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7 Best Open Source SolarWinds Alternatives

A curated collection of the 7 best open source and self-hosted alternatives to SolarWinds in 2026.

Looking for a free, privacy-friendly, or self-hosted replacement for SolarWinds in 2026? The top open-source alternative is NetData — Powerful, efficient, and user-friendly monitoring solution for servers, containers, and applications with instant insights and alerts..

Other highly rated open-source SolarWinds alternatives include Prometheus, OpenObserve and Scanopy.

80,318

Powerful, efficient, and user-friendly monitoring solution for servers, containers, and applications with instant insights and alerts.

NetData preview

Powerful, efficient, and user-friendly monitoring solution for servers, containers, and applications with instant insights and alerts.

65,850

Pull-based monitoring system with a multi-dimensional data model, PromQL query language, built-in alerting, and a time series database built for cloud native environments.

Prometheus preview

Pull-based monitoring system with a multi-dimensional data model, PromQL query language, built-in alerting, and a time series database built for cloud native environments.

21,502

Monitor logs, metrics, and traces with an open-source observability platform. Achieve petabyte scale with 140x lower storage costs and high performance.

OpenObserve preview

Monitor logs, metrics, and traces with an open-source observability platform. Achieve petabyte scale with 140x lower storage costs and high performance.

5,575

Discovers your network via SNMP, LLDP, and ARP, then builds and maintains L2/L3 topology diagrams, host inventories, and service dependency maps automatically.

Scanopy preview

Discovers your network via SNMP, LLDP, and ARP, then builds and maintains L2/L3 topology diagrams, host inventories, and service dependency maps automatically.

2,349

Monitor your entire IT infrastructure with 2,000+ plugins, automated discovery, and scalable architecture. Open source and enterprise solutions available.

Checkmk preview

Monitor your entire IT infrastructure with 2,000+ plugins, automated discovery, and scalable architecture. Open source and enterprise solutions available.

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Monitor networks, servers, and cloud environments with flexible open-source solution. Custom checks, fast alerts, and complete infrastructure control.

Icinga preview

Monitor networks, servers, and cloud environments with flexible open-source solution. Custom checks, fast alerts, and complete infrastructure control.

2,040

Free open source IT monitoring solution for servers, networks, and applications. Trusted by 1M+ users worldwide with powerful alerting and enterprise-grade features.

Nagios preview

Free open source IT monitoring solution for servers, networks, and applications. Trusted by 1M+ users worldwide with powerful alerting and enterprise-grade features.

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