Bangalore: A network monitoring tool is one of the most important utilities in a network management platform. These tools monitor associated systems for slow and failing components and notify the network administrators via emails, SMS or any other alarms.

Today, IT administrators have realized the need of a network monitoring tool within their enterprise. Even with these tools, a simple mishap can cost millions. The virtual world has turned itself into a fast paced podium, where ?survival of the fittest? can be used as the best citation.

With that here is the list that features top 10 network monitoring tools across the enterprise platform.

#10 Cacti:

Cacti is an open-source, web-based network monitoring and graphing tool designed as a front-end application for the open-source. The software mainly uses industry-standard data logging RRD tool. Developed by the Cacti group, the software got its initial release in the year 2001. Cacti provide enterprises with fast polls, advanced graphs and a very good user management interface. This software is mainly used in mid-sized user LANs that contains around hundreds of devices.