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About SoftPerfect Network Scanner
SoftPerfect Network Scanner pings address ranges, scans ports, discovers shared folders and pulls details about devices over WMI, SNMP, HTTP, SSH and PowerShell. It can also check remote services, registry values, files and performance counters, and export results to formats from XML to JSON.
It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a portable Windows build that needs no installation. It suits system administrators taking inventory of a network as well as home users who want to see what is connected.
Strengths
- Queries devices over WMI, SNMP, HTTP, SSH and PowerShell
- Supports both IPv4 and IPv6
- Portable Windows build plus macOS and Linux packages
- Exports results to XML, JSON and other formats
Limitations
- Paid licence required
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- PaidCommercial software with licences sold through the SoftPerfect website.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- SoftPerfect
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Administrators who need a quick inventory of devices and shares on a network
- Categories
- Network tools, IT administration
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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SoftPerfect Network Scanner as an alternative
Listings that name SoftPerfect Network Scanner as an alternative.
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