Alternatives to Advanced IP Scanner
Scans a home or office network and lists every device with its name, MAC address and shared folders. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Advanced IP Scanner
Scans a home or office network and lists every device with its name, MAC address and shared folders.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Advanced IP Scanner.
Angry IP Scanner
A fast, friendly IP and port scanner that needs no installation and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Angry IP Scanner is open source under GPL-2.0 and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with data fetchers and a command line, but cannot open shares or RDP.
Fing
Network scanner that identifies the devices on your network.
Fing runs on desktop and mobile with accurate device identification and new-device alerts, but advanced features need a subscription and identification relies on its cloud database.
Nmap
The network mapper: find out which hosts are up, which ports are open and what is listening on them.
Nmap adds service and version detection, OS fingerprinting and scripting across Windows, macOS and Linux, at the cost of a steeper command-line workflow and a custom licence.
LAN Orangutan
Lightweight network scanner with persistent device labels.
LAN Orangutan is open source and cross-platform, keeps device labels between scans and integrates Tailscale, but it is a young project with fewer features.
RustScan
Discover open ports with a configurable scanner written in Rust.
RustScan is an open-source GPL-3.0 command-line port scanner for all major platforms that focuses on open ports rather than listing device names and shares.
Naabu
Discover listening network ports with a command-line scanner.
Naabu is an MIT-licensed command-line port scanner with several scan methods and optional Nmap integration, suited to scripting rather than browsing a device list.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner
A multi-threaded IPv4 and IPv6 scanner that finds network devices, open ports and shared folders.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner adds IPv6, WMI, SNMP and SSH queries and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but it requires a paid licence and is closed source.
Zenmap
The official cross-platform graphical interface for the Nmap network scanner.
Zenmap gives Nmap's scanning depth a graphical interface on Windows, macOS and Linux, with saved profiles and scan comparison, but Nmap must also be installed.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Advanced IP Scanner as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
arp-scan
Command-line tool that discovers and fingerprints hosts on a local network using ARP.
Advanced IP Scanner moves the job to a free Windows GUI that lists MAC, manufacturer and shared folders, but it is closed source and last released in 2023.
MyLanViewer Network/IP Scanner
A Windows IP scanner that lists computers, MAC addresses and shared folders on a local network.
Advanced IP Scanner is free and portable on Windows, lists shared folders and opens RDP sessions, but lacks new-device alerts and rogue DHCP detection.
netdiscover
An ARP scanner that finds hosts on a local network by active or passive discovery.
Advanced IP Scanner is a free closed-source Windows tool that lists hostnames, MACs and shared folders, and often triggers security alerts.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Wireshark
The network protocol analyser: capture traffic and read it packet by packet, with dissectors for hundreds of protocols.
Sniffnet
Shows what your machine is actually talking to, with charts instead of a wall of packets.
Lansweeper
Network discovery and IT asset inventory platform.
Open-AudIT
An agentless network discovery and IT inventory tool with configuration change tracking and compliance reporting.
Domotz
Cloud-managed network monitoring and management for IT teams looking after devices across many sites.
NirSoft Utilities
A large collection of small freeware Windows utilities for passwords, networks, browsers and system information.
