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No. 28of 31 ·Bandwidth Monitoring Software

NetCrunch

Web · Windows · Self-hosted · API· paid plans from $158.33/mo

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  • Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
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NetCrunch is an agentless platform for monitoring networks, servers, virtualization, cloud, and IoT. It supports more than 680 monitoring targets through SNMP, WMI, and API-based checks. Automatic discovery identifies infrastructure and produces Layer 2 topology and VLAN maps. Alerting features include correlation, automatic closure, forecasting thresholds, and more than 35 alert actions. Notification connections include Microsoft Teams, Slack, PagerDuty, Jira, Freshservice, and Amazon SNS; selected systems also have two-way integrations. A REST API and MCP server allow programmatic access to nodes, views, monitoring packs, and credentials. Optional multi-factor authentication uses an authenticator-app code in the Web and Desktop Consoles. The Platform subscription costs 1900.00 USD per year, and the perpetual license costs 3450.00 USD per once. A 30-day trial is available without a credit card. Licensing is based on monitored nodes, with one interface included per node and unlimited metrics per node. The trial supports up to 10,000 nodes or interfaces and requires Windows 10 x64 or later, or Windows Server 2016 or later. NetCrunch as a whole is not FIPS-validated.

Who it is for

It suits teams monitoring infrastructure across networks, servers, virtualization, cloud, or IoT. The REST API and MCP server may also suit teams that need programmatic access to monitoring data and configuration.

What is good

  • Supports more than 680 monitoring targets.
  • Automatically discovers infrastructure and maps topology and VLANs.
  • Includes more than 35 alert actions.
  • Offers a 30-day trial without a credit card.
  • Licensing includes unlimited metrics per monitored node.

What to know first

  • No free plan.
  • Trial download requires Windows 10 x64 or later, or Windows Server 2016 or later.
  • NetCrunch as a whole is not FIPS-validated.

Verdict

NetCrunch combines broad infrastructure monitoring with discovery, alerting, integrations, and programmatic access. Review its Windows trial requirements, node-based licensing, and FIPS limitation before choosing it.

NetCrunch plans and pricing

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NetCrunch Platform subscription $1,900/yr Annual subscription — no multi-year commitment Everything in the box · node-based licensing netcrunch.com · 4 Oct 2026
Professional subscription (worked example) $3,200/yr Subscription 100 nodes and 600 interfaces · typical environments at that size adremdownloads.com · 4 Oct 2026
NetCrunch perpetual license $3,450 once Perpetual license Same platform as subscription netcrunch.com · 4 Oct 2026

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