cStatus AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like cStatus

cStatus is described as 'A free, reliable tool to scan and monitor networks' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to cStatus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac and Web-based apps. The best cStatus alternative is PortKiller, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like cStatus are Spiceworks, Netshow, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor and LibreNMS.

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  1. PortKiller icon
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    Advanced multi-OS desktop tool for monitoring and managing local TCP ports, identifying bound processes, watching ports for notifications, handling Cloudflare Tunnels, filtering and pinning, managing Kubernetes port-forwards with logs, plus real-time process termination.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. Spiceworks icon
     84 likes

    Free IT help desk software delivers network mapping, user ticket tracking, PC inventory management, contract and asset scanning, remote process control, automated cloud-based reporting, project management, and task prioritization for small and medium businesses.

    141 Spiceworks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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  3. Netshow icon
     6 likes

    Lightweight, performant interactive network connection monitor with friendly service names.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Comprehensive monitoring solution with over 200 sensor types, user-friendly interface, and powerful capabilities such as traffic analysis, failover clustering, and remote probes. Offers email and SMS alerts, supports SNMP and WMI, provides high-availability features and detailed reporting.

    117 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. LibreNMS icon
     37 likes

    LibreNMS is an autodiscovering PHP/MySQL based network monitoring system forked from Observium. LibreNMS aims to be easy to use, painless to deploy, and support monitoring of a wide range of devices. Observium's license changed to a modified QPL license in May 2012, and...

    39 LibreNMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
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  6. CurrPorts icon
     27 likes

    Displays all open TCP/IP and UDP ports with full process details including name, path, version, creation time, and user information. Supports closing connections, killing processes, marking suspicious ports, exporting data in multiple formats, and portable operation for network monitoring.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. NetCrunch icon
     44 likes

    Self-hosted Windows Server monitoring software for networks, servers, virtualization, applications, cloud services, logs and traffic. It discovers devices, maps topology, applies reusable policies, correlates alerts, analyzes network flows and automates responses.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. The Dude icon
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    The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and...

    30 The Dude alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • MikroTik RouterOS
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  9. NAV icon
     6 likes

    NAV (Network Administration Visualized) is a free software program to monitor networks, developed by UNINETT and used by universities and corporations around the world.

    29 NAV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. OpenNMS Horizon icon
     11 likes

    OpenNMS is an open-source network monitoring platform that helps you visualize and monitor everything on your local and distributed networks.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Total Network Monitor 2 is a network monitoring software program that is designed to continuously monitor your local network, individual computers, and services that require careful attention and thorough control.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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