collectd vs Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
collectd
collectd.org
Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
cloud.google.comSide by side
| Figure | collectd | Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Metrics Monitoring Tools | 8.0 (#14) | 8.1 (#12) |
| Purpose | collectd is a daemon that periodically collects system and application performance metrics and provides mechanisms to store them in various ways. | It is a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring service built on Google Cloud’s globally scalable data store. |
Plans
Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
- Monitoring API read calls$0.50 a month
- Metrics ingestionPrice not published
In their own words
Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.