Best Network Monitoring in 2026
Updated
56ranked
7free plans on this page
$0.10/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Network Monitoring 25 channels on this page · 95 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeployment Spec sheet Score
26 Observium Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsDeploymentself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
27 Cacti Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsDeploymentself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
28 MRTG Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsAlert channelsemailDeploymentself hosted 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
29 NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeployment 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
30 LogicMonitor Free planNoPaid from$16/moSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeployment 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
31 FreeMeter Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsAlert channelsemailDeployment 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
32 NetCrunch Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsDeploymentself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
33 NetLimiter Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeployment 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
34 NetTraffic Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksNoDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsAlert channelsDeployment 3/8spec lines stated 6.7
35 Omnipeek Free planPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsemailDeploymenthybrid 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
36 SmokePing Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsemailDeploymentself hosted 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
37 Datto Endpoint Backup Free planPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsemailDeploymentcloud 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
38 ExtraHop RevealX Free planPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeploymenthybrid 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
39 Google Cloud Network Intelligence Center Free planYesPaid from$0.15/moSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeploymentcloud 3/8spec lines stated 6.6
40 Kentik Network Monitoring System Free planNoPaid from$2,000/moSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
41 Plixer Scrutinizer Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsAlert channelsemailDeploymenthybrid 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
42 Progress Flowmon Free planPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsemailDeploymenthybrid 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
43 SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsDeploymentself hosted 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
44 DU Meter Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limit1 devicesTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsAlert channelsemailDeployment 4/8spec lines stated 6.5
45 Shinken Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsDeploymentself hosted 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
46 MultiPing Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksDevice limitTraffic monitoringTopology mapsAlert channelsemailDeployment 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
47 NetBeez Free planNoPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limit5 devicesTraffic monitoringTopology mapsYesAlert channelsDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
48 Broadcom DX NetOps Free planPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsYesAlert channelsemailDeploymentself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
49 WhatInStartup Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksNoDevice limitTraffic monitoringNoTopology mapsNoAlert channelsDeploymentself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.3
50 Big Sister Free planYesPaid fromSynthetic checksYesDevice limitTraffic monitoringYesTopology mapsNoAlert channelsemailDeploymentself hosted 6/8spec lines stated 6.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Synthetic checks | Device limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Observium | 7.0 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 27 | Cacti | 6.9 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 28 | MRTG | 6.9 | Free plan | Yes | |||
| 29 | NetVizura NetFlow Analyzer | 6.9 | No | No | |||
| 30 | LogicMonitor | 6.8 | No | No | 16 /mo | ||
| 31 | FreeMeter | 6.7 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 32 | NetCrunch | 6.7 | No | Yes | |||
| 33 | NetLimiter | 6.7 | No | ||||
| 34 | NetTraffic | 6.7 | Free plan | Yes | No | ||
| 35 | Omnipeek | 6.7 | Yes | ||||
| 36 | SmokePing | 6.7 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 37 | Datto Endpoint Backup | 6.6 | |||||
| 38 | ExtraHop RevealX | 6.6 | |||||
| 39 | Google Cloud Network Intelligence Center | 6.6 | Free plan | Yes | 0.15 /mo | ||
| 40 | Kentik Network Monitoring System | 6.6 | No | No | 2,000 /mo | Yes | |
| 41 | Plixer Scrutinizer | 6.6 | No | No | |||
| 42 | Progress Flowmon | 6.6 | |||||
| 43 | SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor | 6.6 | No | ||||
| 44 | DU Meter | 6.5 | No | No | 1 devices | ||
| 45 | Shinken | 6.5 | Yes | Yes | |||
| 46 | MultiPing | 6.4 | No | No | |||
| 47 | NetBeez | 6.4 | No | Yes | 5 devices | ||
| 48 | Broadcom DX NetOps | 6.3 | Yes | ||||
| 49 | WhatInStartup | 6.3 | Yes | No | |||
| 50 | Big Sister | 6.1 | Yes | Yes |
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