Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector Alternatives

Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is described as 'The Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is a powerful tool for managing and troubleshooting the Wi-Fi on a Windows XP SP2 or later, Vista, or 7 laptop. Built in tests enable you to characterize the integrity and performance of your Wi-Fi connection. Applications include:' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector 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 Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector 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
    Windows Version
     

    • inSSIDer is the most popular Windows alternative to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

    • inSSIDer is the most popular commercial alternative to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

    • inSSIDer is Paid and ProprietaryXirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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!.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    • Wi-Fi Info is the most popular Android alternative to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

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

    • Wi-Fi Info is Free and Open SourceXirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is Free and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    33 Homedale alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Homedale icon for Mac OS.
     

    • Homedale is the most popular Mac alternative to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

    • Homedale is Free and ProprietaryXirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is also Free and Proprietary
  5. 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
     

    • NetSpot is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

    • NetSpot is Paid and ProprietaryXirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is Free and Proprietary
  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
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  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 Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector.

    • Kismet is Free and Open SourceXirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is Free 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. netscanner

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    A command-line network scanning tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. WirelessNetView icon

    WirelessNetView

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    Small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of wireless networks around you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Very basic and simple, very tiny size, does not require .Net framework like Xirrus and that is good and fast.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • WirelessNetView is Free and ProprietaryXirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is also Free and Proprietary
  14. WiFi Scanner icon

    WiFi Scanner

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    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.

    38 WiFi Scanner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    WiFi Scanner screenshot 1
     
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