The best programs used in networks for management and simulation 1. Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is easy to setup and can be ready in no time. The tool automatically discovers network devices and deploys within an hour. Its simple approach to oversee an entire network makes it one of the easiest to use and most intuitive user interfaces. 2. PRTG Network Monitor from Paessler PRTG Network Monitor software is commonly known for its advanced infrastructure management capabilities. All devices, systems, traffic, and applications in your network can be easily displayed in a hierarchical view that summarizes performance and alerts. PRTG monitors IT infrastructure using technology such as SNMP, WMI, SSH, Flows/Packet Sniffing, HTTP requests, REST APIs, Pings, SQL and a lot more. 3. ManageEngine OpManager At its core, ManageEngine OpManager is an infrastructure management, network monitoring and Application Performance Management 4. WhatsUp Gold WhatsUp Gold (WUG) is a network monitoring software from Ip switch. It is one of the easiest to use and highly configurable tools in the market. The dashboards are user-friendly and visually attractive. For daily IT management, WhatsUp Gold is a price/feature balanced network monitoring tool. WhatsUp Gold is limited for Windows OS support. This software comes with different pricing plans to adjust to your network and wallet. 5. Nagios XI Nagios XI is aimed at a wide audience, from freelancers, SMBs (Small-to-MediumBusiness), to large corporations. This makes Nagios’s XI pricing model one of the most flexible. 6. Zabbix Zabbix is an open source monitoring tool. It is popular for its easy-to-use and pleasing Web GUI that is fully configurable. Zabbix focuses on monitoring and trending functionality. This software is frequently used for monitoring servers and network hardware. One of the highlights of Zabbix is that it can predict trends in your traffic. 7. Incinga It is another open source infrastructure and service monitoring tool It is a very easy to use and flexible tool for SMB and enterprise networks. The software focuses strongly on monitoring infrastructure and services. The tool also includes great threshold analysis and report/alert functionalities. All alert dependencies can be displayed in the dashboard and sent via email, SMS or mobile message applications. 8. Datadog It is a monitoring service specially designed for hybrid cloud environments. Datadog can also monitor the performance of network, apps, tools, and services. 9. ConnectWise Automate Formerly known as Labtech, ConnectWise Automate is a new cloud-based manager and monitoring solution that can keep track of your IT infrastructure devices from a single location. 10. Logic Monitor LogicMonitor is an automated SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) IT performance monitoring tool. With LogicMonitor you can get full visibility of the performance and health of your network. 11. OP5 Monitor OP5 Monitor is OP5’s Enterprise level monitoring solution. With OP5 Monitor you can monitor applications, networks, servers and storage, regardless of location, whether that’s onpremise, hybrid or in a private/public cloud. Register for DemoCon TOP Networking Tools for Simulate network: GNS3- Design and Configure: Cisco Packet Tracer: Putty Configure: Secure CRT- Configure PRTG: Monitoring: WIRESHARK MONITOR: Concept Draw PRD-Design Network Simulator: Design and Monitor: Eve-ng NS2 OPNET Wireshark