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, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best WiFi Explorer alternative is inSSIDer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try WiFi Analyzer - VREM or Homedale. Other great apps like WiFi Explorer are NetSpot, Vistumbler, NetStumbler and Kismet.

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WiFi Explorer alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2024
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  1. inSSIDer icon
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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.

    34 inSSIDer alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    inSSIDer Features

    1.  Network Scanner

    inSSIDer VS WiFi Explorer

     
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    Positive Jul 15, 2018
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    Looks very similar to WiFi Explorer on the Mac ... just horrendously more expensive.

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

    45 NetSpot alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    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 VS WiFi Explorer

     
    • Most users think NetSpot is a great WiFi Explorer alternative.

    • NetSpot is the most popular Mac alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • NetSpot is Paid and ProprietaryWiFi Explorer is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Optimize your WiFi network using WiFi Analyzer by examining surrounding WiFi networks, measuring their signal strength as well as identifying crowded channels.

    35 WiFi Analyzer - VREM alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    WiFi Analyzer - VREM Features

    1.  WiFi Signal Measurement

    WiFi Analyzer - VREM VS WiFi Explorer

     
    • WiFi Analyzer - VREM is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • WiFi Analyzer - VREM is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • WiFi Analyzer - VREM is Free and Open SourceWiFi Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Homedale icon
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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.

    32 Homedale alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Homedale Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner

    Homedale VS WiFi Explorer

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

    23 Vistumbler alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vistumbler Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Wardriving
    3.  Wireless-networking
    4.  Class Diagrams

    Vistumbler VS WiFi Explorer

     
  6. NetStumbler icon
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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...

    35 NetStumbler alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.4.0, released in April 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    NetStumbler Features

    1.  Network Tools
    2.  Network Scanner
    3.  Wireless

    NetStumbler VS WiFi Explorer

     
  7. 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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Kismet Features

    1.  Terminal-based
    2.  WiFi Signal Measurement

    Kismet VS WiFi Explorer

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

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceWiFi Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  8. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netsniff-ng Features

    1.  Network Scanner

    netsniff-ng VS WiFi Explorer

     
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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.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Wifiner - WiFi Analyzer Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    2.  Wireless scanner
    3.  Wireless

    Wifiner - WiFi Analyzer VS WiFi Explorer

     
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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!.

    25 WiFi Map — Free Passwords alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone

    WiFi Map — Free Passwords Features

    1.  Wireless

    WiFi Map — Free Passwords VS WiFi Explorer

     
    Comments about WiFi Map — Free Passwords as an Alternative to WiFi Explorer
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    Negative Nov 20, 2020
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    WiFi Explorer shows the WiFi networks you can reach and their data. WiFi map is a map - totally different.

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    • WiFi Map — Free Passwords is the most popular iPhone alternative to WiFi Explorer.

    • WiFi Map — Free Passwords is Free and ProprietaryWiFi Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  11. iStumbler icon
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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.

    21 iStumbler alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    iStumbler Features

    1.  Scanner
    2.  Password encryption
    3.  Network Tools

    iStumbler VS WiFi Explorer

     
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    A command-line network scanning tool.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    netscanner Features

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

    netscanner VS WiFi Explorer

     
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