Compare the Top Free Server Management Software as of November 2025

What is Free Server Management Software?

Server management software provides tools and utilities for managing, monitoring, and maintaining servers in a network environment. These solutions enable administrators to configure servers, track their performance, deploy updates, and troubleshoot issues. Server management software often includes features such as system health monitoring, automated patch management, remote access, and backup solutions. By streamlining administrative tasks and improving the efficiency of server operations, these tools help minimize downtime and ensure optimal performance. They are commonly used by IT professionals to manage both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure. Compare and read user reviews of the best Free Server Management software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Pandora FMS

    Pandora FMS

    Pandora FMS

    With more than 50,000 customer installations across the five continents, Pandora FMS is a truly all-in-one monitoring solution, covering all traditional silos for specific monitoring: servers, networks, applications, logs, synthetic/transactional, remote control, inventory, etc. Pandora FMS gives you the agility to find and solve problems quickly, scaling them so they can be derived from any source, on-premise, multi cloud or both of them mixed. Now you have that capability across your entire IT stack and analytics to find any problem, even the ones that are hard to find. Thanks to more than 500 plugins available, you can control and manage any application and technology, from SAP, Oracle, Lotus, Citrix or Jboss to VMware, AWS, SQL Server, Redhat, Websphere, etc.
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    Starting Price: €90/month
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    NMIS

    NMIS

    FirstWave

    FirstWave’s NMIS is a complete network management system that provides fault, performance, and configuration management, performance graphs, and threshold alerts. Business rules allow for highly granular notification policies with many types of notification methods. NMIS consolidates multiple tools into one system, ready for Network Engineers to use. Scalable, flexible, open, and simple to implement and maintain, NMIS is the Network Management System that underpins the operations of over one hundred thousand organizations worldwide – making it one of the most widely used open-source Network Management Systems in the world today. FirstWave enables partners, including some of the world’s largest telcos and managed service providers (MSPs), to protect their customers from cyber-attacks, while rapidly growing cybersecurity services revenues at scale. FirstWave provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution for network discovery, management, and cybersecurity for its partners globally.
    Starting Price: $0
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    ServerAvatar

    ServerAvatar

    ServerAvatar

    ServerAvatar is a powerful cloud server management platform designed for developers, startups, and businesses to easily deploy and manage PHP applications, databases, SSL, and more on cloud servers. With support for both self managed and fully managed servers, users can choose between complete control or a hands-off experience with automatic updates, monitoring, backups, and expert support. The platform offers one-click installations for popular stacks and applications, built-in security features, performance monitoring, and an intuitive UI that makes server management effortless. Whether you're hosting a single site or managing multiple client projects, ServerAvatar scales with your needs while saving time and reducing complexity. With features like scheduled backups, custom firewalls, and team collaboration tools, it's the perfect solution for modern web hosting.
    Starting Price: $12
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    Ploi

    Ploi

    Ploi.io

    Meet Ploi, the tool that makes a developer's life easier. We take all the difficult work out of your hands, so you can focus on doing what you love: developing your application.
    Starting Price: €8 per month
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    PatrolServer

    PatrolServer

    PatrolServer

    Over half a million servers get attacked on a daily basis due to outdated software. We scan your server real-time for outdated software and exploits. We generate reports which you can view in your dashboard. We support over 160,400 software packages and modules. The team keeps adding new software detections on a daily basis. We spy on software manufacturers and instantly add their newest software version and exploits in our system. This information is instantly available on your dashboard and is sent to you in an email with further details on how to fix. Build great applications using the PatrolServer API and bring the strength of our scanner to your users.
    Starting Price: $9.99 per month
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