Alternatives to SoftPerfect Network Scanner
A multi-threaded IPv4 and IPv6 scanner that finds network devices, open ports and shared folders. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
SoftPerfect Network Scanner
A multi-threaded IPv4 and IPv6 scanner that finds network devices, open ports and shared folders.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as SoftPerfect Network 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 free and open source under GPL-2.0, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and finds hosts and open ports but not service versions.
Advanced IP Scanner
Scans a home or office network and lists every device with its name, MAC address and shared folders.
Advanced IP Scanner is free and portable but runs on Windows only, listing hostnames, MAC addresses and shared folders without the WMI, SNMP and SSH queries.
Nmap
The network mapper: find out which hosts are up, which ports are open and what is listening on them.
Nmap is free and adds service and version detection, OS fingerprinting and scripting, but it is mainly a command-line tool under a custom licence.
Fing
Network scanner that identifies the devices on your network.
Fing adds mobile apps and new-device alerts with cloud-based device identification, but advanced features and history require 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-only scanner that adds new-device alerts, rogue DHCP server detection and external IP change notifications by email.
LanScan
A Mac network scanner that lists active devices on the local network with their addresses and vendors.
LanScan is a freemium macOS-only scanner showing IP, MAC and vendor per device, with the free version limiting how many hostnames appear.
IP Scanner
A network scanner for Mac and iPhone that identifies every device on the local network.
IP Scanner covers Mac, iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices with no account required, while professional features sit in a separate Ultra edition.
LAN Orangutan
Lightweight network scanner with persistent device labels.
LAN Orangutan is free and open source with device labels that persist between scans, but it is a young project with a small feature set.
Also worth comparing
These listings name SoftPerfect Network Scanner as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Advanced Port Scanner
A free Windows port scanner that finds open ports and identifies the programs running on them.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner requires a paid licence, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and queries devices over WMI, SNMP, HTTP, SSH and PowerShell.
Open-AudIT
An agentless network discovery and IT inventory tool with configuration change tracking and compliance reporting.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a paid desktop scanner for Windows, macOS and Linux that finds devices, ports and shares but has no compliance dashboards or change tracking.
Zenmap
The official cross-platform graphical interface for the Nmap network scanner.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a paid, closed-source graphical scanner for Windows, macOS and Linux that queries devices over WMI, SNMP, SSH and PowerShell.
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.
NetAlertX
A self-hosted network scanner that discovers devices on your networks and reports changes.
Lansweeper
Network discovery and IT asset inventory platform.
RustScan
Discover open ports with a configurable scanner written in Rust.
