Centreon
8.3#2 in network monitoringFrom €2.27 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Fing Security
8.2#1 in network troubleshooting softwareFrom $79.99 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Centreon | Fing Security |
|---|---|---|
| Company founded | LinkedIn lists Centreon as founded in 2005 and headquartered in Paris, France. | Fing was founded in 2009 by Carlo Medas and Marco De Angelis. |
| Founded | 2005 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | Dublin 6, Ireland |
| Integrations | Stream Connectors can export real-time metrics to systems such as Grafana, Kibana and Power BI. | The maker lists Home Assistant, IFTTT, and the Fing Local API for presence data, network events, and custom automation. |
| Purpose | Centreon provides an AIOps-ready, business-aware IT monitoring platform for complex infrastructures from cloud to edge. | Fing checks router vulnerabilities, scans open ports, and detects network threats continuously and automatically. |
Centreon plans
- IT Edition€27.24 a year
- Business Edition€54.36 a year
- MSP Edition€54.36 a year
- IT-100Free
- IT 100 FreemiumFree
- IT Edition (Self-Hosted)€2.27 a year
Fing Security plans
- FreeFree
- Premium$8.99 a month
- Professional$19.99 a month
- Premium$79.99 a year
- Professional$179.99 a year
Pick Centreon if…
Centreon suits IT teams monitoring mixed infrastructure across servers, networks, cloud and applications. Its SaaS and self-hosted options give teams a choice of deployment model.
Pick Fing Security if…
Fing may suit home users who want to check connected devices and router risks, as well as IT consultants, MSPs, and small businesses monitoring client networks. Its always-on option is for users able to run Fing Agent on Raspberry Pi, Docker, or NAS.