Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Princeton IoT Inspector

Open-source tool to watch how your IoT devices spy on you

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Princeton IoT Inspector launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Ocktet▲64
Smart IoT threat detection in your Home powered by AI
2020 · its alternatives →
2
Lazy IoT▲533
Control your environment with one easy keyboard shortcut
2019 · lazy-app.com · its alternatives →
3
SpyBuster▲236
Unmask a spy and save your data
2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →
4
Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network▲76
Check whether your public IP has been observed participating in a residential proxy network. A free tool powered by Spur Intelligence.
Sep 2026 · haveibeenproxied.com · its alternatives →
5
Ecoisme 2.0▲109
A smart energy monitor for your home appliances
2017 · ecoisme.com · its alternatives →
6
Dot▲166
Intelligent and contextual notifications
2016 · doteverything.co · its alternatives →
7
iotlist▲141
Discover the internet of things
2015 · thegenai.co · its alternatives →
8
Wink Relay▲99
A simpler way to a smarter home
2016 · wink.com · its alternatives →
9
IotPitcher▲9
Helps your iot prototype ready to market!
2021 · its alternatives →
10
Netfox▲95
Netfox 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 →
11
ApiChecker▲104
Reliable uptime and performance monitoring for your services
2019 · its alternatives →
12
Kevin by mitipi▲63
Your virtual roommate against burglars
2017 · kevinswiss.com · its alternatives →
13
PingStalker – A macOS tool for network engineers▲77
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 →
14T3
ThingsTwin – 3D House Plan Based UI for Smart Home▲62
2021 · thingstwin.com · its alternatives →
15
DevicePilot▲62
Visualize and Manage IoT
2018 · its alternatives →
16
WiCub▲73
An IoT temperature & humidity sensor for your home
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
17
Monitor.io – remote monitoring and debugging for socket.io▲51
2014 · drewblaisdell.github.io · its alternatives →
18
iHome 5-in-1 SmartMonitor▲8
24/7 Home monitoring from anywhere with HomeKit
2016 · ihome.com · its alternatives →
19
Kibbi▲64
Complete IoT Home Security Solution
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
20
Inside Out Security Show - Understanding IoT Security▲62
Investigating the Internet of Unpatched Things.
2016 · varonis.com · its alternatives →
21
BinaryEdge Portal▲7
We scan the entire internet to show what is exposed.
2018 · help.coalitioninc.com · its alternatives →
22SI
Snitch.io – SSL auditing and alerting▲37
2014 · snitch.io · its alternatives →
23
Create Your Own Startup Metrics Dashboard▲11
Build a real-time IoT device dashboard using PubNub for global low latency updates
2014 · pubnub.com · its alternatives →
24
Smart Device ESP32 Firmware for Home Lighting and Weather Station▲10
IoT Suite for a Smart Home consisting of ESP32-WROOM, Arduino Nano/Uno/Mega, and Raspberry Pi - TheGeekExplorer/IoT-Home
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →