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At a glance · 36 tools

The software that runs the place, lined up.

Advscannet24 puts every tool an infrastructure team leans on in one table — licence, platforms and where it runs — so you can scan the field first and read the full write-up second.

Remote access & support

6 tools
RustDesk Open-source remote desktop you can self-host, so sessions stay on servers you control. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, web, mobile Hosting: Desktop TeamViewer Long-established cloud service for remote access, control and support. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, web, mobile Hosting: Desktop AnyDesk Low-latency remote desktop built on the DeskRT codec. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, web, mobile, Raspberry Pi, FreeBSD Hosting: Desktop Royal TS Connection vault that pulls RDP, VNC, SSH and web sessions under one roof. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows, macOS, mobile Hosting: Desktop mRemoteNG Free tabbed connection manager for RDP, VNC, SSH and more, Windows only. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows Hosting: Desktop Splashtop Remote access and support built for sharp, high-frame-rate sessions. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, web, mobile, ChromeOS Hosting: Desktop

Monitoring & observability

6 tools
Zabbix Open-source monitoring across servers, network gear, VMs and applications. Licence: Open source Platforms: Linux/Unix server, web UI; agents for Windows/Linux/macOS/Unix Hosting: Desktop PRTG Network Monitor Sensor-based monitoring from Paessler for networks and infrastructure. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows server + web/mobile; also SaaS (Hosted Monitor) Hosting: Cloud + desktop Nagios (Core / XI) Veteran host and service monitor: free Core, commercial XI. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Linux/Unix server, web UI Hosting: Desktop Grafana Dashboards and visualisation layered over Prometheus, Zabbix, databases and clouds. Licence: Open source Platforms: Linux/Windows/macOS/Docker, web; cloud Hosting: Cloud + desktop Prometheus Time-series monitoring and alerting, the default in cloud-native stacks. Licence: Open source Platforms: Linux/Windows/macOS, web UI; CNCF Hosting: Desktop Datadog Cloud observability for metrics, traces and logs, with nothing to host yourself. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: SaaS (web + mobile); agent for Windows/Linux/macOS Hosting: Cloud

Backup & disaster recovery

6 tools
Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise backup and replication across virtual, physical and cloud workloads. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows console; protects VMware/Hyper-V/Nutanix/Proxmox, physical servers, cloud, M365 Hosting: Desktop Acronis Cyber Protect Backup fused with cyber protection — anti-malware, EDR and patching — in one console. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: Windows/macOS/Linux, VMware/Hyper-V, iOS/Android, web console, on-prem/cloud Hosting: Desktop Macrium Reflect Disk imaging and partition backup on Windows, bare-metal recovery included. Licence: Paid Platforms: Windows only (desktop + Server) Hosting: Desktop NAKIVO Backup & Replication Affordable backup, replication and DR that installs straight onto a NAS. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Linux/Windows/NAS/virtual appliance; web UI Hosting: Desktop Bareos Open-source client-server backup at enterprise scale — disk, tape or cloud. Licence: Open source Platforms: Linux server; clients for Linux/Windows/macOS/BSD/Solaris/AIX; web UI Hosting: Desktop Duplicati Free encrypted incremental backup to just about any cloud storage. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows/macOS/Linux, web UI Hosting: Desktop

Network & diagnostics

6 tools
Wireshark The standard packet analyser for capturing and reading network traffic. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows/macOS/Linux/BSD/Solaris Hosting: Desktop Nmap (+ Zenmap) Network and port scanner for host discovery and perimeter audits. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows/macOS/Linux/BSD Hosting: Desktop Angry IP Scanner Quick cross-platform IP and port scanner for fast LAN inventory. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows/macOS/Linux Hosting: Desktop PuTTY The free SSH, Telnet and serial client Windows admins always keep handy. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows/macOS/Linux Hosting: Desktop WinSCP Graphical SFTP, SCP and FTP file transfer for Windows. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows (portable; runs on Linux via Wine) Hosting: Desktop Advanced IP Scanner Free Windows LAN scanner with shares, RDP and Wake-on-LAN built in. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows Hosting: Desktop

RMM, endpoints & virtualization

6 tools
NinjaOne Cloud RMM and unified endpoint management from a single console. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: SaaS (web); agents for Windows/macOS/Linux, mobile Hosting: Cloud Atera All-in-one RMM and PSA billed per technician, not per device. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: SaaS (web); agents for Windows/macOS/Linux, mobile Hosting: Cloud ManageEngine Endpoint Central Unified endpoint management — patching, deployment, MDM — on-prem or cloud. Licence: Freemium Platforms: On-prem (Windows/Linux) and Cloud; web; manages Windows/macOS/Linux/iOS/Android/ChromeOS Hosting: Cloud + desktop Microsoft Intune Cloud device and app management built into Microsoft 365. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: SaaS (web); manages Windows/macOS/iOS/Android/Linux Hosting: Cloud Proxmox VE Open-source server virtualization pairing KVM virtual machines and LXC containers. Licence: Open source Platforms: Linux (Debian), bare-metal; web UI (port 8006) Hosting: Desktop VMware vSphere / ESXi Enterprise virtualization on the ESXi hypervisor, managed from vCenter. Licence: Paid Platforms: ESXi (type-1 hypervisor), vCenter, web client Hosting: Desktop

Active Directory, security & utilities

6 tools
ManageEngine ADManager Plus Web-based Active Directory management, delegation and reporting under one roof. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows server, web console Hosting: Desktop KeePass Free, open-source password manager built on a local encrypted database. Licence: Open source Platforms: Windows (official); macOS/Linux via Mono; community ports Hosting: Desktop ESET PROTECT Endpoint protection and EDR run from a cloud or on-prem console. Licence: Paid · free tier Platforms: Cloud or on-prem console; protects Windows/macOS/Linux + Android/iOS Hosting: Cloud + desktop Wazuh Open-source SIEM/XDR across log analysis, intrusion and vulnerability detection. Licence: Open source Platforms: Linux server; agents for Windows/Linux/macOS; web; cloud Hosting: Cloud + desktop Nessus (Tenable) Widely used vulnerability scanner — free Essentials for up to 16 IPs. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows/Linux/macOS (local web UI on port 8834) Hosting: Desktop Sysinternals Suite Microsoft’s free kit for deep Windows diagnostics and fault-finding. Licence: Freemium Platforms: Windows Hosting: Desktop