Icinga
Icinga is an open-source infrastructure monitoring solution designed for complex and hybrid IT environments.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Open-source infrastructure monitoring for complex and hybrid IT environments.
Who should look elsewhere
Requires technical expertise for setup and configuration
Pros
- +Open-source and highly customizable
- +Supports hybrid environments (on-premise and cloud)
- +Scalable for enterprise-grade deployments
- +Extensive integration capabilities with existing tools
- +Provides comprehensive visibility across IT components
Cons
- −Requires technical expertise for setup and configuration
- −May have a steeper learning curve compared to commercial off-the-shelf solutions
- −Reliance on community support for some issues, though enterprise support is available
Key features
- ✓Infrastructure Monitoring (Servers, Network, Cloud, Kubernetes, Windows, VMware)
- ✓Monitoring Automation
- ✓Notifications with advanced filtering
- ✓Metrics & Logs collection and analysis
- ✓Analytics and proactive trend recognition
- ✓High Availability & Performance with clustering
- ✓Multitenancy and role-based access control
- ✓Integrations with DevOps tools and APIs
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forever Free Edition | — | month | Enterprise Class Monitoring; Scalability: Monitor large, distributed environments reliably without performance limitations; Unlimited Coverage: Monitor unlimited hosts and services |
| Repository Subscription | $5 | month | All from Forever Free; Get Icinga Installation Packages for Enterprise Linux; Amazon Linux |
| Module Subscription | $2 | month | Get Exclusive Icinga Enterprise Modules; Dependency Views; Upcoming: Microsoft Teams |
| Support Subscription | $15 | month | All from Forever Free; Get Professional Enterprise-Grade Support for All Icinga Components; 8×5 or 24/7 |