wavemon Alternatives for Mac

wavemon is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Kismet, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to wavemon and five of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to wavemon are Homedale, ntop, Wifi Network Testing and darkstat.

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wavemon alternatives are mainly Network Monitors but may also be Network Analyzers or Wi-Fi Hotspots. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of wavemon.

wavemon

Network Monitor
Free • Open Source

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...

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wavemon alternatives page was last updated Dec 25, 2021

Kismet
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.
36 Kismet alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Mac
- Windows
Kismet Features
Terminal-based
WiFi Signal Measurement
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- Kismet is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to wavemon.
- Kismet is Free and Open Sourcewavemon is also Free and Open Source

Homedale
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.
33 Homedale alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Network Analyzer
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Homedale Features
Wireless
Network Scanner
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ntop
NTop is a hybrid layer 2 / layer 3 network monitor, that is by default it uses the layer 2 Media Access Control (MAC) addresses AND the layer 3 tcp/ip addresses. ntop is capable of associating the two, so that ip and non-ip traffic (e.g.
26 ntop alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Network Monitor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
ntop Features
Network Statistics
Server Monitoring
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ntop VS wavemon
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Wifi Network Testing
Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.
24 Wifi Network Testing alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Wifi Network Testing Features
Wireless scanner
Network Scanner
WiFi Signal Measurement
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darkstat
darkstat is a packet sniffer which runs as a background process, captures network traffic, calculates statistics and serves them to a web browser.
10 darkstat alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Network Monitor
- Network Analyzer
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
darkstat VS wavemon
Is darkstat a good alternative to wavemon?