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Best Big Sister Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from network monitoring ranked against Big Sister on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Obkio Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free7.9
    Big Sister vs Obkio
  2. 2
    Fing Security Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $5.83/mo7.8
    Big Sister vs Fing Security
  3. 3
    GlassWire Free plan AndroidWebWin $2.99/mo7.8
    Big Sister vs GlassWire
  4. 4
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo7.8
    Big Sister vs ManageEngine OpManager
  5. 5
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.8
    Big Sister vs NetXMS
  6. 6
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo7.8
    Big Sister vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  7. 7
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.7
    Big Sister vs LibreNMS
  8. 8
    Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring AndroidapiextensioniOSMac 7.2
    Big Sister vs Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring
  9. 9
    Domotz Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $1.50/mo7.2
    Big Sister vs Domotz
  10. 10
    Site24x7 Network Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $42/mo7.2
    Big Sister vs Site24x7 Network Monitoring
  11. 11
    FrameFlow Free trial AndroidiOSWebWin 7.0
    Big Sister vs FrameFlow
  12. 12
    ITRS Capacity Planner AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin 7.0
    Big Sister vs ITRS Capacity Planner
  13. 13
    Cisco ThousandEyes AndroidMacWebWin 6.5
    Big Sister vs Cisco ThousandEyes
  14. 14
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo6.4
    Big Sister vs Centreon
  15. 15
    SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.4
    Big Sister vs SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager
  16. 16
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo6.3
    Big Sister vs Checkmk
  17. 17
    EMCO Ping Monitor Free plan WebWin Free6.3
    Big Sister vs EMCO Ping Monitor
  18. 18
    Ganglia Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.3
    Big Sister vs Ganglia
  19. 19
    ntopng Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Big Sister vs ntopng
  20. 20
    Observium Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Big Sister vs Observium

Big Sister alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Obkio7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Fing Security7.8Free plan$5.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3GlassWire7.8Free plan$2.99/moAndroid, Web, Windows
4ManageEngine OpManager7.8Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5NetXMS7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Paessler PRTG Network Monitor7.8Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7LibreNMS7.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring7.2Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
9Domotz7.2$1.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Site24x7 Network Monitoring7.2$42/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11FrameFlow7.0Android, iOS, Web, Windows
12ITRS Capacity Planner7.0Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
13Cisco ThousandEyes6.5Android, Mac, Web, Windows
14Centreon6.4Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16Checkmk6.3Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17EMCO Ping Monitor6.3Free planFreeWeb, Windows
18Ganglia6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19ntopng6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Observium6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Big Sister alternatives

What is the best alternative to Big Sister?

Obkio, number 1 in network monitoring with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Fing Security, GlassWire, ManageEngine OpManager and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Big Sister?

Obkio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.