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Best ctop Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from container monitoring ranked against ctop on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Guance Container Monitoring Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.1
    ctop vs Guance Container Monitoring
  2. 2
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.0
    ctop vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  3. 3
    Middleware Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $0.30/mo7.9
    ctop vs Middleware
  4. 4
    Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo7.9
    ctop vs Netdata
  5. 5
    Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1.40/mo7.8
    ctop vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
  6. 6
    Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo7.6
    ctop vs Checkmk
  7. 7
    Maintenant Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €29/mo7.6
    ctop vs Maintenant
  8. 8
    Sensu Go Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3/mo7.6
    ctop vs Sensu Go
  9. 9
    Uptrace Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $39/mo7.6
    ctop vs Uptrace
  10. 10
    VictoriaMetrics Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $200/mo7.6
    ctop vs VictoriaMetrics
  11. 11
    Coroot Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo7.5
    ctop vs Coroot
  12. 12
    Icinga Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $166.67/mo7.4
    ctop vs Icinga
  13. 13
    OneUptime Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.10/mo7.4
    ctop vs OneUptime
  14. 14
    SigNoz Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $19/mo7.4
    ctop vs SigNoz
  15. 15
    Site24x7 Container Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $9/mo7.4
    ctop vs Site24x7 Container Monitoring
  16. 16
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.3
    ctop vs Elastic Observability
  17. 17
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.3
    ctop vs groundcover
  18. 18
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    ctop vs Nagios XI
  19. 19
    New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin $29.08/mo7.3
    ctop vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
  20. 20
    Portainer Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $12.92/mo7.3
    ctop vs Portainer

ctop alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Guance Container Monitoring8.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.0Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Middleware7.9Free plan$0.30/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Netdata7.9Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring7.8$1.40/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Checkmk7.6Free plan$275/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Maintenant7.6Free plan€29/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Sensu Go7.6Free plan$3/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Uptrace7.6Free plan$39/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10VictoriaMetrics7.6Free plan$200/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Coroot7.5Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Icinga7.4Free plan$166.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13OneUptime7.4Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14SigNoz7.4Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
15Site24x7 Container Monitoring7.4$9/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Elastic Observability7.3API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17groundcover7.3Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
18Nagios XI7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring7.3Free plan$29.08/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Portainer7.3Free plan$12.92/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about ctop alternatives

What is the best alternative to ctop?

Guance Container Monitoring, number 1 in container monitoring with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, Middleware, Netdata and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ctop?

Guance Container Monitoring is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.