Nmap: the best, free network scanning tool
February 27, 2020
Nmap: the best, free network scanning tool
Overall Satisfaction with Nmap
It's only being used by our IS department. Mainly for scanning of open ports on devices. Looking for possible security holes using Nmap's scripting engine.
- Open/Closed ports.
- OS detection.
- I would it say it's hard for new people using it as the there are too many switches.
- Better/faster udp scanning. I know that udp is best effort but something better would be great instead of waiting for timeouts.
- Positive return as it's open-source (free) on all OS's.
- If a person is not used of the command line there are a ton of front ends that make it point-and-click so the learning curve is good. That cuts down on time and manpower.
We have used these:
Angry IP Scanner
Advanced IP Scanner
Fing
Masscan
These apps are all Windows-based other than Masscan but they all work the same other than some of them are a paid product.
Angry IP Scanner
Advanced IP Scanner
Fing
Masscan
These apps are all Windows-based other than Masscan but they all work the same other than some of them are a paid product.
Do you think Nmap delivers good value for the price?
No
Are you happy with Nmap's feature set?
Yes
Did Nmap live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Nmap go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Nmap again?
Yes