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Best Sidebar Diagnostics Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.0
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo7.9
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Netdata
  3. 3
    NetXMS Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free7.9
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs NetXMS
  4. 4
    Centreon Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin €0.19/mo7.8
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Centreon
  5. 5
    ManageEngine OpManager Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $7.92/mo7.8
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs ManageEngine OpManager
  6. 6
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo7.7
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Checkmk
  7. 7
    HWMonitor Free plan AndroidWin Free7.5
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs HWMonitor
  8. 8
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Nagios XI
  9. 9
    Pokesensor Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo7.2
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Pokesensor
  10. 10
    smartmontools Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs smartmontools
  11. 11
    Supermicro SuperDoctor 5 Free plan LinuxWin Free7.1
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Supermicro SuperDoctor 5
  12. 12
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Zabbix
  13. 13
    LibreNMS Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted Free7.0
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs LibreNMS
  14. 14
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Glances
  15. 15
    Macs Fan Control Free plan MacWin Free6.9
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Macs Fan Control
  16. 16
    GKrellM Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs GKrellM
  17. 17
    NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.8
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager
  18. 18
    PA File Sight Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $30/mo6.8
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs PA File Sight
  19. 19
    AccuBattery Free plan Android Free6.6
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs AccuBattery
  20. 20
    Core Temp AndroidWin 6.6
    Sidebar Diagnostics vs Core Temp

Sidebar Diagnostics 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
7HWMonitor7.5Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
8Nagios XI7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Pokesensor7.2Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
10smartmontools7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Supermicro SuperDoctor 57.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
12Zabbix7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13LibreNMS7.0Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14Glances6.9Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Macs Fan Control6.9Free planFreeMac, Windows
16GKrellM6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
18PA File Sight6.8No$30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
19AccuBattery6.6Free planFreeAndroid
20Core Temp6.6No—Android, Windows
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Questions about Sidebar Diagnostics alternatives

What is the best alternative to Sidebar Diagnostics?

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 Sidebar Diagnostics?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.