Nmap Reviews

Nmap works as a basic diagnostic and security tool. It helps us discover open ports and check connectivity.

Nmap has a powerful command line tool and a set of diagnostic features. It enables us to check connectivity and discover open ports.

There could be a specific option to check non-pingable endpoints for the product.

We never encountered any system downtime.

We have five Nmap users in our organization. We can scan large networks and control speed as well. Thus, it has good features for scalability.

I referred to support documentation and forums to resolve the technical issues.

It is a command line tool. Thus, we have to install and run it.

I am exploring a lot of products. However, I am still looking for an alternative for this particular tool.

It is a great and simple tool. I rate it a nine out of ten.

Nmap is a tool for analyzing perimeter security and application output.

Nmap is easy to use. It's a command-line interface, and the output is quite good. 

Were a mid-sized company with about 50-plus employees, and we've been using Nmap for more than five years

Nmap is stable. 

Nmap is easy to scale anytime.

We've never had to contact support. The community on the forums answers our questions. 

Setting up Nmap is effortless. 

Nmap is an open-source solution.

I rate Nmap nine out of 10. 

We use it to obtain information about the target entity, such as its services, open ports, and potentially even its operating system.

It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically.

The challenge often lies in finding suitable courses and professional resources. While a wealth of training materials and documentation is available online, it can be difficult to locate professional training that imparts real-world usage insights for a product.

I have been working with it for thirteen years.

I would rate its stability features ten out of ten.

I would rate its scalability features seven out of ten.

The initial setup is straightforward.

Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.

The ability to scan networks with different protocols and have the ability to define exactly how the scan will operate.

Nmap is a basic tool, one that I am sure is in all engineer's toolkit, as it can scan for a multitude of systems and devices, and even can scan for vulnerabilities in our systems or in customer systems.

GUI always seems to be the direction everything is moving towards. I prefer the CLI.

For about 12 years.

Not really.

No.

I have never tried to use the technical support, because there are plenty of examples that one can find on how to use it on the internet.

I was using a SolarWinds product before I found Nmap.

Very simple installation.

It's free.

Not really, it’s free.

It’s an excellent tool and allows it’s users a multitude of solutions to scan a network.

Port scanning.

I have been able to check open ports on a server to ensure that they meet security requirements.

• I would like something more user-friendly to use and export data to various software.
• Also, I would like to be able to use it as a monitoring tool to check changes on open port.

For five years.

No issues.

I have never tried to scale.

I have never contacted technical support.

Wireshark and a desktop-oriented solution. It is better to work with Nmap on servers.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is installed from repositories.

Nmap is free and should stay this way.

Not really.

Spend time reading the documentation as it is the swiss-knife of port scanning.

These features are very useful:

• Script scanning
• OS detection
• Service detection
• Port scanning.

Script scanning is useful for identifying and confirming the most common vulnerabilities as it has advanced detection capabilities. The Nmap result provides detailed information about each host as an “interesting ports table”. It lists port number, protocol, service name, version and state of the port.

It is designed to scan large networks. It enhances the scanning phase of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT). Since it is open source technology, it cuts down on the operating costs.

Script scanning has been updated regularly, expecting it to support more of an application security audit and IoT.

For the past five years, I have been using this tool. I have used this tool for internal/external network vulnerability assessment, web application security audit, etc.

No issues so far. It is a stable version and keeps on improving due to the continuous support from developers and users.

No issues so far. It is capable of scanning huge networks of literally 100,000s of machines.

Nmap comes with no warranty. It is well-supported by a vibrant community of developers and users.

Previously, we were using an advanced IP scanner, SoftPerfect Network Scanner. These scanners made me want to switch between tools for:

• Identifying live hosts
• Port scanning
• OS detection
• Service discovery
• Version identification, etc.

Nmap offers all scanning solutions in one place.

In this economy, employees who can save their employers money are highly regarded and will potentially be in line for advancement. Using open source technology is one great way to help your company cut down on costs across the board.

Yes, we were using tools such as Advanced IP Scanner, hping2, and online port scanner.

It is most efficient network scanner right now. It is fulfilling all our security needs, such as finding the live hosts, operating systems detection, service – version detection, port scanning, and script scanning. Apart from this, 50% of network vulnerabilities can be confirmed using this scanner.

It is one of the best network framework available as an open source technology. Go for this tool if you are planning for network penetration testing, network discovery and troubleshooting, etc.