Comparison of network monitoring systems
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The following tables compare general and technical information for several notable network monitoring systems. For more information, please refer to the individual product articles.
Features
| Name | IP SLA reports | Logical grouping | Trending | Trend prediction | Auto discovery | Agentless | SNMP | Syslog | Plugins | Triggers / alerts | MIB compiler | Web app | Distributed monitoring | Inventory | Platform | Data storage method | License | Maps | Access control | IPv6 | Latest release date | Latest release version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacti | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | PHP | RRDtool, MySQL, MariaDB | GNU GPL | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | 2025-03-23 | 1.2.30 | |
| Checkmk | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, Python | RRDtool | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2025-05-06 | 2.4 | |
| collectd | No | No | No | No | Push model; multicast possible |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | No | C | RRDtool | GNU GPL | No | Apache ACL | Yes | 2020-09-03 | 5.12 | |
| Cruz | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, .NET | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2019-02 | 8.0.0 | |
| FreeNATS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Via plugin | Yes | In PHP Code | No | Full Control | No | No | PHP | MySQL[1] | GNU GPL | No | Yes | Unknown | 2018-11-14 | 1.20.1b | |
| Ganglia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Via gmond check in | No | Optional, Limited | No | Yes | No | No | Viewing | Yes | Unknown | C, PHP | RRDtool | BSD | Yes | No | Unknown | 2016-06-14 | 3.7.2 | |
| Icinga | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | Yes | Via plugin | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Via plugin | C[2] | MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL[3] | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2024-01-18 | 2.14.2[4] | |
| InterMapper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux & Mac OS | PostgreSQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-07 | 6.1.5 | |
| isyVmon | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Via plugin | PHP | RRDtool | Limited free, Commercial | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | Unknown | 2020-09-03 | 5.12 |
| Cruz | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, .NET | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2019-02 | 8.0.0 | |
| FreeNATS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Via plugin | Yes | In PHP Code | No | Full Control | No | No | PHP | MySQL[5] | GNU GPL | No | Yes | Unknown | 2018-11-14 | 1.20.1b | |
| Ganglia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | Unknown | C, PHP | RRDtool | BSD | Yes | No | Unknown | 2016-06-14 | 3.7.2 | |
| Octopussy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full control | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
| OpenNMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java | JRobin / RRDTool / Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2024-08-13 | 34.0.0 | |
| Zabbix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, PHP | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL[6] | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2189: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2189: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| InterMapper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux & Mac OS | PostgreSQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-07 | 6.1.5 | |
| collectd | No | No | No | No | Push model; multicast possible |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | No | C | RRDtool | GNU GPL | No | Apache ACL | Yes | 2020-09-03 | 5.12 | |
| Cruz | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, .NET | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2019-02 | 8.0.0 | |
| Nagios | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | Yes | Via plugin | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Via plugin | C | Flat file, SQL (via ndoutils), MySql (Via Nconf) | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2022-04-14 | 4.4.7[7] | |
| PRTG | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Delphi | Flat file | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2025-03-18 | 25.1.104 | |
| OpenKBM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Proprietary with JDBC support | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Zabbix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, PHP | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL[8] | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2189: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2189: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Octopussy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
| OpenNMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java | JRobin / RRDTool / Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2024-08-13 | 34.0.0 | |
| ZIS-System | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Windows | MariaDB | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Xymon/Hobbit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | Via plugin | Via plugin | No | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes | Via plugin | Perl, ASP | MySQL | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | No | 2019-09-05 | 4.3.30 | |
| collectd | No | No | No | No | Push model; multicast possible |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | No | C | RRDtool | GNU GPL | No | Apache ACL | Yes | 2020-09-03 | 5.12 | |
| Cruz | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, .NET | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2019-02 | 8.0.0 | |
| FreeNATS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Via plugin | Yes | In PHP Code | No | Full Control | No | No | PHP | MySQL[9] | GNU GPL | No | Yes | Unknown | 2018-11-14 | 1.20.1b | |
| Ganglia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Via gmond check in | No | Optional, Limited | No | Yes | No | No | Viewing | Yes | Unknown | C, PHP | RRDtool | BSD | Yes | No | Unknown | 2016-06-14 | 3.7.2 | |
| Octopussy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
| OpenKBM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Proprietary with JDBC support | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | |
| OpenNMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java | JRobin / RRDTool / Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2024-08-13 | 34.0.0 | |
| Zabbix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, PHP | MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL[10] | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2189: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 2189: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| InterMapper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux & Mac OS | PostgreSQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-07 | 6.1.5 | |
| collectd | No | No | No | No | Push model; multicast possible |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | No | C | RRDtool | GNU GPL | No | Apache ACL | Yes | 2020-09-03 | 5.12 | |
| Cruz | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, .NET | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2019-02 | 8.0.0 | |
| FreeNATS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Via plugin | Yes | In PHP Code | No | Full Control | No | No | PHP | MySQL[11] | GNU GPL | No | Yes | Unknown | 2018-11-14 | 1.20.1b | |
| Ganglia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Via gmond check in | No | Optional, Limited | No | Yes | No | No | Viewing | Yes | Unknown | C, PHP | RRDtool | BSD | Yes | No | Unknown | 2016-06-14 | 3.7.2 | |
| Icinga | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | Yes | Via plugin | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Via plugin | C[12] | MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL[13] | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2024-01-18 | 2.14.2[4] | |
| InterMapper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux & Mac OS | PostgreSQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-07 | 6.1.5 | |
| isyVmon | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Via plugin | PHP | RRDtool | Limited free, Commercial | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | Unknown | 2020-09-03 | 5.12 |
| Cruz | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, .NET | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2019-02 | 8.0.0 | |
| FreeNATS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
- ↑ "Install PHP Source - FreeNATS Wiki". www.purplepixie.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ↑ "Intro - Icinga 2 - Icinga Wiki". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Debian - Icinga DB". icinga.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Icinga2 Changelog". GitHub. October 2022.
- ↑ "Install PHP Source - FreeNATS Wiki". www.purplepixie.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ↑ "2 Requirements". www.zabbix.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Nagios Core Changelog". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ "2 Requirements". www.zabbix.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Install PHP Source - FreeNATS Wiki". www.purplepixie.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ↑ "2 Requirements". www.zabbix.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Install PHP Source - FreeNATS Wiki". www.purplepixie.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ↑ "Intro - Icinga 2 - Icinga Wiki". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Debian - Icinga DB". icinga.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
