Free Windows Monitoring Tools

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

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4 Comments - Leave a Reply

  1. Igor Vinnykov says:
    April 11, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Michael, EMCO Ping Monitor Free http://emcosoftware.com/ping-monitor is missing in this list.

  2. Michael Pietroforte Michael Pietroforte says:
    April 11, 2012 at 8:47 am

    Thanks, Igor. I added it to the list.

  3. Rick says:
    January 28, 2013 at 6:28 am

    NTop-XTRA – Shows network usage
    Has been discontinued.

  4. Michael Pietroforte Michael Pietroforte says:
    February 2, 2013 at 1:39 am

    Rick, thanks for the hint. I linked now to the new download page.

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