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PRTG Network Monitor vs OpenNMS: catalog facts
PRTG Network MonitorOpenNMS
Freemium

Free for up to one hundred sensors. Larger deployments require a paid licence.

Freemium

Open source core (Horizon) is free, with a paid enterprise edition (Meridian).

Windows, Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • One hundred sensors free forever, which covers a small network
  • Autodiscovery, maps and alerting configured through one interface
  • Carrier-grade design proven at large enterprise scale
  • Event correlation and Grafana integration for deeper visualization
  • Licensing is per sensor and gets expensive quickly
  • Windows server only, closed source
  • Complexity suited to large networks may be overkill for small setups
  • Paid tiers are needed for enterprise support and advanced features
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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