Kismet Alternatives

Kismet is described as '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' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kismet for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Kismet alternative is inSSIDer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try NetStumbler or Homedale. Other great apps like Kismet are NetSpot, Wi-Fi Info, Vistumbler and WiFi Analyzer - VREM.

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  1. Scan your wifi network and obtain troubleshooting details, with extreme granularity.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. iwScanner icon
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    iwScanner is a wireless scanner for linux with an easy to use graphic interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Winhotspot icon
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    Win Hotspot is portable WiFi hotspot application has inbuilt WiFi Scanner to list Channel ,Signal % etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Want to monitor your area networks? Identify and troubleshoot issue with your home, small office or enterprise network? Gather useful information about your network performance? Are you simply in search of an elegant replacement of the default OSX wireless utility?

    21 WiFi Radar Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. sparrow-wifi icon
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    Sparrow-wifi has been built from the ground up to be the next generation 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wifi spectral awareness tool. At its most basic it provides a more comprehensive GUI-based replacement for tools like inSSIDer and linssid that runs specifically on linux.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Use AirPort Utility to manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule — right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Mojo Packets icon
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    Mojo Packets™ is web based tool that simplifies trace based analysis and troubleshooting of connectivity/performance issues observed in Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Wireshark
     
  8. Simple and powerful scanner for detecting any WIFI device around, and reporting the results to a text file saved on the SD card of the Android device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. Nutty icon
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    A simple application made for elementary OS to provide essential information on network related aspects. The information presented in as the following tabs.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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