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26 helpful open source network management tools

Free or low cost tools for professional IT admins

Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, configure and map their networked devices. Here are 26 examples of open source network management software tools to help you do your job.


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Big Brother BTF

Big Brother was created in the mid-1990s to monitor networked systems. Since its introduction, its author made a commercial version, now called Big Brother Professional Edition and acquired by Quest Software in 2001. The open source version is still available for students and non-commercial users.


  • Big Brother BTF
  • Big Sister
  • Cacti
  • GroundWork Monitor
  • Hyperic HQ
  • JFFNMS
  • MRTG
  • Munin
  • Nagios Core
  • NetDisco
  • Net-SNMP
  • NetworkAuthority Inventory
  • Ntop
  • Observium
  • OneOrZero AIMS
  • OpenNMS
  • OpenQRM
  • Opsi
  • OTRS
  • Pandora FMS
  • RANCID
  • TclMon
  • Wireshark
  • Xymon
  • Zabbix
  • Zenoss Core



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