WiGLE Alternatives

WiGLE is described as '(or Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website for collecting information about the different wireless hotspots around the world' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to WiGLE for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best WiGLE alternative is Vistumbler, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WiGLE are beaconDB, Homedale, Kismet and openBmap.

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WiGLE (or Wireless Geographic Logging Engine) is a website for collecting information about the different wireless hotspots around the world.

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WiGLE alternatives page was last updated Aug 28, 2024
  1. Vistumbler icon
     29 likes

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

    24 Vistumbler alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vistumbler Features

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

    Vistumbler VS WiGLE

    Is Vistumbler a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
    • Vistumbler is the most popular Windows alternative to WiGLE.

    • Vistumbler is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WiGLE.

    • Vistumbler is Free and Open SourceWiGLE is also Free and Open Source
  2. beaconDB icon
     2 likes

    an in-development wireless geolocation database with public domain data dumps - alternative to Mozilla Location Services

    4 beaconDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    beaconDB Features

    1.  Wardriving
    2.  Wireless
    beaconDB iconWiGLE Icon

    beaconDB VS WiGLE

    Is beaconDB a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
    • beaconDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to WiGLE.

    • beaconDB is Free and Open SourceWiGLE is also Free and Open Source
  3. Homedale icon
     10 likes

    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
    Homedale icon for Mac OS.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Homedale Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner
    Homedale iconWiGLE Icon

    Homedale VS WiGLE

    Is Homedale a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
    • Homedale is the most popular Mac alternative to WiGLE.

    • Homedale is Free and ProprietaryWiGLE is Free and Open Source
  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.

    36 Kismet alternatives
    Kismet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows

    Kismet Features

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

    Kismet VS WiGLE

    Is Kismet a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
    • Kismet is the most popular Linux alternative to WiGLE.

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceWiGLE is also Free and Open Source
  5. openBmap icon
     5 likes

    Radiocells.org is a community project to collect informations on cell tower and wifi base stations and bring them on a map.

    12 openBmap alternatives
    openBmap screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    openBmap Features

    1.  Network Scanner
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2018, and the official website no longer works.

    openBmap iconWiGLE Icon

    openBmap VS WiGLE

    Is openBmap a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
    • openBmap is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to WiGLE.

    • openBmap is Free and Open SourceWiGLE is also Free and Open Source
  6. CellMapper icon
     1 like

    Crowdsource open collection of mobile towers via app and also visible on the main website https://www.cellmapper.net/map.

    6 CellMapper alternatives
    CellMapper screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Windows Phone

    CellMapper Features

    1.  Crowdsourced
    2.  Network Tools
    CellMapper iconWiGLE Icon

    CellMapper VS WiGLE

    Is CellMapper a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
  7. RottenWifi icon
     1 like

    Rotten WiFi is public wifi and 3G Watchdog. We help to find the best public wifi places & avoid rotten one. Use Android, iOS or Web apps. We measure not only technical data, but also client satisfaction level using Net Promoter Score (NPS).

    30 RottenWifi alternatives
    testing of technical data
    Adding client satisfaction level
    +3
    List of spots tested

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    RottenWifi iconWiGLE Icon

    RottenWifi VS WiGLE

    Is RottenWifi a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
  8. G-MoN icon
     2 likes

    G-MoN is a Wardriving scanner to collect and map all received wifi access points. It is also a 2G/3G netmonitor and field test drive tool for radio planning engineers.

    1 G-MoN alternatives
    G-MoN screenshot 1
    G-MoN screenshot 2
    +3
    G-MoN screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android

    G-MoN Features

    1.  Wardriving
    G-MoN iconWiGLE Icon

    G-MoN VS WiGLE

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  9. NetMonster icon
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    NetMonster collects, shows and stores information about nearby cell towers. Each tower has its unique set of identifiers and NetMonster will show you them. In select areas and countries precise locations are available.

    11 NetMonster alternatives
    NetMonster screenshot 1
    NetMonster screenshot 2
    +2
    NetMonster screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    NetMonster Features

    1.  Network Mapping
    NetMonster iconWiGLE Icon

    NetMonster VS WiGLE

    Is NetMonster a good alternative to WiGLE?
     
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