Best Bandwidth Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
Bandwidth monitoring tools help track network use across applications, users, and devices. Compared on application monitoring, user monitoring, SNMP monitoring, and flow protocol support, the entries offer several ways to evaluate what activity you can observe. Bandwidth alerts and historical data retention can help you assess alerting and visibility needs, while monitored device limits, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add practical context. SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager, ntopng, and GlassWire are among the options shown. Consider which parts of your network you need to monitor and how much history or alerting would help you understand usage.
31ranked
14free plans on this page
$2.99/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Bandwidth Monitoring Software 25 channels on this page · 52 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention Spec sheet Score
01 SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free planNoPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringYesFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limit1 devicesHistorical data retention 4/8spec lines stated 7.8
02 ntopng Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
03 GlassWire Free planYesPaid from$2.99/moApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retentionunlimited 4/8spec lines stated 7.3
04 Nagios XI Free planNoPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
05 sFlowTrend Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringYesFlow protocol supportsflowSNMP monitoringYesMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
06 ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
07 ElastiFlow Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
08 Intermapper Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
09 SparrowIQ Free planNoPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
10 Bandwidth Monitor Free planPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 0/8spec lines stated 7.0
11 FlowViewer Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
12 NetBalancer Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limit1 devicesHistorical data retentionunlimited 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
13 bwmon Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringNoFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringNoMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
14 Cacti Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
15 NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer Free planNoPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
16 Sniffnet Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
17 Akvorado Free planPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringYesMonitored device limitHistorical data retentionunlimited 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
18 NetLimiter Free planNoPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringYesFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limit1 devicesHistorical data retentionunlimited 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
19 bmon Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringNoUser monitoringNoFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringNoMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
20 MRTG Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringYesMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 2/8spec lines stated 6.7
21 NetHogs Free planYesPaid fromApplication monitoringYesUser monitoringYesFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 3/8spec lines stated 6.7
22 Kentik Network Monitoring System Free planNoPaid from$2,000/moApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 2/8spec lines stated 6.6
23 NetCrunch Free planNoPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
24 OphanimFlow Free planPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportnetflowSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
25 Progress Flowmon Free planPaid fromApplication monitoringUser monitoringFlow protocol supportSNMP monitoringMonitored device limitHistorical data retention 0/8spec lines stated 6.6
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Application monitoring | User monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2 | ntopng | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 3 | GlassWire | 7.3 | Free plan | $2.99/mo | Yes | 2.99 /mo | Yes | |
| 4 | Nagios XI | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | No | |||
| 5 | sFlowTrend | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 6 | ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer | 7.2 | Free plan | $172/mo | Yes | |||
| 7 | ElastiFlow | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 8 | Intermapper | 7.1 | Yes | |||||
| 9 | SparrowIQ | 7.1 | No | |||||
| 10 | Bandwidth Monitor | 7.0 | ||||||
| 11 | FlowViewer | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 12 | NetBalancer | 7.0 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 13 | bwmon | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 14 | Cacti | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 15 | NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer | 6.9 | No | No | ||||
| 16 | Sniffnet | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | Akvorado | 6.8 | ||||||
| 18 | NetLimiter | 6.8 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 19 | bmon | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | No | No | |
| 20 | MRTG | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 21 | NetHogs | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 22 | Kentik Network Monitoring System | 6.6 | No | $166.67/mo | No | 2,000 /mo | ||
| 23 | NetCrunch | 6.6 | No | $158.33/mo | No | |||
| 24 | OphanimFlow | 6.6 | ||||||
| 25 | Progress Flowmon | 6.6 |
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