Nagios XI vs SolarWinds Observability
| Nagios XI | SolarWinds Observability | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | $5/mo |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Included hosts | 100 hosts | |
| VM monitoring | Yes | |
| Service monitoring | Yes | |
| Metrics retention | custom | |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | hybrid |
| 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 | |
| Paid from | 5 /mo | |
| Distributed tracing | Yes | |
| Transaction tracing | Yes | |
| Dependency mapping | Yes | |
| Real user monitoring | Yes | |
| Log correlation | Yes | |
| Real-user monitoring | Yes |
Listed together in Best Container Monitoring