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Best HWiNFO Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from hardware monitoring software ranked against HWiNFO on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.0
    HWiNFO vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo7.9
    HWiNFO vs Netdata
  3. 3
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.9
    HWiNFO vs NetXMS
  4. 4
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo7.8
    HWiNFO vs Centreon
  5. 5
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo7.8
    HWiNFO vs ManageEngine OpManager
  6. 6
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo7.7
    HWiNFO vs Checkmk
  7. 7
    Icinga Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $166.67/mo7.6
    HWiNFO vs Icinga
  8. 8
    HWMonitor Free plan AndroidWin Free7.5
    HWiNFO vs HWMonitor
  9. 9
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    HWiNFO vs Nagios XI
  10. 10
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo7.2
    HWiNFO vs Pokesensor
  11. 11
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    HWiNFO vs smartmontools
  12. 12
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free7.1
    HWiNFO vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  13. 13
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    HWiNFO vs Zabbix
  14. 14
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.0
    HWiNFO vs LibreNMS
  15. 15
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    HWiNFO vs Glances
  16. 16
    Macs Fan Control Free plan MacWin Free6.9
    HWiNFO vs Macs Fan Control
  17. 17
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    HWiNFO vs GKrellM
  18. 18
    NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.8
    HWiNFO vs NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager
  19. 19
    PA File Sight Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $30/mo6.8
    HWiNFO vs PA File Sight
  20. 20
    XStat Free plan AndroidWebWin Free6.8
    HWiNFO vs XStat

HWiNFO alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.0Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Netdata7.9Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3NetXMS7.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Centreon7.8Free plan€0.19/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5ManageEngine OpManager7.8Free plan$7.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Checkmk7.7Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Icinga7.6Free plan$166.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8HWMonitor7.5Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
9Nagios XI7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Pokesensor7.2Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11smartmontools7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Supermicro SuperDoctor 57.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
13Zabbix7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14LibreNMS7.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15Glances6.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Macs Fan Control6.9Free planFreeMac, Windows
17GKrellM6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
18NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
19PA File Sight6.8No$30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
20XStat6.8Free planFreeAndroid, Web, Windows
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Questions about HWiNFO alternatives

What is the best alternative to HWiNFO?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, number 1 in hardware monitoring software with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Netdata, NetXMS, Centreon and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HWiNFO?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.