Best Cloud Monitoring in 2026
18 cloud monitoring ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
18ranked
10free plans on this page
$4.50/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Netdata Top pick · 9.2 Free plan · $4.50/mo
#2 Checkmk Runner-up · 9.1 Free plan · $275/mo
#3 Zabbix Also great · 9.0 Free plan · Free
- Free planFree trial AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.5 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$4.50/mofirst paid tier About NetdataVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$275/mofirst paid tier About CheckmkVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 50 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$200/mofirst paid tier About VictoriaMetricsVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebLinuxWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiLinuxWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Cloud providers
- Akamai Cloud
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 19 /mo
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean, Oracle Cloud
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
- Cloud providers
- Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
- Metrics retention
- 730 days
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebLinux
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which cloud monitoring is ranked first on Specifiction?
Netdata is ranked #1 of 18 with a score of 9.2. Checkmk is second and Zabbix third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 18 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Netdata has the lowest first paid tier we found: $4.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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