Netshow AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like Netshow

Netshow is described as 'Lightweight, performant interactive network connection monitor with friendly service names' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Netshow for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Netshow alternative is Spiceworks, which is free. Other great apps like Netshow are Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, LibreNMS, UpWatchr and CurrPorts.

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  1. Spiceworks icon
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    Free IT help desk software delivers network mapping, user ticket tracking, PC inventory management, contract and asset scanning, remote process control, automated cloud-based reporting, project management, and task prioritization for small and medium businesses.

    138 Spiceworks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  2. 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.

    116 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. LibreNMS icon
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    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...

    37 LibreNMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
     
  4. UpWatchr icon
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    UpWatchr is a native Windows desktop application for monitoring websites and network resources. It pings your configured endpoints on a schedule and shows their live status on a clean dashboard, with green/red indicators and alert notifications the moment something goes offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. CurrPorts icon
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    Displays all open TCP/IP and UDP ports with full process details including name, path, version, creation time, and user information. Supports closing connections, killing processes, marking suspicious ports, exporting data in multiple formats, and portable operation for network monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. The Dude icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • MikroTik RouterOS
     
  7. NetCrunch icon
     44 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. NAV icon
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    NAV (Network Administration Visualized) is a free software program to monitor networks, developed by UNINETT and used by universities and corporations around the world.

    29 NAV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. OpenNMS Horizon icon
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    OpenNMS is an open-source network monitoring platform that helps you visualize and monitor everything on your local and distributed networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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