DNS Spy vs Nagios XI
| DNS Spy | Nagios XI | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $9/mo | Free |
| Platforms | api, Web | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Resolution checks | Yes | |
| Propagation checks | Yes | |
| Record-change alerts | Yes | |
| Nameserver health checks | Yes | |
| Alert channels | email, Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, webhooks, syslog | |
| Included hosts | 100 hosts | |
| VM monitoring | Yes | |
| Service monitoring | Yes | |
| Metrics retention | custom | |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | |
| OS coverage | linux and windows | |
| Agentless monitoring | Yes | |
| Log pipelines | Yes | |
| Archive export | Yes | |
| Live log tailing | Yes | |
| Deployment options | self-hosted | |
| Structured log parsing | Yes | |
| Flow protocols | NetFlow, sFlow, jFlow, IPFIX | |
| Application visibility | Yes | |
| Conversation analysis | Yes | |
| Bandwidth monitoring | Yes | |
| Deployment | on_premises | |
| Monitoring method | hybrid | |
| Supported operating systems | Linux, Windows, macOS, AIX, Solaris | |
| Server auto-discovery | Yes | |
| Process monitoring | Yes | |
| Container monitoring | Yes |
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