Alternatives to Homedale
A Windows Wi-Fi monitor that shows the signal strength of nearby access points. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Homedale
A Windows Wi-Fi monitor that shows the signal strength of nearby access points.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Homedale.
Acrylic Wi-Fi
Windows Wi-Fi scanner, analyser and site survey tool.
Acrylic Wi-Fi is a freemium Windows tool that adds monitor-mode packet capture and heat mapping, with professional editions that are paid.
inSSIDer
Wi-Fi scanner showing channels, signal strength and connected clients.
inSSIDer runs on Windows and macOS, highlights channel overlap and client details, but requires a free account and a paid subscription for advanced features.
Vistumbler
An open-source Windows Wi-Fi scanner that maps and logs nearby access points using GPS data.
Vistumbler is an open-source GPL-2.0 Windows scanner that adds GPS logging and KML or GPX export for mapping access points.
NetSpot
Wi-Fi site survey tool that produces coverage heat maps.
NetSpot is a freemium Windows and macOS tool that adds site survey heat maps over floor plans, with the free version limiting zones and snapshots.
WiFi Explorer
A Mac app that scans nearby Wi-Fi networks and shows channels, signal and configuration.
WiFi Explorer is a paid macOS app that decodes detailed access point configuration, so Windows users would need a Mac running 13.5 or later.
WiFiAnalyzer
Compare nearby Wi-Fi networks with an Android analyzer.
WiFiAnalyzer is an open-source GPL-3.0 Android app that graphs signal strength and channel use, moving the scan from a Windows PC to a phone.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
