and have been found during mobile pentests.

    7 InsecureShop alternatives
    InsecureShop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Android Security
    InsecureShop iconreaver Icon

    InsecureShop VS reaver

    Is InsecureShop a good alternative to reaver?
     
    • InsecureShop is the most popular Android alternative to reaver.

    • InsecureShop is Free and Open Sourcereaver is also Free and Open Source
    • InsecureShop is Lightweightreaver is not according to our users
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