Netshow AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like Netshow

Netshow is described as 'Lightweight, performant interactive network connection monitor with friendly service names' and is a Network Monitor in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Netshow for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Netshow alternative is Spiceworks, which is free. Other great apps like Netshow are Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, UpWatchr, LibreNMS and CurrPorts.

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  1. Spiceworks icon
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    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

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    • Windows
    • Online
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  2. 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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  3. UpWatchr icon
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    UpWatchr is a native Windows desktop application for monitoring websites and network resources. It pings your configured endpoints on a schedule and shows their live status on a clean dashboard, with green/red indicators and alert notifications the moment something goes offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. LibreNMS icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
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  5. CurrPorts icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. NetCrunch icon
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    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

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    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. 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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  8. NAV icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. OpenNMS Horizon icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Axence NetTools Pro is a free and comprehensive set of host monitoring, network scanning, security and administration tools, all with a highly intuitive user interface.

    15 Axence netTools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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