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LibreNMS

LibreNMS is an open-source network monitoring system that automatically discovers and monitors your entire network infrastructure.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Automated network discovery, monitoring, and alerting for your entire infrastructure.

Who should look elsewhere

Requires self-hosting and technical expertise for setup and maintenance

Pros

  • +Open-source and free to use
  • +Comprehensive automatic network discovery
  • +Highly flexible and customizable alerting
  • +Scalable architecture with distributed polling
  • +Strong community support and active development

Cons

  • −Requires self-hosting and technical expertise for setup and maintenance
  • −No official commercial support plans mentioned (community-driven)
  • −Mobile app mentioned by a third-party, not directly by LibreNMS

Key features

  • ✓Automatic network discovery (CDP, FDP, LLDP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP, ARP)
  • ✓Customizable alerting system (email, IRC, Slack)
  • ✓Full API access for management, graphing, and data retrieval
  • ✓Billing system for bandwidth usage on network ports
  • ✓Automatic updates for bug fixes and new features
  • ✓Distributed polling for horizontal scaling
  • ✓Extensive device support
  • ✓Mobile-friendly Web UI

Pricing

No public pricing plans recorded.

Integrations

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