Best Cloud Monitoring in 2026
Updated
In short: Netdata is ranked #1 of 21 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Grafana Cloud Application Observability and Checkmk. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Grafana Cloud Application Observability. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Grafana Cloud Application Observability at $0.03/mo.
Cloud monitoring software helps you track services and infrastructure across cloud environments. Netdata leads the ranking, followed by Grafana Cloud Application Observability and Checkmk; VictoriaMetrics and Zabbix are also among the first entries. Compare supported cloud providers and Kubernetes monitoring to see which environments are covered. Metrics and log retention, serverless monitoring, and synthetic monitoring offer additional points of comparison for understanding the listed capabilities. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing can help you consider access and cost alongside monitoring features.
21 cloud monitoring ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Netdata Top pick · 7.6 Free plan · $4.50/mo
#2 Grafana Cloud Application Observability Runner-up · 7.4 Free plan · $0.03/mo
#3 Checkmk Also great · 7.3 Free plan · $275/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.5 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4.50/mofirst paid tier About NetdataVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.03/mofirst paid tier About Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$275/mofirst paid tier About CheckmkVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$200/mofirst paid tier About VictoriaMetricsVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan LinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan WebLinuxWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms¥2,180/mofirst paid tier About MackerelVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 50 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 19 /mo
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean, Oracle Cloud
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$16/mofirst paid tier About MetricFireVisit site - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Cloud providers
- Alibaba Cloud; other cloud providers supported through Hybrid Cloud Monitoring (providers not individually specified on the cited page)
- Metrics retention
- 15 days
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Cloud providers
- DigitalOcean
- Metrics retention
- 14 days
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Cloud providers
- Akamai Cloud
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebLinux
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
- Cloud providers
- Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
- Metrics retention
- 730 days
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Cloud providers
- Tencent Cloud
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which cloud monitoring is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Netdata is ranked #1 of 21 with a score of 7.6. Grafana Cloud Application Observability is second and Checkmk third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 21 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Grafana Cloud Application Observability has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.