Best Munin Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from hardware monitoring software ranked against Munin on the same published basis.
- 1Munin vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
- 2Munin vs Netdata
- 3Munin vs NetXMS
- 4Munin vs ManageEngine OpManager
- 5Munin vs Centreon
- 6Munin vs Checkmk
- 7Munin vs Glances
- 8Munin vs Pokesensor
- 9Munin vs smartmontools
- 10Munin vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
- 11Munin vs GKrellM
- 12Munin vs Icinga
- 13Munin vs LibreNMS
- 14Munin vs HWMonitor
- 15Munin vs Macs Fan Control
- 16Munin vs Nagios XI
- 17Munin vs Core Temp
- 18Munin vs NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager
- 19Munin vs NVTOP
- 20Munin vs AMD SMI
Munin alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paessler PRTG Network Monitor | 7.4 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Netdata | 7.3 | Free plan | $4.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | NetXMS | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | ManageEngine OpManager | 7.2 | Free plan | $7.92/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Centreon | 7.1 | Free plan | €0.19/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Checkmk | 7.1 | Free plan | $275/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Glances | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Pokesensor | 7.1 | Free plan | $5/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | smartmontools | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 11 | GKrellM | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Icinga | 6.9 | Free plan | $166.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | LibreNMS | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | HWMonitor | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 15 | Macs Fan Control | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Nagios XI | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Core Temp | 6.6 | No | — | Android, Windows |
| 18 | NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 19 | NVTOP | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | AMD SMI | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about Munin alternatives
What is the best alternative to Munin?
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, number 1 in hardware monitoring software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Netdata, NetXMS, ManageEngine OpManager and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Munin?
Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.