cStatus AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like cStatus

cStatus is described as 'A free, reliable tool to scan and monitor networks' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to cStatus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based and Mac apps. The best cStatus alternative is Spiceworks, which is free. Other great apps like cStatus are Netshow, LibreNMS, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor and Microsoft Network Monitor.

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cStatus alternatives page was last updated Jun 18, 2025

Spiceworks
84 likes
Spiceworks is a software suite for IT professionals to manage networks, troubleshoot issues, and handle IT tasks. It offers free online tools for network connectivity management, remote computer access, user activity monitoring, contract tracking, and inventory scanning.
133 Spiceworks alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application types
Network Monitor
Help Desk Platform
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Online
Android
Android Tablet
Is Spiceworks a good alternative to cStatus?
Spiceworks is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Android Tablet alternative to cStatus.
Spiceworks is the most popular free alternative to cStatus.
Spiceworks is Free and ProprietarycStatus is also Free and Proprietary
Netshow
5 likes
Lightweight, performant interactive network connection monitor with friendly service names.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Python
Mac
Linux
Is Netshow a good alternative to cStatus?
Netshow is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to cStatus.
Netshow is the most popular Open Source alternative to cStatus.
Netshow is Free and Open SourcecStatus is Free and Proprietary
LibreNMS
37 likes
LibreNMS is an autodiscovering PHP/MySQL based network monitoring system forked from Observium. LibreNMS aims to be easy to use, painless to deploy, and support monitoring of a wide range of devices. Observium's license changed to a modified QPL license in May 2012, and...
33 LibreNMS alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Network Monitor
Platforms
Linux
BSD
MySQL Community Edition
Apache HTTP Server
JavaScript
PHP
Is LibreNMS a good alternative to cStatus?
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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Comprehensive monitoring solution with over 200 sensor types, user-friendly interface, and powerful capabilities such as traffic analysis, failover clustering, and remote probes. Offers email and SMS alerts, supports SNMP and WMI...

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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
42 likes
Comprehensive monitoring solution with over 200 sensor types, user-friendly interface, and powerful capabilities such as traffic analysis, failover clustering, and remote probes. Offers email and SMS alerts, supports SNMP and WMI, provides high-availability features and detailed reporting.
110 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
Proprietary
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Windows
Online
Self-Hosted
Software as a Service (SaaS)
+5
Is this a good alternative to cStatus?
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to cStatus.
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is Freemium and ProprietarycStatus is Free and Proprietary
Microsoft Network Monitor
21 likes
Microsoft Network Monitor is a packet analyzer. It enables capturing, viewing, and analyzing network data and deciphering network protocols. It can be used to troubleshoot network problems and applications on the network.
30 Microsoft Network Monitor alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Windows
Is this a good alternative to cStatus?
CurrPorts
27 likes
CurrPorts is network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer. For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the...
23 CurrPorts alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Israel
Platforms
Windows
Is CurrPorts a good alternative to cStatus?
The Dude
22 likes
The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and...
30 The Dude alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
Latvia
EU
Platforms
Self-Hosted
MikroTik RouterOS
Is The Dude a good alternative to cStatus?
NAV
6 likes
NAV (Network Administration Visualized) is a free software program to monitor networks, developed by UNINETT and used by universities and corporations around the world.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Linux
Self-Hosted
Is NAV a good alternative to cStatus?
OpenNMS Horizon
11 likes
OpenNMS is an open-source network monitoring platform that helps you visualize and monitor everything on your local and distributed networks.
62 OpenNMS Horizon alternatives
Cost / License
Free Personal
Open Source
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Self-Hosted
+1
Is OpenNMS Horizon a good alternative to cStatus?
NetCrunch
43 likes
Agentless IT monitoring built to scale - NetCrunch offers a powerful, policy-driven platform for real-time visibility across your entire infrastructure system.
Cost / License
Pay once or Subscription
Proprietary
Application types
Network Monitor
Website Monitoring Tool
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Windows
Online
Self-Hosted
+9
Is NetCrunch a good alternative to cStatus?
NetCrunch is the most popular commercial alternative to cStatus.
NetCrunch is Paid and ProprietarycStatus is Free and Proprietary
Total Network Monitor
9 likes
Total Network Monitor 2 is a network monitoring software program that is designed to continuously monitor your local network, individual computers, and services that require careful attention and thorough control.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Network Monitor
Origin
Belarus
Platforms
Windows
+6
Is this a good alternative to cStatus?
Axence netTools
6 likes
Axence NetTools Pro is a free and comprehensive set of host monitoring, network scanning, security and administration tools, all with a highly intuitive user interface.
17 Axence netTools alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Poland
EU
Platforms
Windows
+2
Is Axence netTools a good alternative to cStatus?