Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to I built a macOS tool for network engineers – it's called NetViews
Hi HN — I’m the developer of NetViews, a macOS utility I built because I wanted better visibility into what was actually happening on my wired and wireless networks. I live in the CLI, but for discovery and ongoing monitoring, I kept bouncing between tools, terminals, and mental context switches. I wanted something faster and more visual, without losing technical depth — so I built a GUI that brings my favorite diagnostics together in one place. About three months ago, I shared an early version here and got a ton of great feedback. I listened: a new name (it was PingStalker), a longer trial,…
NetViews is a macOS utility that consolidates network diagnostics into a single graphical interface for network engineers. It combines CLI-style technical depth with visual monitoring of wired and wireless networks… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hi HN - I’m the developer of PingStalker, a macOS utility I built to see what’s really happening on the LAN/WLAN. I live in the CLI, but when it came to discovery and monitoring, I found it limiting. So I built a GUI that brings my favorite tools together in one place. PingStalker started because I wanted to know if something on the network was scanning my machine. I also wanted quick access to core details—external IP, Wi-Fi data, and local topology. Then I wanted more: fast, reliable scans using ARP tables and ICMP. As a Wi-Fi engineer, I couldn’t stop there. I kept adding ways to…
Nov 2025 · pingstalker.com · its alternatives →
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Netfox▲95Netfox turns raw network data into plain English on your Mac: decode every device, see what it exposes, and catch the services you didn’t mean to leave open. No cloud, no account.
May 2026 · netfox.app · its alternatives →
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Watch Net Speed▲212Simple, Realtime Network Bandwidth Monitor for your Mac.
2019 · its alternatives →
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A real-time network connection monitoring tool built with Rust and GTK4, displaying active connections with live I/O statistics in a modern graphical interface. https://github.com/grigio/network-monitor
Nov 2025 · its alternatives →
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This code is still in early beta, but i sincerley hope it will become as ubiquitous as VIM on Linux.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Netler▲107Tiny network monitor for menu bar & notification center 🖥📡
2018 · imagetasks.com · its alternatives →
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GlanceCam▲72View as many IP cameras as you like on your Mac
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Howdy HN! I find myself testing my ping from time to time, especially when my internet seems wonky while WFH. It feels like there should be an easier way test my ping than puling up a terminal or a complex web app - especially when I'm on my phone or any other device that doesn't have a terminal. I figured I should be the change I wish to see in the world and created this super light ping test. I also created a latency monitoring solution (https://github.com/cjjeakle/network-monitor), feel free to clone and try it out! I know there are a lot more mature monitoring…
2022 · ping.projects.chrisjeakle.com · its alternatives →
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I built a small CLI tool that answers "what's using my port?" without the lsof/ss/netstat incantation dance.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cntrl Bridge▲75Turn your Windows/macOS computer into a scriptable server
Jan 2026 · cntrl.pw · its alternatives →
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Discover WiFi networks around. On Android
2018 · netspotapp.com · its alternatives →
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View Wi-Fi & ethernet details from the menubar
Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Discover and manage all devices connected to your network
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Design & monitor your full network with drag & drop mapping
2025 · its alternatives →
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2021 · netpen.io · its alternatives →
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Goodbye tabs. Watch up to 4 sites live. 1 window, 1 click.
Jan 2026 · gridviewpro.com · its alternatives →
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Free, fast, and essential online tools for network analysis
Jun 2026 · its alternatives →
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NetScope▲2A powerful, modern network packet analyzer built with Rust.
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Panos here - cofounder of NetBeez. We started NetBeez because we were not able to detect who and where are the users experiencing network problems. When the Raspberry Pi came out we immediately saw the perfect platform to use for our monitoring agent. And we decided to build the tool that would capture the end-user experience on wide area networks. The low cost of the Raspberry Pi enabled us to build a tool that can scale to dozens and hundreds of locations without costing an arm and a leg. NetBeez does both wired and wireless monitoring. You can try it for free here:…
2016 · its alternatives →
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Unified network toolkit for Linux — Python 3 + PySide6 - thongor77/nmlinux
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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