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Best HWMonitor Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo6.7
    HWMonitor vs Netdata
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    HWMonitor vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.6
    HWMonitor vs Centreon
  4. 4
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo6.6
    HWMonitor vs Checkmk
  5. 5
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    HWMonitor vs Glances
  6. 6
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.6
    HWMonitor vs ManageEngine OpManager
  7. 7
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    HWMonitor vs NetXMS
  8. 8
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    HWMonitor vs GKrellM
  9. 9
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    HWMonitor vs LibreNMS
  10. 10
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo6.5
    HWMonitor vs Pokesensor
  11. 11
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    HWMonitor vs smartmontools
  12. 12
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    HWMonitor vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  13. 14
    Macs Fan Control Free plan MacWin Free6.4
    HWMonitor vs Macs Fan Control
  14. 15
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    HWMonitor vs Nagios XI
  15. 16
    NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    HWMonitor vs NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager
  16. 17
    AccuBattery Free plan Android Free6.2
    HWMonitor vs AccuBattery
  17. 18
    GSam Battery Monitor Free plan Android Free6.2
    HWMonitor vs GSam Battery Monitor
  18. 19
    MSI Afterburner Free plan Free6.1
    HWMonitor vs MSI Afterburner
  19. 20
    SSD Fan Control Free plan Mac Free6.1
    HWMonitor vs SSD Fan Control
  20. 21
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    HWMonitor vs Zabbix

HWMonitor alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Netdata6.7Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.7Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Centreon6.6Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Checkmk6.6Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Glances6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6ManageEngine OpManager6.6Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7NetXMS6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8GKrellM6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9LibreNMS6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Pokesensor6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11smartmontools6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Supermicro SuperDoctor 56.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
14Macs Fan Control6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
15Nagios XI6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
17AccuBattery6.2Free planFreeAndroid
18GSam Battery Monitor6.2Free planFreeAndroid
19MSI Afterburner6.1Free planFree—
20SSD Fan Control6.1Free planFreeMac
21Zabbix5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about HWMonitor alternatives

What is the best alternative to HWMonitor?

Netdata, number 1 in hardware monitoring software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Centreon, Checkmk and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HWMonitor?

Netdata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

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.