Alternatives to LanScan
A Mac network scanner that lists active devices on the local network with their addresses and vendors. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
LanScan
A Mac network scanner that lists active devices on the local network with their addresses and vendors.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as LanScan.
IP Scanner
A network scanner for Mac and iPhone that identifies every device on the local network.
IP Scanner is a freemium scanner for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV that needs no account, with professional features in a separate Ultra edition.
Fing
Network scanner that identifies the devices on your network.
Fing runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS with accurate device identification from a cloud database, and paid history features.
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 free and open source under GPL-2.0, adds port scanning on several platforms, though its macOS build lacks a maintainer.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner
A multi-threaded IPv4 and IPv6 scanner that finds network devices, open ports and shared folders.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a paid cross-platform scanner that adds open port and shared folder discovery with IPv6 support and exports.
LAN Orangutan
Lightweight network scanner with persistent device labels.
LAN Orangutan is an open-source scanner that keeps device labels between scans and integrates with Tailscale, as a young project with fewer features.
arp-scan
Command-line tool that discovers and fingerprints hosts on a local network using ARP.
arp-scan is a Linux command-line tool that finds devices that do not answer ping and shows MAC vendors, usually requiring root.
Also worth comparing
These listings name LanScan as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Advanced IP Scanner
Scans a home or office network and lists every device with its name, MAC address and shared folders.
LanScan moves scanning to macOS, showing IP, MAC and vendor for each device, with a free version that limits displayed hostnames.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Nmap
The network mapper: find out which hosts are up, which ports are open and what is listening on them.
NetAlertX
A self-hosted network scanner that discovers devices on your networks and reports changes.
WatchYourLAN
Lightweight self-hosted network IP scanner with a web interface and alerts for new hosts.
netdiscover
An ARP scanner that finds hosts on a local network by active or passive discovery.
