Alternatives to NetAlertX
A self-hosted network scanner that discovers devices on your networks and reports changes. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
NetAlertX
A self-hosted network scanner that discovers devices on your networks and reports changes.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as NetAlertX.
WatchYourLAN
Lightweight self-hosted network IP scanner with a web interface and alerts for new hosts.
WatchYourLAN is a lightweight self-hosted scanner with alerts for new hosts, online history and exports to InfluxDB2 or Prometheus, covering the local network only.
LAN Orangutan
Lightweight network scanner with persistent device labels.
LAN Orangutan is an open-source scanner with persistent device labels and Tailscale integration, but it is a young project with a smaller feature set.
Fing
Network scanner that identifies the devices on your network.
Fing identifies devices using a cloud database and alerts on new devices through desktop and mobile apps, with advanced features and history behind a paid subscription.
MyLanViewer Network/IP Scanner
A Windows IP scanner that lists computers, MAC addresses and shared folders on a local network.
MyLanViewer is a paid Windows desktop scanner that alerts on new devices and detects rogue DHCP servers instead of running on a self-hosted server.
Domotz
Cloud-managed network monitoring and management for IT teams looking after devices across many sites.
Domotz is a paid cloud-managed service aimed at IT teams monitoring several sites, so monitoring data passes through the vendor instead of your own server.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
arp-scan
Command-line tool that discovers and fingerprints hosts on a local network using ARP.
netdiscover
An ARP scanner that finds hosts on a local network by active or passive discovery.
Advanced IP Scanner
Scans a home or office network and lists every device with its name, MAC address and shared folders.
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.
phpIPAM
An open-source web application for IP address management with subnet scanning and VLAN management.
