If you know of a good free admin utility and want to write a short review please submit it here. You can also just leave a comment on this page if you know of a free tool in this category.

The tools are ordered according to user ratings. To rate a program click on its title and scroll to the end of the review.

  1. EventSentry Light – Real-time event log monitoring
  2. Network Monitor – A free network protocol analyzer
  3. SpeedFan – CPU and hard disk temperature monitoring
  4. Server Configuration Change Reporter – Automated server auditing
  5. ExInsight – Monitoring and statistics for Microsoft Exchange
  6. Process Monitor – View file system, registry, and network activity
  7. AD Tidy – Identify last logged on user and computer accounts
  8. EndPointScan – Scan your network for devices
  9. HealthMonitor – Monitor 60 different system states
  10. Spiceworks – Network Monitoring and Help Desk Software
  11. The Dude – Map networks and monitor services
  12. Live Maps for Microsoft Operations Manager
  13. PacketTrap pt360 ToolSuite – network management
  14. NTop-XTRA – Shows network usage
  15. Servers Alive – A Monitoring tool
  16. SolarWinds Real-Time Bandwidth Monitor
  17. Winrpe – Nrpe for Windows
  18. Verax NMS – Network and application monitoring
  19. Top Users Expert – Analyze bandwidth consumption with Network Monitor
  20. TCPView – displays active TCP and UDP connections
  21. Simple Search – An extension for Microsoft Network Monitor
  22. Blackbird auditor express – Real-time Active Directory change monitoring
  23. NetWrix Services Monitor – Restart failing Windows services
  24. SolarWinds VM Monitor – Get X-Ray insight into your ESX Servers
  25. NetWorx – Network traffic monitor and network usage reporting
  26. Bad Application – Test application crashes
  27. GFI WebMonitor – Web filtering for ISA Server
  28. NetWrix Disk Space Monitor
  29. Spotlight on Windows – Monitor Windows servers
  30. FREEping – Quick and dirty monitoring
  31. TCP Analyzer – Statistical Analysis of TCP connections in Network Monitor
  32. SolarWinds Exchange Monitor
  33. Real Temp – Another CPU temperature measuring program
  34. SolarWinds WMI Monitor – Windows server monitoring tool
  35. Total Network Monitor – A sophisticated network monitoring software
  36. EVT LogParser – A Windows event log parser
  37. DreamSys Server Monitor – Easy server monitoring
  38. fs guard – Monitor services and directories
  39. Karen’s ‘Net Monitor – Website, mail, and ping monitoring
  40. SuperbarMonitor – Monitor CPU, disk, and memory usage in the Windows 7 taskbar
  41. Free Windows Error Reporting (WER) viewing tool – AppCrashView
  42. Nagwin – Nagios for Windows

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Best Free Admins Tools Index

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