What it does
NetCrunch is AdRem Software's self-hosted network and infrastructure monitoring platform. It discovers and monitors devices, services, servers, applications, virtualization, and cloud targets using SNMP, WMI, APIs, and other built-in protocols, without requiring an agent on every monitored device. The platform brings metrics, events, and status into a central console with network maps, dashboards, alerting, and integrations. Available capabilities vary by edition; optional modules include flow collection, device-configuration monitoring, cloud sensors, and remote probes.
Monitor infrastructure from a central console
NetCrunch is designed for teams monitoring networks and infrastructure from software running in their own environment, rather than a vendor-hosted SaaS service. Its documentation covers network devices and services, SNMP monitoring, server and application monitoring, virtualization, databases, logs, cloud services, and external telemetry. For agentless checks, an operator discovers targets and configures suitable access and monitoring policies; the exact protocols and sensors depend on the device or service.
The console brings monitored data into dashboards and network maps, while event and alert features support notification and escalation workflows. NetCrunch also documents a REST API for managing and retrieving information about nodes, views, monitoring packs, and related objects. The vendor's pricing page describes annual subscription and perpetual-license options, with sizing based on nodes, interfaces, and edition. It lists optional add-ons for Professional and additional capabilities in Enterprise, so teams should compare the edition details against their requirements.
The homepage advertises an annual subscription from $1,900 and a perpetual license from $3,450. The detailed pricing page shows a Professional subscription example at 12,100 PLN per year for 100 nodes and 600 interfaces. These are page-specific examples rather than one universal price; confirm the quote for the intended edition, size, and region. The homepage offers a free trial, but the duration was not stated on the pages checked. No account or monitored device was configured for this research.
Strengths
- Agentless monitoring supports discovery and monitoring of a broad range of network and infrastructure targets.
- Combines network, server, application, and service monitoring with dashboards, maps, and alerting in one console.
- Provides a documented REST API for selected monitoring and administration workflows.
- Can run in a customer-controlled environment, including on-premises or in the customer's cloud tenancy.
Watch out for
- The customer operates the NetCrunch deployment and must configure network access, credentials, and monitoring policies for its targets.
- Capabilities and included modules vary by edition; some features are optional add-ons.
Best for
- IT and network teams that want agentless monitoring for switches, routers, servers, and network services.
- Organizations that prefer to run monitoring software on-premises or in their own cloud tenancy.
- Teams that want network maps, dashboards, alerts, and infrastructure monitoring in a single console.
- Larger or distributed environments that need edition-based options for flow monitoring, cloud sensors, or remote probes.
Sources
- NetCrunch — Calm, complete network monitoring (Oct 26, 2026)
- NetCrunch Pricing - per node, every feature included | AdRem Software (Oct 26, 2026)
- NetCrunch Guide - NetCrunch v16 (Oct 26, 2026)
- What can I monitor? - NetCrunch v16 (Oct 26, 2026)
- API & Integrations - NetCrunch v16 (Oct 26, 2026)