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IP Scanner vs Nmap: catalog facts
IP Scanner	Nmap
Freemium Can be tried free; IP Scanner Ultra is a paid professional edition.	Free Free for end users under the Nmap Public Source License. Redistributing Nmap inside a…
macOS, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Vision Pro No account required	Host discovery, port scanning, service and version detection and OS fingerprinting in one tool The Nmap Scripting Engine adds hundreds of Lua scripts for specific checks
Apple platforms only Professional features sit in the separate Ultra edition	The licence is custom, not OSI-approved, and is incompatible with GPLv2 Companies redistributing Nmap in their own products need a commercial OEM licence
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Not stated if open source
License not stated	License: Nmap Public Source License
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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