Open Source Paessler PRTG Network Monitor AlternativesTop Network Monitors and other similar apps like Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

The best open source alternative to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is Zabbix. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor are Nagios, LibreNMS, HyperDX and Cabot.

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Comprehensive network monitoring includes up/downtime tracking, traffic analysis, and performance metrics using SNMP, WMI, and NetFlow protocols.

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Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives page was last updated Dec 20, 2024
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  1. Zabbix icon

    Zabbix

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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.

    111 Zabbix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • LV flagLatvia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Zabbix screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Server Monitoring
    2.  Custom Dashboard
    3.  Hardware Monitoring
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7. Microsoft Azure icon  Azure integration

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    Comments about Zabbix as an Alternative to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
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    aseques
    Positive Oct 6, 2016
    6

    Both offer network monitoring and alerting

    Guest
    Negative May 17, 2024
    0

    PRTG is easy to install and operate, while Zabbix is complicated and usually requires expensive consultants to get everything working correctly.

    Guest
    Negative Nov 17, 2015
    -7

    this does not integrate well with switches and routers, it is more for windows networks

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    • Most users think Zabbix is a great Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternative.

    • Zabbix is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor.

    • Zabbix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor.

    • Zabbix is Free and Open SourcePaessler PRTG Network Monitor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zabbix is Privacy focusedPaessler PRTG Network Monitor is not according to our users
  2. Nagios icon

    Nagios

     91 likes
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    Nagios is a powerful monitoring system licensed under Nagios Enterprises that helps organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues.

    124 Nagios alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Home

    Nagios Features

    1.  On-premises software
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Remote Management

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  4. LibreNMS icon

    LibreNMS

     37 likes
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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...

    31 LibreNMS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
    LibreNMS screenshot 1

    LibreNMS Features

    1.  Network Discovery
    2.  SNMP Trap Support
    3.  IT Asset Management

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    Comments about LibreNMS as an Alternative to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
    Guest
    Positive Nov 25, 2022
    0

    Clean interface that's easy to navigate and provides just about everythng

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    • Almost everyone thinks LibreNMS is a great Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternative.

    • LibreNMS is Free and Open SourcePaessler PRTG Network Monitor is Freemium and Proprietary
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    HyperDX

     19 likes
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    An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.

    64 HyperDX alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    HyperDX screenshot 1

    HyperDX Features

    1.  Application Monitoring
    2.  Metrics

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    • HyperDX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Paessler PRTG Network Monitor.

    • HyperDX is Freemium and Open SourcePaessler PRTG Network Monitor is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Cabot

     18 likes
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Cabot screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2021, and it's mentioned on the GitHub repository that the project is not maintained anymore.

    Cabot Features

    1.  Website Monitoring

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  7. DeepFlow icon

    DeepFlow

     5 likes
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    Unify your cloud-native monitoring with zero-code eBPF, advanced profiling, and 10x storage efficiency.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    DeepFlow screenshot 1

    DeepFlow Features

    1.  No Coding Required

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  9. OpenNMS Horizon icon

    OpenNMS Horizon

     11 likes
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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.

    62 OpenNMS Horizon alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Dashboard

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  10. Pandora FMS icon

    Pandora FMS

     67 likes
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    Enterprise-ready monitoring solution that provides unparalleled flexibility for IT to address both immediate and unforeseen operational issues, including infrastructure and IT processes.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Pandora FMS visual console

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Auto Responder
    5.  Desktop Sharing
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Website Monitoring
    9.  Server Monitoring
    10.  Application Monitoring
    11.  Network Mapping
    12.  High Availability

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  11. Munin icon

    Munin

     45 likes
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    Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool that can help analyze resource trends and "what just happened to kill our performance?" problems. It is designed to be very plug and play. A default installation provides a lot of graphs with almost no work.

    63 Munin alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Dashboard

    Munin Features

    1.  Network Tools

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  12. Sniffnet icon

    Sniffnet

     8 likes
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    Sniffnet is a simple yet insightful application to let you have a glance into your network traffic in a straightforward and appealing way.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sniffnet screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Traffic Monitoring
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Website Monitoring

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  13. openITCOCKPIT icon

    openITCOCKPIT

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    Easy to use configuration web interface for nagios and neamon. openITCOCKPIT is a perfomant monitoring system with support for distributed monitoring (Satellites), REST API, nice dashboards, maps, graphs and a modular concept for easy customization.

    51 openITCOCKPIT alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Customizable dashboard

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Users
    2.  Hardware Monitoring
    3.  Application Monitoring

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  14. NAV icon

    NAV

     5 likes
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    IP device info

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