Nagios XI vs Portainer
| Nagios XI | Portainer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | $12.92/mo |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Included hosts | 100 hosts | |
| VM monitoring | Yes | |
| Service monitoring | Yes | |
| Metrics retention | custom | |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | |
| OS coverage | linux and windows | |
| Agentless monitoring | Yes | |
| Log pipelines | Yes | |
| Archive export | Yes | |
| Live log tailing | Yes | |
| Deployment options | self-hosted | |
| Structured log parsing | Yes | |
| Flow protocols | NetFlow, sFlow, jFlow, IPFIX | |
| Application visibility | Yes | |
| Conversation analysis | Yes | |
| Bandwidth monitoring | Yes | |
| Deployment | on_premises | |
| Monitoring method | hybrid | |
| Supported operating systems | Linux, Windows, macOS, AIX, Solaris | |
| Server auto-discovery | Yes | |
| Process monitoring | Yes | |
| Container monitoring | Yes | |
| Control plane management | both | |
| Supported environments | EKS, AKS, GKE, bare metal, on-premises, Docker, Docker Swarm, Podman, Azure ACI | |
| Cluster provisioning | Yes | |
| Multi-cluster management | Yes | |
| Policy enforcement | Yes | |
| Upgrade management | Yes |
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