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Best Observium Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from hardware monitoring software ranked against Observium on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo8.8
    Observium vs Netdata
  2. 2
    HWMonitor Free plan AndroidWin Free8.5
    Observium vs HWMonitor
  3. 3
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.5
    Observium vs NetXMS
  4. 4
    Core Temp AndroidWin 8.3
    Observium vs Core Temp
  5. 5
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo8.2
    Observium vs ManageEngine OpManager
  6. 6
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.2
    Observium vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  7. 7
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free8.0
    Observium vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  8. 8
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.0
    Observium vs Glances
  9. 9
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.8
    Observium vs smartmontools
  10. 10
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo7.8
    Observium vs Pokesensor
  11. 11
    AccuBattery Free plan Android Free7.7
    Observium vs AccuBattery
  12. 12
    GSam Battery Monitor Free plan Android Free7.6
    Observium vs GSam Battery Monitor
  13. 13
    XStat AndroidWebWin 7.5
    Observium vs XStat
  14. 14
    HWiNFO Win 7.4
    Observium vs HWiNFO
  15. 15
    NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free7.4
    Observium vs NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager
  16. 16
    Site24x7 Hardware Monitoring WebWinLinuxiOSAndroid 7.4
    Observium vs Site24x7 Hardware Monitoring
  17. 17
    MSI Afterburner Free plan Free7.3
    Observium vs MSI Afterburner
  18. 18
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Observium vs GKrellM
  19. 19
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo7.2
    Observium vs Checkmk
  20. 20
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.2
    Observium vs LibreNMS

Observium alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Netdata8.8Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2HWMonitor8.5Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
3NetXMS8.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Core Temp8.3No—Android, Windows
5ManageEngine OpManager8.2Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.2Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Supermicro SuperDoctor 58.0Free planFreeLinux, Windows
8Glances8.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9smartmontools7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Pokesensor7.8Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11AccuBattery7.7Free planFreeAndroid
12GSam Battery Monitor7.6Free planFreeAndroid
13XStat7.5No—Android, Web, Windows
14HWiNFO7.4No—Windows
15NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
16Site24x7 Hardware Monitoring7.4No—Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, API
17MSI Afterburner7.3Free planFree—
18GKrellM7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19Checkmk7.2Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20LibreNMS7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Observium alternatives

What is the best alternative to Observium?

Netdata, number 1 in hardware monitoring software with a score of 8.8 out of 10. The others here: HWMonitor, NetXMS, Core Temp and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Observium?

Netdata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.