Open Source Network Management Systems

OpenNMS

OpenNMS is a project that attempts to replicate an enterprise grade Network Management System (NMS) like HP OpenView. The software provides network and system monitoring, trouble ticketing, asset management and rudimentary network mapping.
Official Website:
http://www.opennms.org/
Added:
2nd March 2004
Updated:
2nd March 2004

Groundwork Open Source

Groundwork Open Source combines all the advantages of open source software with superior functionality, documentation, and professional support to give you unprecedented visibility and control of your entire IT infrastructure.
Official Website:
http://www.groundworkopensource.com/
Added:
19th October 2007
Updated:
26th October 2007

Zenoss

Zenoss is an enterprise-grade open source monitoring platform. Zenoss products provide application, server, and network management capabilities built on the python-based Zope application server.
Official Website:
http://www.zenoss.com/
Added:
19th October 2007
Updated:
26th October 2007

Hyperic

Hyperic is an enterprise grade open source monitoring system built from the ground up with Java.
Official Website:
http://www.hyperic.com/
Added:
19th October 2007
Updated:
26th October 2007

PIKT®

PIKT® is a cross-categorical toolkit for monitoring and configuring systems, organizing system security, formatting documents, assisting command-line work, and performing other common systems administration tasks.
Official Website:
http://pikt.org/
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004

Mars

Mars is a services-oriented network status monitor. It simulates client connections to Internet services and reports when those services are not responding.
Official Website:
http://www.altara.org/mars.html
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004

sysmon

Sysmon is a high performance, accurate network monitoring tool.
Official Website:
http://www.sysmon.org/
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004

NMOPS

NMOPS (Network Management OPerationS) provides standards based networking tools for Service Providers using the Open Source and Free Software model.
Official Website:
http://www.nmops.org/
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004

JFFNMS

JFFNMS is a Network Management System designed to mantain a IP/SNMP/Syslog/ Tacacs+ Network but can also be used to monitor any standards compliant SNMP device, Server, TCP port, or Custom Poller. Supports some Cisco routers/switches.
Official Website:
http://jffnms.sourceforge.net/
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004

Net-Policy

Net-Policy is a scalable role-and-policy based network management system.
Official Website:
http://net-policy.sourceforge.net/
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004

Nagios®

Nagios® is a comprehensive and fully featured host and service network problem monitoring system.
Official Website:
http://nagios.org/
Added:
4th February 2004
Updated:
4th February 2004