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Best Network Monitoring - Enterprise Software in 2026

Enterprise network monitoring software lets teams observe network devices, services and traffic. This list is for people comparing software for business networks and different deployment environments.

22 apps
Research read 28 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

Checkmk

Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5

Checkmk offers broad infrastructure coverage and several monitoring methods, with a free Community option for smaller environments.

9.2 Free plan · paid from €190/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
2

Cacti

Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1

Cacti combines network data collection, availability checks, graphing, and distributed polling in a self-hosted package.

7.7 Free plan Visit site
3

Domotz

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

Domotz 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.

7.6 Free plan · paid from $1.50/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
4

Icinga

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

Icinga offers self-hosted monitoring with a free edition and options for distributed setups, certificate monitoring, and integrations.

7.5 Free plan · 60-day trial Visit site
5

LibreNMS

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

LibreNMS 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.

7.4 Free plan Visit site
6

ManageEngine OpManager

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

OpManager brings infrastructure metrics, traffic analysis, alerts, and troubleshooting into one self-hosted product.

7.3 Free plan · paid from $95 · 30-day trial Visit site
7

Nagios XI

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Nagios XI offers self-hosted monitoring, a limited free edition, and perpetual paid licenses priced by node count.

7.3 From $4,995 · 30-day trial Visit site
8

NetXMS

Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4

NetXMS combines discovery, topology maps, protocol support, and distributed monitoring in an open-source solution.

7.2 Free plan Visit site
9

Obkio

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

Obkio combines synthetic performance checks with device monitoring, application checks, and traceroutes.

7.2 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
10

Observium

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Observium offers a free Community edition and paid editions with additional alerting, traffic accounting, or support features.

7.1 Free plan · paid from £250/yr Visit site
11

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5

PRTG 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.

7.1 Free plan · paid from $200/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
12

Site24x7 Network Monitoring

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

Site24x7 Network Monitoring combines device discovery, live metrics, flow analysis, maps, integrations, and mobile access.

7.0 From $42/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
13

Zabbix

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Zabbix 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.

6.9 Free plan · paid from $50/mo · 5-day trial Visit site
14

Automic Continuous Delivery Automation

Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

6.6 Pricing on request Visit site
15

ExtremeCloud IQ

Paid APISelf-hostedWeb

Consider ExtremeCloud IQ if your team manages access points, switches, or SD-WAN and needs automation, health visibility, and flexible deployment choices.

5.8 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Visit site
16

WhatsUp Gold

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1

WhatsUp Gold brings infrastructure monitoring, topology mapping, automation, and integrations into one product.

5.8 Free plan · paid from $1,229 · 30-day trial Visit site
17

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor

Free trial Self-hostedWebWindows

NPM combines device monitoring with path analysis, alerts, wireless visibility, and capacity forecasts.

5.7 From $2,829 · 30-day trial Visit site
18

Juniper Mist

Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

Choose 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.

4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
19

IBM SevOne Network Performance Management

Paid Web

4.4 Pricing on request Visit site
20

Kentik Network Intelligence Platform

Paid Web

4.3 From $2,000/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
21

NETSCOUT nGeniusONE

Paid

3.9 Pricing on request Visit site
22

OpenText Network Observability

Paid Web

3.9 Pricing on request Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

When comparing options, review free plans, paid prices, trials and licence terms, then match supported platforms, discovery, SNMP, flow analysis, device limits and alert channels to your needs.

Questions

Are free network monitoring tools available?

Yes. Tools on this list include free plans, including free pricing models, plus freemium options.

Do enterprise monitoring tools offer trials?

Yes. Listed trial periods include 14, 30, 60 and 90 days, while trial availability differs by tool.

What operating environments are covered?

The listed platform choices include web, API, self-hosted, Linux, Windows and Android.

Which monitoring capabilities are compared?

The comparison looks at network discovery, SNMP monitoring, flow analytics, device limits and alert channels.

How is pricing shown?

Pricing notes may show a free plan, a paid starting price or pricing on request. Freemium and paid models are represented.

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