WiFi Explorer Alternatives

WiFi Explorer is described as 'Tool to scan, find, and troubleshoot wireless networks. It can be used to quickly identify channel conflicts, overlapping and other factors (e.g. configuration issues) that may be affecting the connectivity and/or performance of your wireless network in homes' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WiFi Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best WiFi Explorer alternative is inSSIDer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wi-Fi Info or Homedale. Other great apps like WiFi Explorer are NetSpot, Vistumbler, WiFi Analyzer - VREM and NetStumbler.

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  1. inSSIDer icon

    inSSIDer

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    An advanced network analyzer that accurately visualizes Wi-Fi environments, provides signal strength timelines, supports 802.11ac networks, lists conflicting access points, and recommends channels, all while being accessible with just a dual-band .11n adapter.

    35 inSSIDer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about inSSIDer as an Alternative to WiFi Explorer
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    Looks very similar to WiFi Explorer on the Mac ... just horrendously more expensive.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think inSSIDer is a great WiFi Explorer alternative.

    • inSSIDer is the most popular Windows alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • inSSIDer is the most popular commercial alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • inSSIDer is Paid and ProprietaryWiFi Explorer is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. NetSpot icon

    NetSpot

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

    47 NetSpot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Free WLAN Site Survey Software for Mac
     
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    • Most users think NetSpot is a great WiFi Explorer alternative.

    • NetSpot is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • NetSpot is Paid and ProprietaryWiFi Explorer is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Wi-Fi Info icon

    Wi-Fi Info

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    Powerful network toolset packed into an Android app. Gathers and displays the information about the Wi-Fi network environment!.

    36 Wi-Fi Info alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Simple and intuitive
    No ads
    Powerful toolset
     

    • Wi-Fi Info is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • Wi-Fi Info is Free and Open SourceWiFi Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Homedale icon

    Homedale

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Homedale icon for Mac OS.
     
  6. Vistumbler icon

    Vistumbler

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    Vistumbler is a wireless network scanner and mapping utility designed for Windows Vista and above

    24 Vistumbler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
  9. NetStumbler icon

    NetStumbler

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    NetStumbler is a tool for Windows that allows you to detect Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) using 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. It has many uses:Verify that your network is set up the way you intended, find locations with poor coverage in your WLAN, detect other networks...

    36 NetStumbler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    NetStumbler screenshot 1
     
  10. Kismet icon

    Kismet

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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.

    36 Kismet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    • Kismet is the most popular Linux alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceWiFi Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  11. netsniff-ng icon

    netsniff-ng

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Wifiner - WiFi Analyzer icon

    Wifiner - WiFi Analyzer

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    Easily analyze your Wi-Fi and see the issues preventing you from having a stable and fast connection. You can run a comprehensive scan of your wireless network, get an interactive color-coded heatmap, and see the "dead" zones clearly.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. iStumbler icon

    iStumbler

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    iStumbler is the leading wireless discovery tool for Mac OS X, providing plugins for finding AirPort networks, Bluetooth devices and Bonjour services with your Mac.

    24 iStumbler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iStumbler scanning wireless networks
     
  14. WiFi Map — Free Passwords icon

    WiFi Map — Free Passwords

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    Connect to WiFi passwords for FREE internet access all over the world!

    The most popular WiFi application

    *** TOP 1 in 50 countries *** TOP 1 in Travel category in 100 countries *** Contains to 100 million WiFi hotspots!.

    26 WiFi Map — Free Passwords alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Comments about WiFi Map — Free Passwords as an Alternative to WiFi Explorer
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    WiFi Explorer shows the WiFi networks you can reach and their data. WiFi map is a map - totally different.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • WiFi Map — Free Passwords is Free and ProprietaryWiFi Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
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