Best Infrastructure Monitoring in 2026
Updated
Keeping track of infrastructure means comparing how tools cover the hosts, services, and virtual machines you depend on. Compared on agentless monitoring, deployment model, OS coverage, included hosts, and metrics retention, these entries offer concrete dimensions to weigh against your environment. Service monitoring and VM monitoring help distinguish coverage, while free plans and paid-from pricing add access and cost details. Netdata, Checkmk, and Sensu Go are among the named options; Nagios XI and openITCOCKPIT are also included. Consider which systems need visibility, how you want monitoring deployed, and how much history you need to retain.
28ranked
17free plans on this page
$0.06/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Infrastructure Monitoring, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 NetdataPaid from $4.50/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 CheckmkPaid from $275/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Sensu GoPaid from $3/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 IcingaPaid from $166.67/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 MackerelFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 MetricsHubPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 Nagios XIFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 openITCOCKPITPaid from €0.08/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Site24x7 Server MonitoringPaid from $9/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Zabbix
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Google Cloud MonitoringPaid from $0.06/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 CheckmateFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 MonitFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 Sematext MonitoringPaid from $2.80/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 MuninFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 Performance Co-PilotFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 XorMonFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 CloudPhysicsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 eG EnterprisePaid from $100/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 FiveninesPaid from €15/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 LogicMonitorPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 PrometheusFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 GyeetaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 MonitorixFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Included hosts | VM monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netdata | 8.2 | Free plan | $4.50/mo | Yes | 4.5 /mo | Yes | |
| 2 | Checkmk | 8.0 | Free plan | $275/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 3 | Sensu Go | 8.0 | Free plan | $3/mo | Yes | 3 /mo | 100 hosts | Yes |
| 4 | Icinga | 7.9 | Free plan | $166.67/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Mackerel | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | MetricsHub | 7.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | Yes | |
| 7 | Nagios XI | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 100 hosts | Yes | |
| 8 | openITCOCKPIT | 7.5 | Free plan | €0.08/mo | Yes | |||
| 9 | Site24x7 Server Monitoring | 7.4 | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | 2 hosts | Yes | |
| 10 | Zabbix | 7.4 | Yes | 50 /mo | Yes | |||
| 11 | Google Cloud Monitoring | 7.3 | $0.06/mo | No | Yes | |||
| 12 | Checkmate | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 13 | Monit | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 14 | Sematext Monitoring | 7.1 | $2.80/mo | Yes | 2.8 /mo | Yes | ||
| 15 | Munin | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 16 | Performance Co-Pilot | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 17 | XorMon | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | CloudPhysics | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | No | Yes | ||
| 19 | eG Enterprise | 6.9 | No | $100/mo | No | 100 /mo | ||
| 20 | Fivenines | 6.9 | No | €15/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 21 | LogicMonitor | 6.9 | No | $16/mo | No | 16 /mo | Yes | |
| 22 | Prometheus | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 23 | SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor | 6.9 | No | Yes | ||||
| 24 | Gyeeta | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 25 | Monitorix | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes |
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