Best Infrastructure Monitoring in 2026
Updated
In short: Netdata is ranked #1 of 29 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Site24x7 Server Monitoring and openITCOCKPIT. The best-ranked option with a free plan is openITCOCKPIT. The lowest first paid tier on this page is openITCOCKPIT at €0.08/mo.
Infrastructure monitoring options differ in the systems they cover and how monitoring is deployed. Compared on deployment model, agentless monitoring, and OS coverage, the entries provide details to weigh against your environment. Included hosts and metrics retention can help clarify the scope and duration of monitoring, while service monitoring and VM monitoring address additional parts of an infrastructure. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Netdata, openITCOCKPIT, and Site24x7 Server Monitoring are among the software listed, alongside Netreo and Checkmk. Consider which operating systems, hosts, services, and virtual machines you need to monitor, then compare the listed coverage and deployment details.
29 infrastructure monitoring ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Netdata iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 9.5$4.50/mo VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 2 Site24x7 Server Monitoring iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.8$9/mo Included hosts: 2 hostsVM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 3 openITCOCKPIT iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 8.7€0.08/mo
- 4 Checkmk No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$275/mo VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 5 Sensu Go No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7$0.25/mo Included hosts: 100 hostsVM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 6 Zabbix No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 7 Nagios XI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3Free Included hosts: 100 hostsVM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 8 Prometheus No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.2Free
- 9 Azure Monitor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 10 Icinga No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$0.17/mo VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 11 Mackerel No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9¥2,180/mo VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 12 LogicMonitor No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7$16/mo VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 13 Netreo iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 14 Checkmate No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.5Free VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 15 ScienceLogic SL1 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 16 XorMon No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2 VM monitoring: Yes
- 17 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.9Free
- 18 Google Cloud Monitoring No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 19 Sematext Monitoring No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 20 eG Enterprise No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6
- 21 Fivenines No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 22 Gyeeta No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Service monitoring: Yes
- 23 Monitorix No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 24 Performance Co-Pilot No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
- 25 Monit No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 VM monitoring: YesService monitoring: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which infrastructure monitoring is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Netdata is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 9.5. Site24x7 Server Monitoring is second and openITCOCKPIT third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, openITCOCKPIT has the lowest first paid tier we found: €0.08/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.