Hardware Sentry KM vs Telegraf
Hardware Sentry KM
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| Figure | Hardware Sentry KM | Telegraf |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1,500/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Hardware Monitoring Software | 7.7 (#40) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Hardware monitoring tools | 7.4 (#52) | 8.6 (#13) |
| Purpose | Hardware Sentry KM consolidates hardware health metrics from servers, storage systems, network devices, and UPS into BMC Helix Operations Management. | Telegraf is an open source agent for collecting metrics from infrastructure, applications, and devices. |
| Supported operating systems | The supported platforms documentation lists hardware connectors for Linux and Microsoft Windows systems. | The documentation lists Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows and FreeBSD as supported platforms. |
Plans
Hardware Sentry KM
- Sentry Bundle for BMC Helix Operations ManagementPriced on request
Telegraf
- Telegraf (open source)Free
- Telegraf OSSFree
- Telegraf Enterprise$18,000 a year
- Telegraf Enterprise$18,000 a year
In their own words
Hardware Sentry KM
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