Network administration is a laborious job. Manually making the surveillance to all the network units is far-fetched considering the short time available. That is why most networks avail of, network management software or network administration software.

Network management and network administration software is widely used in all network companies to aid the operation, management, and administration of networked systems. The person who takes charge of the department that deals with network administration are called the network administrator for he administers the maintenance and operation of computer hardware and software.

Searching for network management software can be easy. In fact, there are a number of companies that sell this software in the market competitively. But, looking for the best can be difficult since the best features are not available in all network management software. The most searched-out features include the capability of the software to provide integrated administration in the entire network, provide great support for configuration, accounting, performance, and security, provide an interface that can make all elements of the network visible, determine problems and areas of services affected by problems, and mix all network layers' views.

There is top caliber network management software in the market today. Ground Monitor is included in the list because of its features that including a new web front end, commercial support, and active development integration. Installation problems are the only drawback of this software. It can be bought in the market for an amount that ranges from 8 to 16 thousand. Nagios is also included in the list of the best software in the market. Its best features include its capability to monitor network services, host resources, and environmental factors like temperature. Installing Nagios can take much time since it is done manually.

Included in the list of best network management software titles are Centreon, OpenNMS, ZABBIX, and NINO. Centreon specializes in supervising and monitoring applications and its capability to provide new front end and functionalities to Nagios comprises its best feature. OpenNMS is a tool that can provide three general services service polling, performance, and event administration and notification. ZABBIX is an alternative to Centreon because it can monitor servers and networks. NINO is a tool for managing routers, servers, switches, and applications.