Best PulseBoard Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from metrics monitoring tools ranked against PulseBoard on the same published basis.
- 1PulseBoard vs Netdata
- 2PulseBoard vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
- 3PulseBoard vs InfluxDB
- 4PulseBoard vs Checkmk
- 5PulseBoard vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 6PulseBoard vs VictoriaMetrics
- 7PulseBoard vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
- 8PulseBoard vs Icinga
- 9PulseBoard vs Prometheus
- 10PulseBoard vs SigNoz
- 11PulseBoard vs groundcover
- 12PulseBoard vs Nagios XI
- 13PulseBoard vs collectd
- 14PulseBoard vs Grafana k6
- 15PulseBoard vs Thanos
- 16PulseBoard vs Zabbix
- 17PulseBoard vs OpenObserve
- 18PulseBoard vs Sematext APM
- 19PulseBoard vs LogicMonitor
- 20PulseBoard vs StatsD
PulseBoard alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netdata | 7.4 | Free plan | $4.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.3 | No | $1.40/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | InfluxDB | 7.3 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Checkmk | 7.2 | Free plan | $275/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.2 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | VictoriaMetrics | 7.1 | Free plan | $200/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | 7.0 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | Icinga | 7.0 | Free plan | $166.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Prometheus | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | SigNoz | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | groundcover | 6.9 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Nagios XI | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | collectd | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Grafana k6 | 6.7 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 15 | Thanos | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | Zabbix | 6.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | OpenObserve | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 18 | Sematext APM | 6.4 | No | $19/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | LogicMonitor | 6.1 | No | $16/mo | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 20 | StatsD | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about PulseBoard alternatives
What is the best alternative to PulseBoard?
Netdata, number 1 in metrics monitoring tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, InfluxDB, Checkmk and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PulseBoard?
Netdata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.