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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
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