scantron vs Net-Mon

scantron

A distributed nmap / masscan scanning framework complete with scan scheduling, engine pooling, subsequent scan port diff-ing, and an API client for automation workflows. (by rackerlabs)

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Net-Mon

Get notified for new devices on your network (by RafhaanShah)

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scantron		Net-Mon
	Project
3	Mentions	2
730	Stars	26
0.1%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.0
9 months ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
Python	Language	Python
Apache License 2.0	License	MIT License

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scantron

Posts with mentions or reviews of scantron. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-02.

Continuous network enumeration tool like Fing
6 projects | /r/selfhosted | 2 Jul 2021

Best way to get data out is to utilize the Python API client (https://github.com/rackerlabs/scantron/tree/master/scantron_api_client)
Show HN: Liwasc – Go network scanner, port scanner and WoL server with a PWA
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Apr 2021

Glad to see more open source options (I develop and maintain Scantron https://github.com/rackerlabs/scantron/) when it comes to network scanning! Appreciate your contribution to the community.
So you're not using nmap under the hood?
What's the largest IP space you've tested it on so far?

Net-Mon

Posts with mentions or reviews of Net-Mon. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-09.

Fing.io Network Monitoring alternative?
2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 9 Jan 2022

Net-Mon does exactly this
Continuous network enumeration tool like Fing
6 projects | /r/selfhosted | 2 Jul 2021

One option is Net-Mon which doesn't have a UI but just sends you notifications whenever a new device is detected

What are some alternatives?

When comparing scantron and Net-Mon you can also consider the following projects:

pyndiff - Generate human-readable ndiff output when comparing 2 Nmap XML scan files

Scanz - A fast and powerful ARP based network scanner

WebMap - WebMap-Nmap Web Dashboard and Reporting

natlas - Scaling Network Scanning. Changes prior to 1.0 may cause difficult to avoid backwards incompatibilities. You've been warned.

cookiecutter-django-rest - Build best practiced apis fast with Python3

WebMap - Nmap Web Interface including XML parsing, maps and reports

jfscan - JF⚡can - Super fast port scanning & service discovery using Masscan and Nmap. Scan large networks with Masscan and use Nmap's scripting abilities to discover information about services. Generate report.

IVRE - Network recon framework. Build your own, self-hosted and fully-controlled alternatives to Shodan / ZoomEye / Censys and GreyNoise, run your Passive DNS service, collect and analyse network intelligence from your sensors, and much more! Uses Nmap, Masscan, Zeek, p0f, etc.

liwasc - List, wake and scan nodes in a network.

Pi.Alert - WIFI / LAN intruder detector. Check the devices connected and alert you with unknown devices. It also warns of the disconnection of "always connected" devices