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MRTG vs Pandora FMS: catalog facts
MRTG	Pandora FMS
Free Free software under the GNU GPL; sponsorship is optional.	Freemium An open-source edition is available; commercial on-premise and SaaS licences are sold…
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Simple per-interface traffic graphs over SNMP Can graph almost any numeric data source	Covers servers, networks, applications, logs and user experience Dashboards, reports and alerts built in
Dated web output compared with modern dashboards Setup is done through configuration files and Perl	Aimed at organisations, so setup is more involved than a desktop monitor Many features and add-ons belong to the commercial editions
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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