No. 19 of 58 ·Hardware Monitoring Software

Observium

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Observium is ranked #19 of 58 in hardware monitoring software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Observium plans and pricing

All plans

Community Free Unlimited monitored devices, ports and sensors · intended for home labs and small non-critical deployments observium.org · 8 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published £1500 / yr Unlimited monitored devices, ports and sensors · includes 10 hours of support · ideal for large enterprises observium.org · 8 Oct 2026

Professional Not published £250 / yr Unlimited monitored devices, ports and sensors · ideal for SME and ISPs observium.org · 8 Oct 2026

Compared on hardware monitoring software

Free plan: Yes
Alert channels: email, sms, webhook, mobile

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The record

Purpose: Observium is a network monitoring and management platform that discovers devices and services, collects performance metrics, and generates alerts.
Web interface: Its web interface displays network status, real-time performance metrics, and historical data.
Device coverage: The supported-device page lists 825 platform definitions, 367 named vendors, 21 device classes, and 916 associated MIBs.
Discovery: Observium supports automatic discovery of supported devices and metrics, plus network mapping through discovery protocols.
Alerting: Professional Edition provides threshold alerting for different entity types, and creates alert entries during discovery.
Traffic accounting: Professional Edition traffic accounting supports billing measurements by total transferred data and 95th percentile.
Integrations: The site lists integrations with collectd, munin, smokeping, and RANCID, with supplied collectors including Apache, BIND, DRBD, Memcached, MySQL, and NFS.
API: The feature comparison lists a RESTful API, and the documentation describes it as available for custom integrations and automation.
Community release cadence: Community Edition is distributed as six-monthly tar.gz releases under the QPL Open Source license, with updates and new features on a 6-to-12-month cycle.
Subscription updates: Professional and Enterprise editions use an SVN-based release mechanism that provides daily security and bug fixes and new features.
Support: Enterprise includes 10 hours of support time; the Community documentation points users to informal support through Discord, IRC, and a mailing list.
Intended users: The maker describes Community as suited to home use, evaluation, labs, and small non-critical deployments, Professional for SMEs and ISPs, and Enterprise for large enterprises.
License and eligibility: Professional subscriptions are available free of charge to registered charities and open-source projects.
Company: The site identifies Observium Limited as registered in the Isle of Man and gives its address as Viking House, Ramsey, IM8 1GB.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Hardware Monitoring Software in 2026#19 of 58
Best Network Monitoring in 2026#15 of 56
Best Network Performance Monitoring Software in 2026#10 of 24

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Sources

observium.org· checked 8 Oct 2026
observium.org/supported_devices/· checked 8 Oct 2026