# Top Free Hardware Monitoring Software

Check out our list of free Hardware Monitoring Software. Products featured on this list are the ones that offer a free trial version. As with most free versions, there are limitations, typically time or features.

If you'd like to see more products and to evaluate additional feature options, compare all [Hardware Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/hardware-monitoring) to ensure you get the right product.

## View Free Hardware Monitoring Software

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**18** Hardware Monitoring Products Available
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### [Checkmk](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmk/reviews)

[By Checkmk](https://www.g2.com/sellers/checkmk)

[

(303)4.7 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmk/reviews#reviews "Read Checkmk Reviews")

Product Description

Checkmk is a full-stack monitoring and observability platform designed to provide unified visibility into hybrid IT infrastructures. With more than 2,000 built-in integrations, it offers broad coverag

**Users:** IT Engineer, Systemadministrator · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer & Network Security · **Market Segment:** 42% Mid-Market, 40% Enterprise

 ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care")
AH

Easy to use and highly configurable. Given the low threshold of use it's stupidity not to check it out. The team behind it also stays on top of...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmk/reviews/checkmk-review-8240784)

MS

It's rather easy to get it going. If you really want to maximize the usefullness of it, you can tweak basically everything to your needs. The...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmk/reviews/checkmk-review-8371039)

Year Founded
2007

HQ Location
Munich, DE

Company Website
https://checkmk.com/

Twitter
@checkmk

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/11824415/

### [Paessler PRTG](https://www.g2.com/products/paessler-prtg/reviews)

[By Paessler GmbH](https://www.g2.com/sellers/paessler-gmbh)

[

(209)4.7 out of 5
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Product Description

Your infrastructure is complex. Your monitoring tool shouldn't be. Paessler PRTG delivers mission-critical visibility across IT and OT environments, deploying in minutes, not months. Whether you'r

**Users:** Software Engineer, Network Administrator · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Telecommunications · **Market Segment:** 52% Mid-Market, 36% Enterprise

 ![Sandarshan S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sandarshan S.")
SS

PRTG’s ability to provide a unified, real-time dashboard that consolidates data from diverse network devices and services is unmatched. It’s like...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/paessler-prtg/reviews/paessler-prtg-review-12394044)

 ![Rayarapu J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rayarapu J.")
RJ

I like how fast I could move from installation to actual monitoring. Within a few hours, I wasn’t just “setting it up” — I was already identifying...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/paessler-prtg/reviews/paessler-prtg-review-12394728)

Year Founded
1997

HQ Location
Nuremberg, Germany

Company Website
https://www.paessler.com/

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/409588/

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### [Zabbix](https://www.g2.com/products/zabbix/reviews)

[By Zabbix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/zabbix)

[

(208)4.3 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/zabbix/reviews#reviews "Read Zabbix Reviews")

Product Description

Zabbix is an all-in-one, open source monitoring and observability solution that makes any hardware, software, service, or web application more efficient and reliable. Available on-premise and in t

**Users:** System Administrator · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Telecommunications · **Market Segment:** 61% Mid-Market, 27% Enterprise

JO

Zabbix is extremely useful since it provides complete monitoring throughout our whole IT infrastructure, giving us real-time access into the health...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/zabbix/reviews/zabbix-review-10014128)

 ![Amandeep _.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amandeep \_.")
A\_

Easy UI & very light weight installation, cost-efficient.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/zabbix/reviews/zabbix-review-11499662)

Year Founded
2005

HQ Location
Riga, Latvia

Company Website
https://www.zabbix.com

Twitter
@zabbix

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/2476879/

### [SolarWinds Observability](https://www.g2.com/products/solarwinds-worldwide-llc-solarwinds-observability/reviews)

[By SolarWinds Worldwide LLC](https://www.g2.com/sellers/solarwinds-worldwide-llc)

[

(857)4.3 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/solarwinds-worldwide-llc-solarwinds-observability/reviews#reviews "Read SolarWinds Observability Reviews")

Product Description

SolarWinds® Observability is a comprehensive full-stack observability solution designed to meet the diverse needs of modern organizations, regardless of their size. This solution provides deep visibil

**Users:** Network Engineer, Network Administrator · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Hospital & Health Care · **Market Segment:** 44% Enterprise, 35% Mid-Market

 ![Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain")
AL

Easy deployment, quick to get up and running[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/solarwinds-worldwide-llc-solarwinds-observability/reviews/solarwinds-observability-review-12676419)

 ![Umesh K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Umesh K.")
UK

AI-driven insights, along with its ability to deliver deep, comprehensive monitoring across the entire technology stack.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/solarwinds-worldwide-llc-solarwinds-observability/reviews/solarwinds-observability-review-12677490)

Year Founded
1999

HQ Location
Austin, TX

Company Website
https://www.solarwinds.com

Twitter
@solarwinds

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/166039/

Ownership
NYSE: SWI

### [Centreon Infra Monitoring](https://www.g2.com/products/centreon-infra-monitoring/reviews)

[By Centreon](https://www.g2.com/sellers/centreon)

[

(92)4.6 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/centreon-infra-monitoring/reviews#reviews "Read Centreon Infra Monitoring Reviews")

Product Description

Centreon is a comprehensive IT monitoring solution designed to help organizations gain full visibility and control over their IT operations. By providing real-time insights into system performance, ne

**Users:** Network Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Internet · **Market Segment:** 63% Mid-Market, 25% Enterprise

 ![Verified User in Computer Networking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Networking")
AC

Get live, real-time view of your business-critical IT Services View & Share IT Performance and trends, from infrastructure to business...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/centreon-infra-monitoring/reviews/centreon-infra-monitoring-review-3144762)

 ![Jaime G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jaime G.")
JG

Accurately monitor devices when it goes up or down. The alert system is remarkable not only via GUI but also send an email to the respective team...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/centreon-infra-monitoring/reviews/centreon-infra-monitoring-review-7224088)

Year Founded
2005

HQ Location
Paris, France

Company Website
https://www.centreon.com/

Twitter
@Centreon

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/830051/

### [ManageEngine Applications Manager](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-applications-manager/reviews)

[By Zoho](https://www.g2.com/sellers/zoho-b00ca9d5-bca8-41b5-a8ad-275480841704)

[

(117)4.7 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-applications-manager/reviews#reviews "Read ManageEngine Applications Manager Reviews")

Product Description

ManageEngine Applications Manager is an application performance & IT infrastructure monitoring solution that is designed to combat modern infrastructure problems and ensure that your business and

**Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 45% Mid-Market, 42% Enterprise

VY

ManageEngine Applications Manager is its comprehensive and unified monitoring capability. It provides real-time visibility into application...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-applications-manager/reviews/manageengine-applications-manager-review-12157993)

 ![Sateesh C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sateesh C.")
SC

Provides end-to-end visibility across infrastructure, applications, databases, and cloud services from a single console. Supports a wide range...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-applications-manager/reviews/manageengine-applications-manager-review-12503597)

Year Founded
1996

HQ Location
Austin, TX

Company Website
https://www.zoho.com

Twitter
@Zoho

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/38373/

Phone
+1 (888) 900-9646 

### [Pandora FMS](https://www.g2.com/products/pandora-fms/reviews)

[By Pandora FMS](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pandora-fms)

[

(217)4.6 out of 5
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Product Description

Pandora FMS is a unified monitoring and observability platform designed to consolidate visibility, alerting, reporting, and automation across heterogeneous IT environments. Instead of combining multip

**Users:** Data Analyst · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Telecommunications · **Market Segment:** 50% Mid-Market, 37% Small-Business

OB

Pandora FMS is an excellent IT monitoring and management software, it provides a platform to monitor and control the performance of computer...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/pandora-fms/reviews/pandora-fms-review-10819368)

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AA

It's free, it's deployable for any system, it's easy to learn and integrate into daily software engineering.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/pandora-fms/reviews/pandora-fms-review-11573653)

Year Founded
2004

HQ Location
Madrid, Spain

Company Website
https://pandorafms.com/

Twitter
@pandorafms

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pandora-pfms/

### [IBM Instana](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-instana/reviews)

[By IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm)

[

(480)4.4 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-instana/reviews#reviews "Read IBM Instana Reviews")

Product Description

IBM Instana, now part of the Concert platform, discovers and maps all services, infrastructure, and their inter-dependencies automatically. Instana ingests all observability metrics, traces each reque

**Users:** Software Engineer, System Engineer · **Industries:** Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · **Market Segment:** 41% Mid-Market, 36% Enterprise

 ![Gnana Shree M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gnana Shree M.")
GM

I use IBM Instana for cloud monitoring and appreciate the insights and granular information it provides for VM resources. It supports observability...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-instana/reviews/ibm-instana-review-12365815)

 ![Pavan P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pavan P.")
PP

I like IBM Instana for several reasons. The automatic discovery and instrumentation are great because, once it's connected, it detects services,...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-instana/reviews/ibm-instana-review-12368891)

Year Founded
1911

HQ Location
Armonk, New York, United States

Company Website
https://www.ibm.com

Twitter
@IBMSecurity

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/1009/

Ownership
SWX:IBM

Phone
1-866-277-7488

### [Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-infrastructure-monitoring/reviews)

[By Cisco](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cisco)

[

(48)4.3 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-infrastructure-monitoring/reviews#reviews "Read Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring Reviews")

Product Description

SignalFx is the only real-time cloud monitoring platform for infrastructure, microservices, and applications. The platform discovers and collects metrics across every component in your cloud environme

**Users:** Software Engineer · **Industries:** Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 46% Enterprise, 35% Mid-Market

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AR

The best part was the real-time monitoring of the infrastructure assets. It provides excellent scalability in terms of upsizing or downsizing the...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-infrastructure-monitoring/reviews/splunk-infrastructure-monitoring-review-8001051)

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UC

It is a feature rich tool and the thing I like is that it offers monitoring from not one specific cloud but a lot of cloud platforms. It also...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-infrastructure-monitoring/reviews/splunk-infrastructure-monitoring-review-8061947)

Year Founded
1984

HQ Location
San Jose, CA

Company Website
https://www.cisco.com

Twitter
@Cisco

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cisco/

Ownership
NASDAQ:CSCO

Phone
847-678-6600

### [NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-data-infrastructure-insights/reviews)

[By NetApp](https://www.g2.com/sellers/netapp)

[

(14)4.4 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-data-infrastructure-insights/reviews#reviews "Read NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights Reviews")

Product Description

NetApp Cloud Insights is an infrastructure monitoring tool that gives you visibility into your complete infrastructure. With Cloud Insights, you can monitor, troubleshoot and optimize all your resourc

**Industries:** Information Technology and Services · **Market Segment:** 43% Enterprise, 29% Mid-Market

 ![Verified User in Computer Networking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Networking")
CC

Excellent Infra Management Tool and Dashboard helps in fine tuning SLA/SLO/SLI[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-data-infrastructure-insights/reviews/netapp-data-infrastructure-insights-review-4662751)

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IC

Wide range of supported clouds and solution, including Kubernetes[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-data-infrastructure-insights/reviews/netapp-data-infrastructure-insights-review-4691073)

Year Founded
1992

HQ Location
Sunnyvale, California

Company Website
https://www.netapp.com/

Twitter
@NetApp

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/2105/

Ownership
NASDAQ

### [OneIQ](https://www.g2.com/products/oneiq/reviews)

[By OneIQ](https://www.g2.com/sellers/oneiq)

[

(3)4.3 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/oneiq/reviews#reviews "Read OneIQ Reviews")

Product Description

OneIQ is a Fullstack Intelligence® SaaS platform for unified Hybrid IT operations. Boost application performance, slash operating costs and modernize IT by combining AI-powered insights and collective

**Market Segment:** 67% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market

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UM

The software has numerous features that help me in creating a workspace with utmost ease. The cloud-based data replication feature is super helpful.[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/oneiq/reviews/oneiq-review-5022152)

 ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services")
UI

The best is the export to CSV feature which allows getting consolidated data[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/oneiq/reviews/oneiq-review-5182477)

Year Founded
2007

HQ Location
Kitchener, CA

Company Website
https://www.oneiq.com

Twitter
@oneiqcorp

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/oneiq/

### [Virtana Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/virtana-platform/reviews)

[By Virtana](https://www.g2.com/sellers/virtana)

[

(38)4.3 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/virtana-platform/reviews#reviews "Read Virtana Platform Reviews")

Product Description

Virtana delivers the industry's deepest hybrid infrastructure observability platform, empowering enterprises to ensure the availability, efficiency, and resiliency of their mission-critical services.

**Market Segment:** 53% Enterprise, 26% Mid-Market

 ![Keith G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Keith G.")
KG

The machine learning built into Metricly is their killer feature. Since it's monitoring your infrastructure at several layers, it can let you know...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/virtana-platform/reviews/virtana-platform-review-833471)

 ![S&M Gaming M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "S&M Gaming M.")
SM

I am unaware of what I like best about it because everything I used to like about it seems like it has been washed out the drain hose when this...[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/virtana-platform/reviews/virtana-platform-review-4186273)

Year Founded
2008

HQ Location
N/A

Company Website
https://www.virtana.com

Twitter
@VirtanaCorp

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtanacorps/

### [Tagpulse AI](https://www.g2.com/products/tagpulse-ai/reviews)

[By tagpulse](https://www.g2.com/sellers/tagpulse)

[

(1)5.0 out of 5
](https://www.g2.com/products/tagpulse-ai/reviews#reviews "Read Tagpulse AI Reviews")

Product Description

TagPulse is AI-powered hardware monitoring software that goes beyond traditional system monitors. WHAT MAKES TAGPULSE DIFFERENT: Traditional monitors show numbers and trigger alerts when thres

**Market Segment:** 100% Small-Business

 ![Stavros S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Stavros S.")
SS

Amazing event viewer Analyzer Excellent UI[Read review](https://www.g2.com/products/tagpulse-ai/reviews/tagpulse-ai-review-12167735)

HQ Location
N/A

Company Website
https://tagpulse.ai

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps

### [Auslogics ChillMate](https://www.g2.com/products/auslogics-chillmate/reviews)

[By Auslogics Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/auslogics-software)

[
0 ratings
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Product Description

Auslogics ChillMate is a Windows PC performance optimization and system monitoring solution that helps maintain stable laptop operation by preventing overheating, optimizing power use, and providing r

Year Founded
2008

HQ Location
Sydney, AU

Company Website
https://www.auslogics.com/en/

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/auslogics-software-pty-ltd/

### [CPTRAX for Windows](https://www.g2.com/products/cptrax-for-windows/reviews)

[By Visual Click Software](https://www.g2.com/sellers/visual-click-software)

[
0 ratings
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Product Description

Server File Activity Tracking - Audit who is creating, accessing, moving, and deleting your files and folders. Track file permission changes. Real-time alerts about critical file activities. Workstat

Year Founded
1999

HQ Location
Austin, US

Company Website
https://www.visualclick.com/

Twitter
@VisualClickSoft

LinkedIn® Page
https://www.linkedin.com/company/visual-click-software

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