Best HostedMetrics Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 platforms from cloud monitoring ranked against HostedMetrics on the same published basis.

1
Netdata Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $4.50/mo8.1
HostedMetrics vs Netdata
2
Checkmk Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $275/mo8.0
HostedMetrics vs Checkmk
3
VictoriaMetrics Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $200/mo8.0
HostedMetrics vs VictoriaMetrics
4
Mackerel Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free7.8
HostedMetrics vs Mackerel
5
Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.8
HostedMetrics vs Nagios XI
6
Chronosphere Application Observability Free trial apiWeb 7.6
HostedMetrics vs Chronosphere Application Observability
7
Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.5
HostedMetrics vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8
Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.3
HostedMetrics vs Zabbix
9
Google Cloud Monitoring Free trial apiLinuxWebWin $0.06/mo7.2
HostedMetrics vs Google Cloud Monitoring
10
Akamai Cloud Longview Free plan apiLinuxWeb Free7.1
HostedMetrics vs Akamai Cloud Longview
11
Prometheus Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.0
HostedMetrics vs Prometheus
12
Pixie Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
HostedMetrics vs Pixie
13
Atatus API Analytics Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.8
HostedMetrics vs Atatus API Analytics
15
MetricFire Free trial apiWeb $16/mo6.8
HostedMetrics vs MetricFire
16
Komodor Free trial apiself-hostedWeb 6.6
HostedMetrics vs Komodor
17
Sysdig Monitor apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.5
HostedMetrics vs Sysdig Monitor
18
Robusta apiself-hostedWeb 6.3
HostedMetrics vs Robusta
19
Alibaba CloudMonitor LinuxWebWin 6.1
HostedMetrics vs Alibaba CloudMonitor
20
DigitalOcean Monitoring Web 6.0
HostedMetrics vs DigitalOcean Monitoring
21
Tencent Cloud Monitor Web 5.6
HostedMetrics vs Tencent Cloud Monitor

HostedMetrics alternatives compared

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	Netdata	8.1	Free plan	$4.50/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2	Checkmk	8.0	Free plan	$275/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3	VictoriaMetrics	8.0	Free plan	$200/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4	Mackerel	7.8	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Web, Windows
5	Nagios XI	7.8	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6	Chronosphere Application Observability	7.6			API, Web
7	Grafana Cloud Application Observability	7.5	Free plan	$0.03/mo	Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8	Zabbix	7.3			API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9	Google Cloud Monitoring	7.2		$0.06/mo	API, Linux, Web, Windows
10	Akamai Cloud Longview	7.1	Free plan	Free	API, Linux, Web
11	Prometheus	7.0	Free plan	Free	Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12	Pixie	6.9	Free plan	Free	Linux, self-hosted, Web
13	Atatus API Analytics	6.8			API, self-hosted, Web
15	MetricFire	6.8	No	$16/mo	API, Web
16	Komodor	6.6			API, self-hosted, Web
17	Sysdig Monitor	6.5			API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18	Robusta	6.3			API, self-hosted, Web
19	Alibaba CloudMonitor	6.1			Linux, Web, Windows
20	DigitalOcean Monitoring	6.0			Web
21	Tencent Cloud Monitor	5.6			Web

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Questions about HostedMetrics alternatives

What is the best alternative to HostedMetrics?

Netdata, number 1 in cloud monitoring with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Checkmk, VictoriaMetrics, Mackerel and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to HostedMetrics?

Netdata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.