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Best Network Monitoring - Enterprise Software in 2026
- 22 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
Checkmk
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5Checkmk offers broad infrastructure coverage and several monitoring methods, with a free Community option for smaller environments.
- 2
Cacti
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1Cacti combines network data collection, availability checks, graphing, and distributed polling in a self-hosted package.
- 3
Domotz
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Domotz combines device discovery and monitoring with remote management and network diagnostics. A free discovery tier is available, while ongoing paid options are billed per device or collector.
- 4
Icinga
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2Icinga offers self-hosted monitoring with a free edition and options for distributed setups, certificate monitoring, and integrations.
- 5
LibreNMS
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3LibreNMS provides broad network discovery, alerting, and monitoring capabilities at no listed plan cost. It is self-hosted, with community help and partner-provided commercial support available.
- 6
ManageEngine OpManager
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4OpManager brings infrastructure metrics, traffic analysis, alerts, and troubleshooting into one self-hosted product.
- 7
Nagios XI
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Nagios XI offers self-hosted monitoring, a limited free edition, and perpetual paid licenses priced by node count.
- 8
NetXMS
Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4NetXMS combines discovery, topology maps, protocol support, and distributed monitoring in an open-source solution.
- 9
Obkio
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Obkio combines synthetic performance checks with device monitoring, application checks, and traceroutes.
- 10
Observium
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1Observium offers a free Community edition and paid editions with additional alerting, traffic accounting, or support features.
- 11
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5PRTG combines on-premises infrastructure monitoring with alerts, reports, dashboards, and an API. Check sensor needs and the single-license-per-server limit when choosing a plan.
- 12
Site24x7 Network Monitoring
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4Site24x7 Network Monitoring combines device discovery, live metrics, flow analysis, maps, integrations, and mobile access.
- 13
Zabbix
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Zabbix covers a broad range of monitoring sources and methods, with synthetic browser checks and a free plan. Subscription support and server or proxy allowances vary by tier.
- 14
Automic Continuous Delivery Automation
Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 15
ExtremeCloud IQ
Paid APISelf-hostedWebConsider ExtremeCloud IQ if your team manages access points, switches, or SD-WAN and needs automation, health visibility, and flexible deployment choices.
- 16
WhatsUp Gold
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1WhatsUp Gold brings infrastructure monitoring, topology mapping, automation, and integrations into one product.
- 17
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Free trial Self-hostedWebWindowsNPM combines device monitoring with path analysis, alerts, wireless visibility, and capacity forecasts.
- 18
Juniper Mist
Paid AndroidiPhoneWebChoose Juniper Mist if cloud deployment, configuration management and policy automation align with your organization’s needs. Look elsewhere if a free plan or an upfront listed price is essential.
- 19
- 20
Kentik Network Intelligence Platform
Paid Web - 21
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Paid - 22
OpenText Network Observability
Paid Web
#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price
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