Centreon
8.3#2 in network monitoringFrom €2.27 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitCentreon vs ntopng
What both publish
| Fact | Centreon | ntopng |
|---|---|---|
| API | Centreon Cloud APIs use time-limited user-linked authentication tokens sent in an X-AUTH-TOKEN header. | The technical specifications list an HTTP-based RESTful API and Lua scriptability. |
| Founded | 2005 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | Italy and Switzerland |
| Integrations | Stream Connectors can export real-time metrics to systems such as Grafana, Kibana and Power BI. | Documented integrations include OPNsense, pfSense, Suricata, ClickHouse, Kafka, syslog, Grafana and Wazuh. |
| Licence | The public Centreon repository states that its project is licensed under Apache 2.0. | The Community edition is open source under GNU GPLv3; Professional and Enterprise editions additionally use ntop's EULA. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 100 reviews. | 4.8 out of 5 from 2 reviews |
| Rating on Software Advice | No reviews are listed; pricing is available on request. | No rating from 0 reviews |
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
ntopng plans
- CommunityFree
- Community (Open Source)Free
- Pro€299.95, paid once
- Enterprise M€699.95, paid once
- Enterprise L€899.95, paid once
- Enterprise XL€1,499.95, paid once
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 ntopng if…
ntopng suits people who need traffic visibility across network sources and want real-time or historical exploration. The free Community edition is described for home and network practitioners with smaller networks.