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Best SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from network monitoring ranked against SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Checkmk Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $275/mo8.2
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Checkmk
  2. 2
    Obkio Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $249/mo6.8
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Obkio
  3. 3
    Fing Security Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $6.67/mo6.7
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Fing Security
  4. 4
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  5. 5
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.6
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs ManageEngine OpManager
  6. 6
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs NetXMS
  7. 7
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.5
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Centreon
  8. 8
    Ganglia Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Ganglia
  9. 9
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs LibreNMS
  10. 10
    ntopng Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs ntopng
  11. 11
    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
  12. 12
    Cacti Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Cacti
  13. 13
    EMCO Ping Monitor Free plan WebWin Free6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs EMCO Ping Monitor
  14. 14
    GlassWire Free plan AndroidWebWin $2.99/mo6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs GlassWire
  15. 15
    MRTG Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs MRTG
  16. 16
    Observium Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Observium
  17. 17
    OpenNMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs OpenNMS
  18. 18
    WhatsUp Gold Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin $72.17/mo6.4
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs WhatsUp Gold
  19. 19
    Colasoft Capsa Free plan Win Free6.3
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs Colasoft Capsa
  20. 20
    FreeMeter Free plan Win Free6.3
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor vs FreeMeter

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Checkmk8.2Free plan$275/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Obkio6.8Free plan$249/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Fing Security6.7Free plan$6.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.7Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5ManageEngine OpManager6.6Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6NetXMS6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Centreon6.5Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Ganglia6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9LibreNMS6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10ntopng6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Cacti6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13EMCO Ping Monitor6.4Free planFreeWeb, Windows
14GlassWire6.4Free plan$2.99/moAndroid, Web, Windows
15MRTG6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Observium6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
17OpenNMS6.4Free plan$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18WhatsUp Gold6.4$72.17/moAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Colasoft Capsa6.3Free planFreeWindows
20FreeMeter6.3Free planFreeWindows
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Questions about SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor alternatives

What is the best alternative to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor?

Checkmk, number 1 in network monitoring with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Obkio, Fing Security, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor?

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

Is there an open-source alternative to SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor?

Yes: Checkmk, ntopng.

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.