--- description: Learn more about Nmap price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Nmap Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Network Mapping Software](/directory/30978/network-mapping/software) > [Nmap](/software/163417/nmap) # Nmap Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/163417/nmap Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/163417/nmap?page=2) > On-premise solution for businesses to manage network mapping \& security auditing via service upgrade schedules, host monitoring \& more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 54 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Nmap? Network mapping solution designed for small and medium businesses that helps with host monitoring, host availability, network scanning, data transfer, and more. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 54 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Nmap - **Location**: Palo Alto, US ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: The product is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Color Codes/Icons - Compliance Tracking - Device Auto Discovery - Location-Based Mapping - Map Exporting - Reporting/Analytics ## Category - [Network Mapping Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30978/network-mapping/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It’s also completely free and open-source, which makes it accessible for anyone, whether you're running a small home network or managing a massive enterprise environment. It's also highly customizable with scripts, which adds even more power and flexibility to what it can do. > > **Cons**: Nmap has a steep learning curve can be a bit of challenging for newcomers, especially if you’re not already familiar with networking concepts. ----- ### "Nmap is on my toolbelt" — 5.0/5 > **Mike** | *4 December 2024* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is simple, free, and you are able to use GUI (Zenmap) and CMD to run your scans. Lots of cheat sheets out there for all beginners. > > **Cons**: It does take some learning on how to use the software. But like i said in the pros there are a lot of cheat sheets out there. > > This has been a handy tool I've been using for 10+ years. ----- ### "Best network discovery tool" — 5.0/5 > **Tushar** | *13 January 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Nmap has excellent discovery tools and nmap script engine makes nmap the best tool not only for network discovery but also for asset management, for network perimeter security by checking different ports and protocols exposed and for reconnaissance. > > **Cons**: Reporting for nmap can be a lot better as right now it only supports generating XML files. Reporting features must include variety of different formats like printing out a whole network map etc. ----- ### "The Best Network Scanner Ever" — 5.0/5 > **Thusitha** | *23 September 2019* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: We can do lots of scans using this simple tool. There are different types of scans available (ex: - Ports scan, Host discovery etc.). > > **Cons**: It is suitable for beginners as well as professionals. But, it will take time to understand what are the functionalities of Nmap > > This is the best tool I ever had to do network scanning. It was very easy to understand and detect vulnerable ports, hosts and IP addresses of our customers. ----- ### "basic tool that gives you the basics" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *21 March 2019* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: free ,quick and gives you the basic network features. > > **Cons**: gui is far from being defined as "readable" > > basic tool ,that gives you the basics , Nothing more and nothing less, The fact that it is for free can contribute to the fact im using it but there are better tools that are free and far better. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/163417/nmap?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/163417/nmap) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data