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Best SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from hardware monitoring software ranked against SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Checkmk Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $275/mo8.2
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Checkmk
  2. 2
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo6.7
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Netdata
  3. 3
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  4. 4
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.6
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Centreon
  5. 5
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Glances
  6. 6
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.6
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs ManageEngine OpManager
  7. 7
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs NetXMS
  8. 8
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs GKrellM
  9. 9
    Icinga Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $166.67/mo6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Icinga
  10. 10
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs LibreNMS
  11. 11
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Pokesensor
  12. 12
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs smartmontools
  13. 13
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  14. 14
    Telegraf Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $1,500/mo6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Telegraf
  15. 15
    XStat Free plan AndroidWebWin Free6.5
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs XStat
  16. 16
    gpuview Free plan apiLinuxWeb Free6.4
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs gpuview
  17. 17
    HWMonitor Free plan AndroidWin Free6.4
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs HWMonitor
  18. 18
    IPMI Monitor Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $100/mo6.4
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs IPMI Monitor
  19. 19
    Macs Fan Control Free plan MacWin Free6.4
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs Macs Fan Control
  20. 20
    michka Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.4
    SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor vs michka

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Checkmk8.2Free plan$275/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Netdata6.7Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.7Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Centreon6.6Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, 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
14Telegraf6.5Free plan$1,500/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15XStat6.5Free planFreeAndroid, Web, Windows
16gpuview6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web
17HWMonitor6.4Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
18IPMI Monitor6.4Free plan$100/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
19Macs Fan Control6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
20michka6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor alternatives

What is the best alternative to SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

Checkmk, number 1 in hardware monitoring software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Netdata, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Centreon and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

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

Is there an open-source alternative to SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

Yes: Checkmk, Telegraf.

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.