| Solution | Native Windows | Web UI | Historical Graphs | Alerting | Free Tier | Ease of Setup | |----------|----------------|--------|-------------------|----------|-----------|----------------| | PRTG | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | 100 sensors | Very Easy | | Pulseway | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | 2 devices | Easy | | WSL2+Smokeping | ⚠️ Via WSL | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Moderate | | PingPlotter | ✅ Yes | ❌ Desktop app | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (Pro) | Limited free | Easy | | Zabbix | ✅ Yes (Server on Windows) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Hard | | TIG Stack | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (Grafana) | ✅ Yes | Add-on | ✅ Yes | Hard | | Multiping | ✅ Yes | ❌ | ❌ Basic | ❌ | ✅ Yes | Easy |
| Feature | Smokeping (Native Linux) | PRTG | PingPlotter | DIY PowerShell | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | ICMP Ping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Packet Loss Graphing | Excellent (RRDtool) | Excellent | Excellent | Moderate (DIY) | | Jitter Calculation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manual calc | | TCP/HTTP Monitoring | Yes (via probes) | Yes | No (Ping only) | Yes | | Scheduler | Cron | Internal Service | Internal Service | Task Scheduler | | Windows Event Log | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Cost | Free | Free (100 sensors) | $199 (Standard) | Free | | Setup Time | 2+ hours (WSL) | 15 minutes | 5 minutes | 8+ hours | smokeping alternative for windows
Type: Open-source (via Windows Subsystem for Linux) | Solution | Native Windows | Web UI
Method:
Pros: True Smokeping experience.
Cons: Requires WSL knowledge; Linux process overhead; not a “native Windows” solution. Pros: True Smokeping experience