Alternatives to Acrylic Wi-Fi

Windows Wi-Fi scanner, analyser and site survey tool. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Acrylic Wi-Fi.

  • NetSpot

    Wi-Fi site survey tool that produces coverage heat maps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    NetSpot also produces Wi-Fi survey heat maps over a floor plan and runs on macOS as well as Windows, but it lacks Acrylic's monitor-mode packet capture.

  • inSSIDer

    Wi-Fi scanner showing channels, signal strength and connected clients.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    inSSIDer runs on Windows and macOS and focuses on channel overlap and client inspection, but it requires a free account and has no heat mapping.

  • WiFiAnalyzer

    Compare nearby Wi-Fi networks with an Android analyzer.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    WiFiAnalyzer is a free, open-source GPL-3.0 scanner for Android that graphs signal and channel use, without site surveys or packet capture.

  • Vistumbler

    An open-source Windows Wi-Fi scanner that maps and logs nearby access points using GPS data.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Vistumbler is free and open source under GPL-2.0 on Windows, and it adds GPS logging with KML and GPX export, but it offers no heat mapping or monitor-mode capture.

  • WiFi Explorer

    A Mac app that scans nearby Wi-Fi networks and shows channels, signal and configuration.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    WiFi Explorer is a paid macOS app requiring version 13.5 or later that decodes detailed access point configuration, so moving to it means leaving Windows behind.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Acrylic Wi-Fi as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Homedale

    A Windows Wi-Fi monitor that shows the signal strength of nearby access points.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    Acrylic Wi-Fi is a freemium Windows tool that adds monitor-mode packet capture and heat mapping, with professional editions that are paid.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.