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Best Argus Monitor Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from hardware monitoring software ranked against Argus Monitor on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Checkmk Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $275/mo8.2
    Argus Monitor vs Checkmk
  2. 2
    Netdata Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $4.50/mo8.2
    Argus Monitor vs Netdata
  3. 3
    Glances Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.1
    Argus Monitor vs Glances
  4. 4
    Telegraf Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $1,500/mo8.1
    Argus Monitor vs Telegraf
  5. 5
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.8
    Argus Monitor vs ManageEngine OpManager
  6. 6
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    Argus Monitor vs Nagios XI
  7. 7
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    Argus Monitor vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  8. 8
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    Argus Monitor vs NetXMS
  9. 9
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.5
    Argus Monitor vs Centreon
  10. 10
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Argus Monitor vs GKrellM
  11. 11
    Icinga Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $166.67/mo6.5
    Argus Monitor vs Icinga
  12. 12
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Argus Monitor vs LibreNMS
  13. 13
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo6.5
    Argus Monitor vs Pokesensor
  14. 14
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Argus Monitor vs smartmontools
  15. 15
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    Argus Monitor vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  16. 16
    gpuview Free plan apiLinuxWeb Free6.4
    Argus Monitor vs gpuview
  17. 17
    HWMonitor Free plan AndroidWin Free6.4
    Argus Monitor vs HWMonitor
  18. 18
    IPMI Monitor Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $100/mo6.4
    Argus Monitor vs IPMI Monitor
  19. 19
    Macs Fan Control Free plan MacWin Free6.4
    Argus Monitor vs Macs Fan Control
  20. 20
    michka Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.4
    Argus Monitor vs michka

Argus Monitor alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Checkmk8.2Free plan$275/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Netdata8.2Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Glances8.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Telegraf8.1Free plan$1,500/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5ManageEngine OpManager6.8Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Nagios XI6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.7Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8NetXMS6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Centreon6.5Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10GKrellM6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Icinga6.5Free plan$166.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12LibreNMS6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Pokesensor6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
14smartmontools6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15Supermicro SuperDoctor 56.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
16gpuview6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web
17HWMonitor6.4Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
18IPMI Monitor6.4Free plan$100/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
19Macs Fan Control6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
20michka6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Argus Monitor alternatives

What is the best alternative to Argus Monitor?

Checkmk, number 1 in hardware monitoring software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Netdata, Glances, Telegraf and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Argus Monitor?

Checkmk is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Argus Monitor?

Yes: Checkmk, Netdata, Glances and 1 more.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.