MultiPing vs ntopng
MultiPing
multiping.com
ntopng
ntop.orgSide by side
| Figure | MultiPing | ntopng |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Network Monitoring | 7.7 (#30) | 8.8 (#7) |
| Alerts | Network issue alerts can send email, play sounds, launch executables, change icons, or log to files. | ntopng generates alerts for flows, hosts and interfaces and can notify through email, Discord, Telegram, webhooks, Slack, syslog or shell scripts. |
| Headquarters | Boise, Idaho, USA | Italy and Switzerland |
| Network discovery | It can scan a range of IP addresses and automatically add responding devices to the target list. | The software discovers devices on a local network and reports hosts, IP addresses, MAC addresses, operating systems and traffic types. |
| Support | Support is provided online through documentation or email; the purchase includes priority email support. | ntop offers paid consultancy, commercial-grade support by phone, email, or on-site, professional training, and customization; community support is described as best-efforts. |
Plans
ntopng
- CommunityFree
- Community (Open Source)Free
- Pro€299, paid once
- Pro€299.95, paid once
- Enterprise M€699.95, paid once
- Enterprise L€899.95, paid once
- Enterprise XL€1,499.95, paid once
In their own words
ntopng
ntopng monitors network traffic gathered from traffic mirrors, NetFlow exporters, SNMP devices, firewall logs and intrusion detection systems. Its encrypted web interface supports real-time and historical traffic exploration. Protocol detection powered by nDPI covers more than 450 Layer-7 application protocols, while metrics include application latency, round-trip time, throughput, TCP retransmission, packet loss, and VoIP jitter and MOS. It captures packets with libpcap or PF_RING and collects flows from nProbe, NetFlow and sFlow exporters. An HTTP-based RESTful API and Lua scripting are listed. Platforms include Linux, FreeBSD, Windows x64, macOS and RaspbianOS; pfSense and OPNsense are also named among supported Unix platforms. The free Community edition suggests limits of 256 live local hosts, 128K live flows and eight monitored interfaces. Paid perpetual licenses include one year of maintenance: Pro is €299, paid once, Enterprise M is €699.95, paid once, Enterprise L is €899.95, paid once, and Enterprise XL is €1,499.95, paid once.