Wakupator
Wake On LAN Machine Manager based on network traffic.
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Still maintained? Yes: 7 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.2.0 (Feb 2026).
Comparisons in Network Utilities: Speedtest.net alternatives, Fing alternatives.
At a glance
Wakupator quick facts
- Health score
- 48/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 184
- Last commit
- 12 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.2.0, Feb 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Wakupator
In its own words
The project's README opens: "A service that allow machines on the same LAN to be automatically woken up, using IP address spoofing for a good cause. Lightweight, no dependencies, non-intrusive, and easy to integrate."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Wakupator scores 48/100, #10 of 11 in Network Utilities: 7 commits in the last 90 days earn 8.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.2.0, 9 months ago) earns 21.0 of 25, 184 stars add 9.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 26.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 8.2 / 35
7 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 21.0 / 25
v1.2.0 released 9 months ago
- Stars 9.1 / 20
184 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 7
- Last 90 days
- 32
- Last 12 months
- 12 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 11 tools in Network Utilities by health , between PlugNPiN (#9) and Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ (#11) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | C |
| Latest release | v1.2.0 · 9 months ago |
| Stars | 184 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | Gibus21250/Wakupator ↗ |
Wakupator vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Wakupator (Network Utilities), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyIP | 96 | 12k | MIT | today |
| NetAlertX | 95 | 7.3k | GPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| beelzebub | 93 | 2.2k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| Upsnap | 85 | 6.4k | MIT | 20 days ago |
| Wakupator (this tool) | 48 | 184 | MIT | 12 days ago |
| Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ | 34 | 3.8k | MIT | 6 months ago |
Wakupator: common questions
Is Wakupator still maintained?
Wakupator had 7 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 12 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.2.0, is from 9 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.