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Kismet vs bettercap: catalog facts
Kismet	bettercap
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
It passively captures across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and software-defined radio sources at once, logging everything to…	One tool covers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, wireless HID, CAN bus and Ethernet reconnaissance, with scriptable proxies…
It needs a capture-capable adapter in monitor mode, and the configuration is genuinely involved.	Nearly everything it does is intrusive, so it belongs only on networks you are explicitly authorised to test.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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