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Best The Dude Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Obkio Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.2
    The Dude vs Obkio
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.1
    The Dude vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    PingPlotter Free plan iOSLinuxMacWebWin $29/mo7.9
    The Dude vs PingPlotter
  4. 4
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo7.8
    The Dude vs ManageEngine OpManager
  5. 5
    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    The Dude vs SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
  6. 6
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo7.7
    The Dude vs Checkmk
  7. 7
    WhatsUp Gold Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin $72.17/mo7.5
    The Dude vs WhatsUp Gold
  8. 8
    Riverbed Aternity AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    The Dude vs Riverbed Aternity
  9. 9
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.3
    The Dude vs Zabbix
  10. 10
    Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 7.2
    The Dude vs Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring
  11. 11
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.1
    The Dude vs LibreNMS
  12. 12
    OpenNMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo7.1
    The Dude vs OpenNMS
  13. 13
    Observium Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    The Dude vs Observium
  14. 14
    Cacti Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free6.9
    The Dude vs Cacti
  15. 15
    AppNeta apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.7
    The Dude vs AppNeta
  16. 16
    Kentik Network Monitoring System Free trial apiWeb $166.67/mo6.6
    The Dude vs Kentik Network Monitoring System
  17. 17
    Omnipeek Free trial WebWin 6.6
    The Dude vs Omnipeek
  18. 18
    perfSONAR Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.6
    The Dude vs perfSONAR
  19. 19
    SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Free trial self-hostedWebWin 6.6
    The Dude vs SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
  20. 20
    WanAware Network Performance Monitoring Free trial Web 6.5
    The Dude vs WanAware Network Performance Monitoring

The Dude alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Obkio8.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.1Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3PingPlotter7.9Free plan$29/moiOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4ManageEngine OpManager7.8Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6Checkmk7.7Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7WhatsUp Gold7.5$72.17/moAPI, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Riverbed Aternity7.3Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Zabbix7.3API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring7.2Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
11LibreNMS7.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12OpenNMS7.1Free plan$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Observium7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Cacti6.9Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15AppNeta6.7API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Kentik Network Monitoring System6.6No$166.67/moAPI, Web
17Omnipeek6.6Web, Windows
18perfSONAR6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
19SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor6.6self-hosted, Web, Windows
20WanAware Network Performance Monitoring6.5Web
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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 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, PingPlotter, ManageEngine OpManager 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 on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.