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Best Observium Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo6.7
    Observium vs Netdata
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    Observium vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.6
    Observium vs Centreon
  4. 4
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo6.6
    Observium vs Checkmk
  5. 5
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    Observium vs Glances
  6. 6
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.6
    Observium vs ManageEngine OpManager
  7. 7
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    Observium vs NetXMS
  8. 8
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Observium vs GKrellM
  9. 9
    Icinga Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $166.67/mo6.5
    Observium vs Icinga
  10. 10
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    Observium vs LibreNMS
  11. 11
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo6.5
    Observium vs Pokesensor
  12. 12
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Observium vs smartmontools
  13. 13
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    Observium vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  14. 14
    XStat Free plan AndroidWebWin Free6.5
    Observium vs XStat
  15. 15
    gpuview Free plan apiLinuxWeb Free6.4
    Observium vs gpuview
  16. 16
    HWMonitor Free plan AndroidWin Free6.4
    Observium vs HWMonitor
  17. 17
    Macs Fan Control Free plan MacWin Free6.4
    Observium vs Macs Fan Control
  18. 18
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Observium vs Nagios XI
  19. 20
    OpenNMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.4
    Observium vs OpenNMS
  20. 21
    Prometheus Node Exporter Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Observium vs Prometheus Node Exporter

Observium 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
9Icinga6.5Free plan$166.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10LibreNMS6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Pokesensor6.5Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
12smartmontools6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Supermicro SuperDoctor 56.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
14XStat6.5Free planFreeAndroid, Web, Windows
15gpuview6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web
16HWMonitor6.4Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
17Macs Fan Control6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
18Nagios XI6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20OpenNMS6.4Free plan$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21Prometheus Node Exporter6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
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Questions about Observium alternatives

What is the best alternative to Observium?

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 Observium?

Netdata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 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.