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Top Server Monitoring Software

42 server monitoring software products ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

Looking for the best server monitoring software? TrustList ranks 42 products with server monitoring across 14 software categories (the largest groups: application performance management, server management and network troubleshooting software). The top-ranked right now: Microsoft Machine Learning Server, OP5 Monitor and WebSitePulse. Updated October 2026.

Between them, the 42 server monitoring software products on this page cover dashboard (28), network diagnosis (24), bandwidth monitoring (23) and uptime monitoring (22). 42 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

What to look for in server monitoring software

The best server monitoring software for you depends on how your business works, not only on where a product sits in the list. Before you shortlist the top-ranked options, check for:

  • CPU, memory, disk and network checks on every server, in the cloud or on premises
  • Alerts that reach the right person by email, SMS, chat or on-call rota
  • Checks on the applications and services, not only the machines
  • Dashboards and history to spot a trend before it becomes an outage
  • Agent-based or agentless monitoring, and the platforms it supports
  • Integration with your incident management and ticketing

How to use this ranking

Start with the top 10, then narrow down with Best server monitoring software by category further down the page, which ranks the same feature inside each kind of software. Read the reviews on each profile, and ask vendors to show you the points above with your own data before you decide.

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The top-ranked server monitoring software

  1. Microsoft Machine Learning Server logo

    Email Monitoring · Incremental Backup · Backup Log

    Microsoft Machine Learning Server is a server product from Microsoft.

    Server Management Software

  2. OP5 Monitor logo

    IP Address Monitoring · Network Resource Management · Internet Usage Monitoring

    Sold today under the ITRS name, OP5 Monitor watches over IT infrastructure. It works for equipment in a company’s own data rooms, in the public cloud, or spread across both.

    Application Performance Management Software

  3. WebSitePulse logo

    IP Address Monitoring · Trace individual transactions · Real Time Monitoring

    WebSitePulse is a remote monitoring service that checks whether websites, servers and network components are available and how quickly they respond.

    Application Performance Management Software

  4. BMC Remedyforce Service Desk logo

    Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management · Web Access / Restoration · Release & Deployment Management

    BMC Remedyforce Service Desk is a cloud help desk product for IT teams. It runs on the Force.com platform, so organisations need no hardware of their own to operate it.

    Application Performance Management Software

  5. CloudMonix logo

    Scheduled / Automated Reports · Network Resource Management · Virtual Machine Monitoring

    CloudMonix provides monitoring and automation for applications and services hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

    Application Performance Management Software

  6. Uptime Infrastructure Monitor logo

    Bandwidth Monitoring · Uptime Monitoring · SLA Monitoring

    Infrastructure performance monitoring that covers many platforms, with service-level agreements and agent-based or agentless collection

    Application Performance Management Software

  7. Motadata logo

    Release & Deployment Management · IP Address Monitoring · Network Resource Management

    Motadata is an IT platform that combines observability with IT service management.

    Application Performance Management Software

  8. Sematext Cloud logo

    Scheduled / Automated Reports · IP Address Monitoring · Network Resource Management

    Sematext Cloud is a monitoring service for DevOps teams that want to find and fix production and performance problems faster.

    Application Performance Management Software

  9. Spiceworks Network Monitor logo

    Network Resource Management · Internet Usage Monitoring · Web Traffic Reporting

    Spiceworks Network Monitor lets IT staff watch servers and SNMP-enabled devices such as routers and switches from one dashboard.

    Application Performance Management Software

  10. New Relic One logo

    Trace individual transactions · Real Time Monitoring · Full Transaction Diagnostics

    New Relic One is a cloud-based observability platform from New Relic.

    Application Performance Management Software

  11. Nagios XI logo

    IP Address Monitoring · Network Resource Management · Internet Usage Monitoring

    Nagios XI is commercial IT infrastructure monitoring software that runs on a Linux server the customer controls.

    Network Monitoring Software

  12. Panopta logo

    IP Address Monitoring · Network Resource Management · Internet Usage Monitoring

    Panopta's monitoring platform is now presented as FortiMonitor, part of Fortinet.

    Website Monitoring Software

  13. Sysdig Cloud logo

    Network Resource Management · Network Diagnosis · Dashboard

    Sysdig Cloud is the cloud security product from Sysdig, sold as Sysdig Secure.

    Vulnerability Management Software

  14. ScienceLogic Platform logo

    IP Address Monitoring · Network Resource Management · Virtual Machine Monitoring

    ScienceLogic Platform is software for monitoring and managing IT infrastructure, covering physical and virtual servers and wider hybrid environments.

    Virtualization Software

  15. Patch Management logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Automatic Patch Deployment · Event Logs

    Patch Management from Ivanti, sold as Patch for Endpoint Manager, deals with the work of finding and fixing software vulnerabilities.

    Patch Management Software

  16. ClusterCS logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Event Logs · Patch Management

    ClusterCS is a web server control panel for managing websites on VPS, dedicated and cloud servers. Its main focus is high-availability clustering and faster page delivery.

    Server Management Software

  17. Server Density logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · CPU Monitoring · Email Monitoring

    StackPath is an intelligent web services platform for security, speed and scale Secure content delivery network, DDoS and WAF protection from a single, unified platform

    Server Management Software

  18. Univention Corporate Server logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Single Sign On · Privileged Account Management

    Univention Corporate Server, or UCS, is a Linux-based appliance released as open source software.

    Server Management Software

  19. SQL Monitor logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Historical Trend Analysis · Event Logs

    SQL Monitor is a monitoring tool for SQL Server estates, made by Redgate.

    Server Management Software

  20. Snapt Balancer logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Event Logs · CPU Monitoring

    Snapt Balancer is the application delivery controller from Snapt.

    Server Management Software

  21. Chef Server logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Event Logs · Patch Management

    Chef Server is the central server of the Chef automation platform, which belongs to the Progress software portfolio.

    Server Management Software

  22. XIA Configuration Server logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Event Logs · Patch Management

    XIA Configuration Server is part of the XIA software suite from CENTREL Solutions.

    Server Management Software

  23. DymaxIO logo

    Virtual Machine Monitoring · Historical Trend Analysis · CPU Monitoring

    DymaxIO is performance software for Windows systems, produced by Condusiv. It is installed on existing machines and aims to speed up data throughput and applications.

    Database Monitoring Software

  24. Cohesity logo

    Web Access / Restoration · Virtual Machine Monitoring · Multiple System Support

    Cohesity sells a data platform that combines backup, recovery and data security.

    Server Backup Software

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Best server monitoring software by category

The same feature, ranked inside each kind of software. 14 categories in all; these 4 have 5 or more products.

How is this list of the top server monitoring software worked out?

TrustList ranks every product that offers server monitoring, whichever software category it is filed under, by its rating, how many reviews it has and how complete its profile is. No one can pay for a position in this list. Where few products have reviews yet, profile completeness carries more weight, so treat the order as a shortlist to check rather than a verdict.

Is the top-ranked product the best server monitoring software for everyone?

No. A small team, a growing business and a large enterprise need different things from server monitoring software. Use the checklist above and the rankings by category to find the best fit, and give most weight to reviews from companies like yours.

How often does the ranking change?

The order is recalculated as new reviews arrive and vendors update their profiles, so the list you see is the current one.

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