Best Network Monitoring Software 2026: 14 Tools Compared
Best Network Monitoring Software 2026: 14 Tools Compared
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Network Monitoring software billed monthly typically runs Free to $20K per month in 2026. The average across 7 tools is $3.3K per month. 7 of 14 tools offer free tiers.

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Highest List Price

Nagios XI

Up to $20K/month

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Product Starting Price Popular Tier Enterprise Free Tier Best For
Datadog Infrastructure Free /month $13.50 /month $27 /month Yes Small projects
Statuspage (Atlassian) Free /month $300 /month $1.5K /month Yes -
Zabbix Free /month $375 /month $750 /month Yes Organizations with internal expertise
PRTG Network Monitor $200 /month $742 /month $1.6K /month No Small businesses monitoring up to ~50 devices
Kentik (already covered as traffic) $2K /month $2K /month $2K /month No -
SolarWinds NPM Free /month $9K /month $15K /month Yes General users
Nagios XI Free /month $11K /month $20K /month Yes General users

Category Summary

14

Products

$3.3K

Avg /mo (7 tools)

7

Free Tiers

Network Monitoring Pricing FAQ

01 What is network monitoring software?

Network monitoring software tracks network devices, servers, and infrastructure health, alerting IT teams to outages, performance issues, and security threats.

02 How much does network monitoring cost?

Network monitoring ranges from free (Zabbix) to $27/host/month (Datadog) for cloud, or $1,899-15,499 one-time for perpetual licenses (PRTG, SolarWinds).