Observium AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like Observium

Observium is described as 'Autodiscovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP based network monitoring which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP and many more' and is a Network Monitor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Observium for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Web-based, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best Observium alternative is Zabbix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Observium are Nagios, Spiceworks, Datadog and HyperDX.

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  1. Zabbix icon
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    Gather and analyze accurate statistics and performance metrics, visualize it, get notified about current and potential issues without delay, and take advantage of our time-tested professional development and support.

    119 Zabbix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
    • Zabbix is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Observium.

    • Zabbix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Observium.

    • Zabbix is Free and Open SourceObservium is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zabbix is Privacy focusedObservium is not according to our users
  2. Nagios icon
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    Nagios is a powerful monitoring system licensed under Nagios Enterprises that helps organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues.

    135 Nagios alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Spiceworks icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Spiceworks is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Observium.

    • Spiceworks is Free and ProprietaryObservium is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Datadog icon
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    Monitor and visualize your IT and DevOps environments seamlessly with over 120 integrations, enabling real-time insight across on-premise and cloud deployments. Utilize robust analytics, graphing, and correlation tools for error logging and network monitoring. Improve collaboration and proactive IT management.

    229 Datadog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Datadog is the most popular Mac alternative to Observium.

    • Datadog is the most popular commercial alternative to Observium.

    • Datadog is Paid and ProprietaryObservium is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. HyperDX icon
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    An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.

    71 HyperDX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • HyperDX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Observium.

    • HyperDX is Freemium and Open SourceObservium is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. 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...

    33 LibreNMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
     
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    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

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about Paessler PRTG Network Monitor as an Alternative to Observium
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    Very similar to Observium (SNMP monitor) but runs on Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is Freemium and ProprietaryObservium is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Lansweeper icon
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    Lansweeper discovers Windows, Linux and Mac machines in your network. In addition, it inventories network devices such as Printers, Routers and Switches.

    52 Lansweeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. DeepFlow icon
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    Unify your cloud-native monitoring with zero-code eBPF, advanced profiling, and 10x storage efficiency.

    61 DeepFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Cabot icon
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    Cabot is a free, open-source, self-hosted infrastructure monitoring platform that provides some of the best features of PagerDuty, Server Density, Pingdom and Nagios without their cost and complexity.

    134 Cabot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. IT Asset Tool icon
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    IT Asset Tool is a powerful free software to inventor and monitor your network. It's easy approach allows to operate in a short time. With an essential interface, IT Asset Tool analyzes all windows hosts including their software and hardware features for an efficent...

    30 IT Asset Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. NetXMS icon
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    NetXMS is an enterprise grade multi-platform open source network management and monitoring system. It provides comprehensive event management, performance monitoring, alerting, reporting and graphing for all layers of IT infrastructure — from network devices to business...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Docker
     
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