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wakeonlan vs Remote Wake Up: catalog facts
wakeonlan	Remote Wake Up
Free Free and open source under the Perl Artistic licence.	Paid Sold through the App Store and as a direct download from Witt Software.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, iOS
Small and simple to script Only needs Perl to run	Wake-on-LAN plus SSH commands in one app Works locally or from outside the network
Command-line only Documentation is sparse	Apple platforms only Target devices must support and enable Wake-on-LAN
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Artistic-1.0-Perl	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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