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Best MRTG Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from network monitoring ranked against MRTG on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Obkio Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    MRTG vs Obkio
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.8
    MRTG vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    Fing Security Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $5.83/mo6.7
    MRTG vs Fing Security
  4. 4
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.7
    MRTG vs ManageEngine OpManager
  5. 5
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    MRTG vs NetXMS
  6. 6
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.6
    MRTG vs Centreon
  7. 7
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo6.6
    MRTG vs Checkmk
  8. 8
    Ganglia Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.6
    MRTG vs Ganglia
  9. 9
    ntopng Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    MRTG vs ntopng
  10. 10
    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.6
    MRTG vs SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
  11. 11
    Cacti Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    MRTG vs Cacti
  12. 12
    EMCO Ping Monitor Free plan WebWin Free6.5
    MRTG vs EMCO Ping Monitor
  13. 13
    GlassWire Free plan AndroidWebWin $2.99/mo6.5
    MRTG vs GlassWire
  14. 14
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    MRTG vs LibreNMS
  15. 16
    OpenNMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.5
    MRTG vs OpenNMS
  16. 17
    Observium Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    MRTG vs Observium
  17. 18
    SmokePing Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    MRTG vs SmokePing
  18. 19
    WhatsUp Gold Free plan apiself-hostedWebWin Free6.4
    MRTG vs WhatsUp Gold
  19. 20
    WhatsUp Gold Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin $72.17/mo6.4
    MRTG vs WhatsUp Gold
  20. 21
    Colasoft Capsa Free plan Win Free6.3
    MRTG vs Colasoft Capsa

MRTG alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Obkio6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.8Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Fing Security6.7Free plan$5.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4ManageEngine OpManager6.7Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5NetXMS6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Centreon6.6Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Checkmk6.6Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Ganglia6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9ntopng6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Cacti6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12EMCO Ping Monitor6.5Free planFreeWeb, Windows
13GlassWire6.5Free plan$2.99/moAndroid, Web, Windows
14LibreNMS6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16OpenNMS6.5Free plan$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17Observium6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18SmokePing6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
19WhatsUp Gold6.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20WhatsUp Gold6.4$72.17/moAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Colasoft Capsa6.3Free planFreeWindows
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Questions about MRTG alternatives

What is the best alternative to MRTG?

Obkio, number 1 in network monitoring with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Fing Security, ManageEngine OpManager and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to MRTG?

Obkio 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.