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Best The Dude Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from network performance monitoring software ranked against The Dude on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Obkio Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.8
    The Dude vs Obkio
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.8
    The Dude vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo6.7
    The Dude vs ManageEngine OpManager
  4. 4
    PingPlotter Free plan iOSLinuxMacWebWin $29/mo6.7
    The Dude vs PingPlotter
  5. 5
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo6.6
    The Dude vs Checkmk
  6. 6
    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.6
    The Dude vs SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
  7. 7
    Cacti Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    The Dude vs Cacti
  8. 8
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free6.5
    The Dude vs LibreNMS
  9. 9
    WhatsUp Gold Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin $72.17/mo6.5
    The Dude vs WhatsUp Gold
  10. 10
    Observium Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    The Dude vs Observium
  11. 11
    OpenNMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.4
    The Dude vs OpenNMS
  12. 12
    perfSONAR Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    The Dude vs perfSONAR
  13. 14
    Riverbed Aternity AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.8
    The Dude vs Riverbed Aternity
  14. 15
    Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 5.7
    The Dude vs Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring
  15. 16
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    The Dude vs Zabbix
  16. 17
    AppNeta apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    The Dude vs AppNeta
  17. 18
    Kentik Network Monitoring System Free trial apiWeb $166.67/mo5.0
    The Dude vs Kentik Network Monitoring System
  18. 19
    NetBeez LinuxMacWebWin 5.0
    The Dude vs NetBeez
  19. 20
    Omnipeek Free trial WebWin 5.0
    The Dude vs Omnipeek
  20. 21
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Free trial self-hostedWebWin 5.0
    The Dude vs SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor

The Dude alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Obkio6.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.8Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3ManageEngine OpManager6.7Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4PingPlotter6.7Free plan$29/moiOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Checkmk6.6Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Cacti6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8LibreNMS6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9WhatsUp Gold6.5$72.17/moAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Observium6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11OpenNMS6.4Free plan$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12perfSONAR6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14Riverbed Aternity5.8Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring5.7Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
16Zabbix5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17AppNeta5.5API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Kentik Network Monitoring System5.0No$166.67/moAPI, Web
19NetBeez5.0Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20Omnipeek5.0Web, Windows
21SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor5.0self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about The Dude alternatives

What is the best alternative to The Dude?

Obkio, number 1 in network performance monitoring software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, PingPlotter and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to The Dude?

Obkio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.