13 Best Nagios Alternatives for Networks, Servers, IT Systems Monitoring

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Nagios

Of course Nagios is one of the top and most popular software in this area. However, the Nagios alternatives discussed above provide another option in the market and some of them are even better in my opinion.

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2

Paessler PRTG

PRTG Network Monitor is designed to allow businesses to thrive online. This monitoring solution tracks every statistic that matters to the bottom line of the network performance.

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3

ManageEngine OpManager

ManageEngine OpManager provides monitoring of both physical and virtual systems, firewalls, network devices, wireless devices etc in a seamless user interface and using more than 2000 built-in performance monitors.

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4

SolarWinds NPM

Unlike Solarwinds NPM described above which is focused only on networking, checkmk can monitor a wide range of devices such as servers, network devices, applications etc.

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5

Zabbix

Zabbix is an open source project provided to clients free of charge. In many ways, network monitoring is taken to the next level through Zabbix.

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6

Checkmk

Unlike Solarwinds NPM described above which is focused only on networking, checkmk can monitor a wide range of devices such as servers, network devices, applications etc.

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7

Icinga

Icinga2 started as a fork of Nagios and became an expansive network monitoring solution even for enterprise-grade needs.

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8

OpenNMS

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LibreNMS

During the setup process, LibreNMS automatically discovers individual devices and end-points using various protocols such as CDP, FDP, LLDP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP and ARP. Users don’t need to spend hours adding individual devices to be monitored.

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10

Datadog

Doing so allows IT administrators to acquire the information they need immediately. No detail is spared through Datadog, and more information and metrics are always better when it comes to IT infrastructure management and observation.

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For smaller companies, Spiceworks Network Monitor cannot be beaten. Businesses with less than 25 computers and devices benefit the most from this program.

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OP5 Monitor

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13

Observium

Many businesses prefer Observium because its features have been automated for the most part. Users can install the software and admins gain immediate visibility in the environment.

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14

Opsview Monitor

Pricing for an Opsview Monitor SMB Plan subscription starts at $1250 per year for 50 hosts and goes up to $7500 per year for 300 hosts.

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