Nagios XI vs Sematext APM
Nagios XI
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Sematext APM
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| Figure | Nagios XI | Sematext APM |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 1 |
| Spec score · Metrics Monitoring Tools | 9.0 (#5) | 8.0 (#16) |
| Access controls | Users can be limited to the Host and Service groups assigned to them. | The product page describes fine-grained role-based access control and an audit trail showing who acted, where and when, and from which IP address and country. |
| Company history | Nagios Enterprises was founded by Ethan Galstad in 2007 in St. Paul, Minnesota. | Sematext says it launched as Sematext International in spring 2010 and launched Sematext Monitoring in fall 2013. |
| Founded | 2007 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Integrations | Nagios XI supports authentication with Active Directory or LDAP over SSL, Single Sign-On with Microsoft Entra ID, and two-factor authentication through Duo. | Sematext says it offers over 100 out-of-the-box integrations; its integrations page lists categories including databases, cloud services, programming languages, and notification hooks. |
| Support | A paid license includes the first year of Maintenance & Support, version upgrades, up to ten support cases, Support Portal access, Premium features, and an assigned Customer Success Manager. | The pricing guide says all plans include live chat and email support, while Standard and Pro plans also include phone support and a dedicated account manager. |
| Trial | The 30-day trial includes unlimited monitoring, Enterprise features, and direct technical support, with no credit card required. | Sematext advertises a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. |
Plans
Nagios XI
- Standard — 100 Nodes$2,595, paid once
- Enterprise — 100 Nodes$4,690, paid once
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Standard$2,595, paid once
- Standard (100-Node)$2,595, paid once
- Enterprise$4,690, paid once
- Enterprise (100-Node)$4,690, paid once
- SitewidePriced on request
In their own words
Nagios XI
Nagios XI monitors servers, network devices, applications and services from a Linux server you manage. It checks configured thresholds, records results and sends notifications. Standard includes more than 90 configuration wizards, auto-discovery, dashboards, performance graphs, an open REST API, automation, configuration rollback and snapshots. Enterprise adds SLA and capacity-planning reports, scheduled reports and pages, business process intelligence, bulk changes and an audit log. Users can be restricted to assigned host and service groups, with authentication options including Active Directory or LDAP over SSL, Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on and Duo two-factor authentication. It is self-hosted on Linux, with virtual machine images for several hypervisors and offline installation on Red Hat and CentOS Stream. A 30-day trial provides unlimited monitoring, Enterprise features and direct support without a credit card. The free plan is limited to 7 nodes or 100 services, whichever comes first. Paid perpetual licenses are priced by monitored nodes: Standard is $2,595.00 once and Enterprise is $4,690.00 once, each shown for 100 nodes.
Sematext APM
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