# Aircrack-ng

Aircrack-ng is a Penetration Testing product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

A complete suite of tools for assessing WiFi network security with capabilities for monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking.

Checked October 2026.

## What is Aircrack-ng?

Aircrack-ng is a complete suite of tools to assess WiFi network security. It focuses on different areas of WiFi security: 

- Monitoring: Packet capture and export of data to text files for further processing by third party tools 
- Attacking: Replay attacks, deauthentication, fake access points and others via packet injection 
- Testing: Checking WiFi cards and driver capabilities (capture and injection) 
- Cracking: WEP and WPA PSK (WPA 1 and 2) 
All tools are command line which allows for heavy scripting. A lot of GUIs have taken advantage of this feature. It works primarily on Linux but also Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, as well as Solaris and even eComStation 2.

Tags: Wireless Security, Packet Capture

## Quick facts

- Category: [Offensive Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/offensive-security-testing) · [Penetration Testing](https://cybersectools.com/categories/pentesting-tools)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- Website: aircrack-ng.org

## Aircrack-ng FAQ

### What is Aircrack-ng?

Aircrack-ng is a product in the Penetration Testing category. It covers Wireless Security and Packet Capture.

### What is the pricing for Aircrack-ng?

Aircrack-ng is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://www.aircrack-ng.org/.

### What are alternatives to Aircrack-ng?

Alternatives to Aircrack-ng listed on CybersecTools:

1. [HackerHub8 VAPT](https://cybersectools.com/tools/hackerhub8-vapt) - Manual and automated VAPT service covering web, API, network, cloud, mobile and wireless (Commercial)
2. [Tempest Pentest](https://cybersectools.com/tools/tempest-pentest) (Commercial)
3. [Managed Autonomous Pentesting (MAP)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/hackurity-art-stack) - Managed continuous autonomous pentesting using payload-less exploitation and attack paths (Commercial)
4. [XBOW Captcha Bypass Tool](https://cybersectools.com/tools/xbow-captcha-bypass-tool) - AI-powered automated penetration testing platform for vulnerability discovery (Commercial)
5. [Burp Suite Professional](https://cybersectools.com/tools/burp-suite-professional) - A web application security testing platform that combines manual and automated testing tools for conducting comprehensive security assessments and penetration testing. (Commercial)

Compare all Aircrack-ng alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aircrack-ng-1](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aircrack-ng-1)

### What deployment and organization size does Aircrack-ng fit?

Aircrack-ng is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare Aircrack-ng with similar solutions

- [Aircrack-ng vs HackerHub8 VAPT](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aircrack-ng-1-vs-hackerhub8-vapt)
- [Aircrack-ng vs Tempest Pentest](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aircrack-ng-1-vs-tempest-pentest)
- [Aircrack-ng vs Managed Autonomous Pentesting (MAP)](https://cybersectools.com/compare/aircrack-ng-1-vs-hackurity-art-stack)

All alternatives to Aircrack-ng: [/alternatives/aircrack-ng-1](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/aircrack-ng-1)

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