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Angry IP Scanner vs Surge

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Angry IP Scanner

8.0
Utilities

Network scanner

Surge

7.0
Utilities

Network toolbox

Metric Angry IP Scanner Surge
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 8.0 7.0
30-day Installs 190 211
90-day Installs 638 713
365-day Installs 3.4K 2.6K
Version 3.9.3 6.5.0,10960,4b553c3553fbbe2a57301cdff9ffcf8e
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 4.9K 2.9K
GitHub Forks 801 197
Open Issues 183 -
License GPL-2.0 GPL-3.0
Language Java
Last GitHub Commit 5mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Mar 15, 2014 Aug 26, 2016

Reviews

Angry IP Scanner

Angry IP Scanner is a fast and user-friendly network scanner that helps identify devices on a network. It's ideal for IT professionals and security teams needing to audit networks, offering cross-platform support and detailed device information.

Scans networks to discover connected devices and provides details on IP addresses, ports, and services.

Pros

  • + Open-source and cross-platform
  • + User-friendly interface with detailed device information
  • + Free to use with no auto-update feature

Cons

  • - No auto-updates
  • - Some UI issues in macOS dark mode

Surge

Surge is a network management tool offering cross-platform support for iOS and macOS, beneficial for users needing advanced network configuration.

Surge is a network management tool that allows users to configure network rules and settings across multiple platforms.

Pros

  • + Active updates and maintenance
  • + Open-source under GPL-3.0
  • + Cross-platform support

Cons

  • - Niche use case
  • - Potential configuration issues