Beszel vs openITCOCKPIT
Beszel
beszel.dev
openITCOCKPIT
openitcockpit.ioSide by side
| Figure | Beszel | openITCOCKPIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €0.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · Server Monitoring | 8.4 (#11) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Purpose | Beszel is a lightweight server monitoring platform with Docker statistics, historical data, and alerts. | openITCOCKPIT is an open source monitoring platform for servers, virtual machines, network devices, applications, containers, cloud environments and IoT. |
| Security | Hub and agent communication can use SSH or WebSocket; WebSocket mode uses a mutual authentication handshake. | The product and its monitoring agent use TLS/SSL by default, with HTTPS and TLS client authentication listed on the product page. |
| Support | The project points users to GitHub Discussions and a community-run Matrix room for support and general discussion. | Basic subscription support includes up to five support requests per contract period; higher support tiers list 25 or 50 cases per year and response times. |
Plans
openITCOCKPIT
- Community EditionFree
- Bronze€1 a year
- Silver€3.50 a year
- Gold€5 a year
- Platin€10 a year
- SpecificPriced on request
In their own words
openITCOCKPIT
openITCOCKPIT is an open-source monitoring platform for servers, virtual machines, network devices, applications, containers, cloud environments and IoT. Its web frontend and JSON API configure and visualize Nagios, Naemon and Prometheus monitoring, with user permissions. Naemon is the monitoring engine, and the platform is described as compatible with Nagios. Prometheus integration supports exporter management, alert rules and graphical configuration. A cross-platform agent monitors CPU, memory, disks, network interfaces, services, processes, temperature sensors, QEMU and Docker containers on Windows, Linux and macOS. Users can build and share dashboards, and produce availability and SLA reports in PDF, HTML or CSV, manually or on a schedule. The Community Edition is free at free. Paid plans are listed at €1 a year for Bronze, €3.50 a year for Silver, €5 a year for Gold and €10 a year for Platin. Ubuntu and Debian server support is listed for both editions; Red Hat/Enterprise Linux support is an Enterprise subscription feature.