Cacti

The complete RRDtool-based graphing solution.

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Overview

Cacti is an open-source network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality. It is primarily used to graph time-series data of metrics such as CPU load and network bandwidth utilization.

✨ Key Features

  • Network graphing and data visualization
  • Data collection via SNMP
  • User and device management
  • Templating for easy configuration
  • Plugin architecture for extensibility

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Powerful and flexible graphing capabilities
  • Strong templating engine
  • Long-standing and mature open-source project

Unique Value: Provides a powerful and highly customizable open-source solution for graphing and analyzing network performance data.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Network performance graphing Bandwidth monitoring Server performance monitoring Data visualization

✅ Best For

  • Creating detailed graphs of network traffic and device performance
  • Long-term trend analysis of network metrics

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Organizations needing a comprehensive fault management and alerting system out of the box

🏆 Alternatives

MRTG Observium LibreNMS

Offers more advanced graphing and templating capabilities compared to simpler tools like MRTG.

💻 Platforms

Web

🔌 Integrations

RRDTool API

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ GDPR ✓ SSO

💰 Pricing

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Free tier: Unlimited

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