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These leading server monitoring vendors can handle virtually any type of workload. This in-depth ServerWatch roundup lists eight of the leading server monitoring vendor technologies.

Users can get started for free with the open source Zabbix platform and then scale up commercial support options as needed.

LogicMonitor is one of the fastest options for getting a server monitoring infrastructure up and running. It offers an automated discovery feature that uses different protocols to rapidly find devices and applications so they can be monitored.

Solarwinds Server and Application Monitor (SAM) provides organization with core capabilities needed to manage both server and application infrastructure.

The Datadog service provides a layered set of data visualizations, helping organizations to correlate root cause and performance issues across multiple sets of disparate metrics.

PRTG wins high marks from many organizations for being easy a user friendly choice for monitoring servers and other IT infrastructure.

Nagios is a great choice for server administrators looking for an open source based solution with a broad range options and a large community of users.

Zenoss is among the leading solutions for monitoring, with a robust set of integrations, known as ZenPacks, to help organizations connect to servers and services they want to watch.