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wakeonlan vs UpSnap: catalog facts
wakeonlanUpSnap
Free

Free and open source under the Perl Artistic licence.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS, Linux, Command line Web, Self-hosted
  • Small and simple to script
  • Only needs Perl to run
  • One-click wake-up dashboard with device status
  • Scheduled wake events via cron
  • Command-line only
  • Documentation is sparse
  • Device discovery and IP tracking require nmap
  • Docker setup needs host networking for Wake-on-LAN
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Artistic-1.0-Perl License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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