Comparison of network monitoring systems
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of network monitoring systems. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
Features
| Name | IP SLA Reports | Logical Grouping | Trending | Trend Prediction | Auto Discovery | Agentless | SNMP | Syslog | Plugins | Triggers / Alerts | WebApp | Distributed Monitoring | Inventory | Platform | Data Storage Method | License | Maps | Access Control | IPv6 | Latest release date | Latest release version |
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| AggreGate Network Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++ | Relative DB via JDBC, NoSQL, RRD | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | No | 2017-12 | 5.4 |
| Argus - The all seeing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes | Unknown | Perl | Flat file, Berkeley DB | Artistic License | No | Yes | Yes | 2013-02 | 3.7 |
| Avaya VPFM | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Unknown | MySQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cacti | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | PHP | RRDtool, MySQL | GPL | Plugin | Yes | Yes | 2017-10-22 | 1.1.27 |
| Check MK | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Via plugin | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, Python | RRDtool | GPL | Plugin | Yes | Yes | 2018-01 | 1.4.0p23 |
| collectd | No | No | No | No | Push model; multicast possible |
Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing | Yes | No | C | RRDtool | GPLv2 | No | Apache ACL | Yes | 2016-10-07 | 5.6.1 |
| Domotz | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[1] | No[2] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | JavaScript, Python | Proprietary | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | No | 2018-01 | 1.7.4 |
| Entuity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, C++, Java | MariaDB | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-12-22 | 16.5 P3 |
| ExtraHop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Full Control | With ECM | Yes | Unknown | Proprietary | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-09-20 | 7.0 |
| FreeNATS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Via plugin | Yes | In PHP Code | Full Control | No | No | PHP | MySQL | GPL | No | Yes | Unknown | 2011-07-09 | 1.13.3b |
| Ganglia | No | Yes | Yes | No | Via gmond check in | No | Via plugin | No | Yes | No | Viewing | Yes | Unknown | C, PHP | RRDtool | BSD | Yes | No | Unknown | 2016-06-14 | 3.7.2 |
| Hinemos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java | PostgreSQL | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-06-09 | 6.0.1 |
| HPE Network Node Manager (NNMi) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Via integration | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C++, Java, Perl | PostgreSQL, Oracle Database | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2016-08 | 10.20 |
| Icinga | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | Supported | Via plugin | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Via plugin | C[3] | MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database | GPL | Yes | Yes | 2017-11-17 | 2.8.0 | |
| InterMapper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux & Mac OS | PostgreSQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-07 | 6.1.5 |
| Ipswitch: WhatsUp Gold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C++, Java | MS SQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-08-23 | 17.1.1 |
| isyVmon | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Via plugin | PHP | RRDtool, MySQL | Limited free, Commercial | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kaseya Network Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Unknown | FirebirdSQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Unknown | ||
| Monitorix | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Viewing | Yes | Unknown | Perl | RRDtool | GPL | Unknown | Yes | Yes | 2016-10-14 | 3.9.0 |
| Munin | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | Viewing | Via nodes | Unknown | Perl | RRDtool | GPL | Unknown | Unknown | Yes | 2016-09-19 | 2.0.26 |
| Nagios | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Via plugin | Supported | Via plugin | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Via plugin | C | Flat file, SQL (via ndoutils), MySql (Via Nconf) | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes[4] | 2017-02-23 | 4.3.1[5] |
| NeDi | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Perl, PHP | Pg, MySQL, RRDTool, MariaDB | GPL3, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2016-04 | 1.6[6] |
| Netdisco | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Perl | PostgreSQL | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-10 | 2.036011[7] |
| NetXMS | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C++, Java | MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite | GPL | Yes | Yes | No | 2017-04-03 | 2.1-M3 |
| NeuralStar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Unknown | MS SQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| CA UIM fka Nimsoft Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes | Yes | Unknown | SQLServer, Oracle, MySQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2013-06-30 | 1.8.6 |
| Octopussy | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full control | No | Yes | Perl, ASP | MySQL | GPL | No | Yes | No | 2017-06-03 | 1.0.16 |
| op5 Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Via plugin | C, PHP | Flat file, SQL | Limited free, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Monthly | 7.3.0 |
| OpenKBM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Proprietary with JDBC support | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| OpenNMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java | JRobin / RRDTool / Apache Cassandra, PostgreSQL | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-06-08 | 20.0.0 |
| Opmantek NMIS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Perl | MongoDB, RRDtool | GPL, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2015-10 | 8.5.10G |
| OPNET's AppResponse Xpert | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Unknown | ||
| Opsview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | No | Perl, C, ExtJS | SQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | No | 2017-07-11 | 5.4 |
| OSI NetExpert | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java, C++ | Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2013-04 | 10.0 |
| PA Server Monitor | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Viewing, Reporting | Yes | Yes | C++ | SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server | Commercial | Yes | Yes | No | 2014-7 | 5.5 |
| PacketTrap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Reporting | Yes | Yes | Unknown | SQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pandora FMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Perl, PHP, C++, JavaScript | MySQL, Oracle | GPLv2, Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-07 | 7.0 NG 707 |
| Performance Co-Pilot | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Optional, Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing | Yes | Yes | C Perl, Python, POSIX, MinGW | Flat file | GPL, LGPL | No | Yes | Yes | 2016-11-15 | 3.11.6 |
| PRTG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional, Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viewing | Yes | Yes | [Unknow] | Flat file | Template:Limited free | No | Yes | Yes | 2018-01-9 | 18.1.36.3728 |
| Redcell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Java, C++ | MySQL, Oracle | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-10 | 7.4 |
| ScienceLogic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Python | MySQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| SevOne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, C++, PHP | MySQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2015-12 | 5.6.0.0[8] |
| Shinken | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Supported | Via plugin | Via plugin | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes | Via plugin | Python | Flat file, MySQL, Oracle, Graphite, Sqlite, MongoDB | AGPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2016-03-10 | 2.4.3 |
| Solarwinds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | .NET | SQL | Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Spiceworks | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Xymon/Hobbit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Via Plugin | Via Plugin | Via Plugin | No | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes | Via Plugin | C, Shell | Flat file, RRDTool, MySQL via plugin | GPL | Via Plugin | Apache ACL | No | 2016-03-24 | 4.3.27 |
| Vigilo NMS | Yes (NMS and NOC editions) | Yes | Yes | Yes via integration | Yes via integration | Yes | Yes | Yes via Prelude SIEM | Yes | Yes | Viewing, Acknowledging, Reporting | Yes (NMS and NOC editions) | Yes via GLPI | Python, Perl | PostgreSQL, RRDtool | Free (GPLv2) OSS edition, Commercial NOC/NMS editions | Yes (NMS and NOC editions) | Yes (NMS and NOC editions) | Yes via plugin | 2017-09-14 | 4.1.0 |
| Zabbix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | C, PHP | Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, SQLite | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2017-04-20 | 3.2.5 |
| Zenoss Core | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full Control | Yes | Yes | Python, Java | ZODB, MariaDB, Apache HBase | Free Core GPL, Commercial Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2016-11 | 5.1.9 |
| Name | IP SLA Reports | Logical Grouping | Trending | Trend Prediction | Auto Discovery | Agentless | SNMP | Syslog | Plugins | Triggers / Alerts | WebApp | Distributed Monitoring | Inventory | Platform | Data Storage Method | License | Maps | Access Control | IPv6 | Latest release date | Latest release version |
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- Product Name
- The name of the software, linked to its Wikipedia article.
- IP SLAs Reports
- Support of Cisco's IP Service Level Agreement mechanism.
- Logical Grouping
- Supports arranging the hosts or devices it monitors into user-defined groups.
- Trending
- Provides trending of network data over time.
- Trend Prediction
- The software features algorithms designed to predict future network statistics.
- Auto Discovery
- The software automatically discovers hosts or network devices it is connected to.
- Agentless
- The product does not rely on a software agent that must run on hosts it is monitoring, so that data can be pushed back to a central server. "Supported" means that an agent may be used, but is not mandatory. An SNMP daemon does not count as an agent.
- SNMP
- Able to retrieve and report on SNMP statistics.
- Syslog
- Able to receive and report on Syslogs.
- Plugins
- Architecture of the software based on a number of 'plugins' that provide additional functionality.
- Triggers/Alerts
- Capable of detecting threshold violations in network data, and alerting the administrator in some form.
- WebApp
- Runs as a web-based application.
- No: There is no web-based frontend for this software.
- Viewing: Network data can be viewed in a graphical web-based frontend.
- Acknowledging: Users can interact with the software through the web-based frontend to acknowledge alarms or manipulate other notifications.
- Reporting: Specific reports on network data can be configured by the user and executed through the web-based frontend.
- Full Control: ALL aspects of the product can be controlled through the web-based frontend, including low-level maintenance tasks such as software configuration and upgrades.
- Distributed Monitoring
- Able to leverage more than one server to distribute the load of network monitoring.
- Inventory
- Keeps a record of hardware and/or software inventory for the hosts and devices it monitors.
- Platform
- The platform (Coding Language) on which the tool was developed/written.
- Data Storage Method
- Main method used to store the network data it monitors.
- License
- License released under (e.g. GPL, BSD license, etc.).
- Maps
- Features graphical network maps that represent the hosts and devices it monitors, and the links between them.
- Access Control
- Features user-level security, allowing an administrator to prevent access to certain parts of the product on a per-user or per-role basis.
- IPv6
- Supports monitoring IPv6 hosts and/or devices, receiving IPv6 data, and running on an IPv6-enabled server. Supports communication using IPv6 to the SNMP agent via an IPv6 address.
References
- ^ "Domotz Remote Network Monitoring features".
- ^ https://www.tomsguide.com/us/domotz-raspberry-pi-smart-home,news-21975.html
- ^ https://wiki.icinga.org/display/icinga2/Intro
- ^ "NRPE IPv6 Support".
- ^ "Nagios Core Changelog". Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "NeDi Find It!". Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Welcome to Netdisco!". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "What's New in 5.6 - SevOne".