Port Authority vs WiFi Password Manager
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Port Authority
A handy systems and security-focused tool, Port Authority is a very fast port scanner. Port Authority also allows you to quickly discover hosts on your network and will display useful network information about your device and other hosts.One of the fastest port scanners with host discovery on the market! Host discovery is typically performed in 3 seconds. If the device you’re scanning drops packets, it takes less than 10 seconds to scan 1000 ports. If the device you’re scanning rejects packets, it takes about ~30 seconds seconds to scan all 65,535 ports!Port Authority has no ads and will never have ads. It requires extremely limited permissions since it only needs to interact with your network. The internals are designed to take advantage of today’s modern phones with multiple cores to ensure you can scan your network as fast as possible.
WiFi Password Manager
View, manage, backup/restore saved WiFi passwords using Shizuku or root access. Features: - View all saved networks with their passwords - Copy passwords and generate QR codes - Add notes to networks - Import/export networks as JSON - Auto-save temporary networks
| Feature | Port Authority | WiFi Password Manager |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Password ManagerProductivity | Password ManagerProductivity |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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