Portainer vs Watchflare
Portainer
portainer.ioWatchflare
watchflare.ioSide by side
| Figure | Portainer | Watchflare |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.92/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Container Monitoring | 8.9 (#6) | 7.5 (#37) |
| Integrations | The product pages identify Talos Omni integration for provisioning Kubernetes clusters and support deployment from Helm charts. | Notifications can be sent by email or through Shoutrrr-supported channels including Discord, Slack, Telegram, Matrix, Ntfy, Gotify, and generic HTTP. |
| Purpose | Portainer is a centralized multi-cluster management platform for managing Kubernetes clusters and container environments. | Watchflare is open-source, self-hosted server monitoring that collects host metrics and package inventory and sends alerts. |
Plans
Portainer
- Business Edition free tierFree
- Home & Student$155 a year
- Starter$1,045 a year
- Starter$1,045 a year
- Scale$2,095 a year
- Scale$2,095 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Watchflare
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