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Showing 1-12 of 22 vendors• Open source vendors listed first
Netdata
Network Management and Monitoring
AI-powered, real-time infrastructure monitoring with per-second granularity. Compare Netdata features, pricing, and MSP fit on OpenMSP.
80
3B
Open Source
Prometheus
Network Management and Monitoring
Open-source metrics-based monitoring with a powerful query language, alerting, and multi-dimensional data model. Compare Prometheus for MSP infrastructure.
93
2B
Open Source
Zabbix
Network Management and Monitoring
Enterprise-class open-source monitoring solution for networks, servers, applications, and cloud infrastructure with real-time monitoring capabilities.
92
1B
Open Source
Uptime Kuma
Network Management and Monitoring
Self-hosted uptime monitoring with multi-protocol checks, status pages, and notification integrations. Compare Uptime Kuma for MSP service monitoring.
78
1B
Open Source
Checkmk
Network Management and Monitoring
Best-in-class infrastructure and application monitoring with scalable, automated, and extensible features.
67
537M
Open Source
Zeek
Network Management and Monitoring
Open-source network security monitor that passively analyzes traffic to produce detailed connection logs and protocol metadata. Compare Zeek for MSPs.
56
354M
Open Source
LibreNMS
Network Management and Monitoring
Auto-discovering network monitoring system that provides comprehensive device support and network visibility.
75
237M
Open Source
pfSense
Network Management and Monitoring
Open-source FreeBSD-based firewall and router with enterprise-grade VPN, routing, and network security capabilities. Compare pfSense for MSPs.
84
236M
Open Source
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OPNsense
Network Management and Monitoring
Open-source FreeBSD-based firewall with IDS/IPS, VPN, traffic shaping, and enterprise-grade network security. Compare OPNsense for MSP firewalls.
84
197M
Open Source
OpenNMS
Network Management and Monitoring
OpenNMS review for MSPs: open-source network monitoring at enterprise scale. Compare real pricing, multi-tenant support, and deployment trade-offs.
50
148M
Open Source
Icinga
Network Management and Monitoring
Open source monitoring system providing comprehensive infrastructure monitoring with high availability and scalability.
63
67M
Open Source
Cacti
Network Management and Monitoring
Open-source network monitoring and graphing solution designed to harness RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality.
64
60M
Open Source
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