One app instead of nine
Most technicians carry a separate app for each job: one to scan the network, one to analyse Wi-Fi, one to test speed, one to ping, one to look up DNS, one to reach kit over SSH. Pingo does all of it, and adds a security audit and guided diagnosis that single-purpose scanners do not have.
Which apps does Pingo replace?
Pingo replaces nine separate tools that a network technician would otherwise install individually.
| Instead of | Pingo covers |
|---|---|
| A Wi-Fi analyzer | Signal, channels, spectrum, roaming |
| A network scanner | Devices, names, vendors, ports |
| A speed test app | Speed, latency, jitter, loss, bufferbloat |
| A ping and traceroute tool | Reachability and path |
| A port scanner | Open ports on a host |
| A DNS and WHOIS lookup tool | Records, timing, split-horizon |
| An SSH and SFTP client | Access to kit on site |
| A subnet calculator | Ranges and masks |
| A security audit tool | Exposure, default passwords, VLAN isolation, UPnP |
What does Pingo do that a network scanner does not?
Two things, and both are the reason it exists.
A security audit layer. Most network scanners stop at listing devices and open ports. Pingo audits the network for exposure: devices still on factory default passwords, admin and RDP ports reachable when they should not be, UPnP port forwards nobody opened deliberately, open file shares, cameras streaming with no login, whether firewall and DNS filtering actually block anything, and whether a guest network is genuinely isolated from the main one.
Guided diagnosis. Rather than handing you readings to interpret, Pingo runs a named sequence of checks and leads with one verdict word and one plain sentence. The measurements behind it are one tap away, and a check that could not run is hatched rather than passed.
Is Pingo free, and are scans limited?
Pingo is free and scanning is unlimited. Several apps in this category cap free scans per day. Pingo has no scan cap, no advertising and no account.
Who is Pingo for?
Field technicians, managed service providers, IT support staff and anyone who maintains a home or small office network and wants one app rather than nine.