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Top 10 Cacti Alternatives & Competitors

By The Cacti Group
(18)4.0 out of 5

If you are considering Cacti, you may also want to investigate similar alternatives or competitors to find the best solution. Other important factors to consider when researching alternatives to Cacti include reliability and ease of use. The best overall Cacti alternative is Zabbix. Other similar apps like Cacti are Paessler PRTG, Wireshark, NetFlow Analyzer, and Progress WhatsUp Gold. Cacti alternatives can be found in Network Monitoring Software but may also be in Enterprise Monitoring Software or Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) Software.

Best Paid & Free Alternatives to Cacti

  • Zabbix
  • Paessler PRTG
  • Wireshark
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Top 10 Alternatives to Cacti Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

Browse options below. Based on reviewer data, you can see how Cacti stacks up to the competition, check reviews from current & previous users in industries like Information Technology and Services, Telecommunications, and Computer & Network Security, and find the best product for your business.
    #1

  1. Zabbix

    By Zabbix LLC
    (192)4.3 out of 5

    2. enterprise open source monitoring solution for networks and applications

    Categories in common with Cacti:
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    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Zabbix is:

    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    Easier to set up
    See all Zabbix reviews
    #2

  2. Paessler PRTG

    By Paessler AG
    (91)4.6 out of 5

    3. Paessler PRTG is a network management software solution that monitors your network using a range of technologies to assure the availability of network components by measuring traffic and usage.

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Paessler PRTG is:

    Easier to set up
    Better at support
    More usable
    See all Paessler PRTG reviews
    #3

  3. Wireshark

    By Wireshark
    (143)4.7 out of 5

    4. Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer.

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Wireshark is:

    Easier to set up
    Better at support
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all Wireshark reviews
    #4

  4. NetFlow Analyzer

    By NetVizura
    (10)4.4 out of 5

    5. NetFlow Analyzer utilizes Cisco® NetFlow, IPFIX and compatible netflow-like protocols to help net admins with bandwidth monitoring, deep network traffic investigation, analyses and reporting. Network traffic is monitored on devices, interfaces and by IP subnets. For each node type traffic structure is visualized by top interface/subnets, hosts, services, conversations, protocols, QoS and AS. Flow records (raw netflow data) are stored in an fully searchable archive and can be exported as a .csv file.

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, NetFlow Analyzer is:

    Better at support
    Easier to admin
    Better at meeting requirements
    See all NetFlow Analyzer reviews
    #5

  5. Progress WhatsUp Gold

    By Progress Software
    (344)4.4 out of 5

    6. WhatsUp Gold is unified infrastructure and application monitoring software that gives modern IT teams the ability to monitor their increasingly complex IT environment with a single product.

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Progress WhatsUp Gold is:

    Better at support
    Easier to set up
    More usable
    See all Progress WhatsUp Gold reviews
    #6

  6. checkmk

    By Checkmk
    (232)4.7 out of 5

    7. Helping you stay up and running from simple to the most complex environments

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, checkmk is:

    Better at support
    Easier to set up
    More usable
    See all checkmk reviews
    #7

  7. Munin

    By Munin Monitoring
    (19)4.1 out of 5

    8. Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool that can help analyze resource trends

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Munin is:

    Easier to set up
    Easier to admin
    More usable
    See all Munin reviews
    #8

  8. Nagios Network Analyzer

    By Nagios
    (29)4.2 out of 5

    9. Network flow analysis, monitoring, and bandwidth utilization made easy

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Nagios Network Analyzer is:

    Better at meeting requirements
    Better at support
    See all Nagios Network Analyzer reviews
    #9

  9. LogicMonitor

    By LogicMonitor
    (602)4.5 out of 5

    10. LogicMonitor is the SaaS-based, automated performance monitoring platform that provides agile IT Ops teams with the visibility and actionable metrics they need to ensure the availability of services and applications running on complex and distributed infrastructure.

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, LogicMonitor is:

    Better at support
    Easier to set up
    More usable
    See all LogicMonitor reviews
    #10

  10. Datadog

    By Datadog
    (541)4.3 out of 5

    11. Datadog is a monitoring service for IT, Dev and Ops teams who write and run applications at scale, and want to turn the massive amounts of data produced by their apps, tools and services into actionable insight.

    Categories in common with Cacti:

    Reviewers say compared to Cacti, Datadog is:

    Better at support
    Easier to set up
    More usable
    See all Datadog reviews

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