Google Cloud Monitoring
6.7#11 in cloud monitoringFrom $0.06 a monthWebAPILinuxWindows
VisitGoogle Cloud Monitoring vs Nagios XI
What both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Monitoring | Nagios XI |
|---|---|---|
| API | Cloud Monitoring API v3 provides programmatic access to features including alerting policies, custom dashboards, and metrics scopes. | The built-in REST API uses API-key authentication and returns JSON for reading, creating, updating and deleting system data. |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, United States | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Integrations | Monitoring alerts can be sent through email, Slack, PagerDuty, Pub/Sub, SMS, webhooks, and the Cloud Mobile App. | Nagios XI supports authentication with Active Directory or LDAP over SSL, Single Sign-On with Microsoft Entra ID, and two-factor authentication through Duo. |
Google Cloud Monitoring plans
- Managed Service for Prometheus metrics$0.06 a month
- Pay-as-you-go Cloud Monitoring$0.26 a month
- Uptime check executions$0.30 a month
- Monitoring API read calls$0.50 a month
- Synthetic monitor executions$1.20 a month
Nagios XI plans
- Standard — 100 Nodes$2,595, paid once
- Enterprise — 100 Nodes$4,690, paid once
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- Standard$2,595, paid once
- Standard (100-Node)$2,595, paid once
- Enterprise$4,690, paid once
Pick Google Cloud Monitoring if…
It suits teams monitoring applications and infrastructure across Google Cloud, hybrid or multicloud environments. It may also fit Kubernetes teams and operators of supported Linux or Windows virtual machines.
Pick Nagios XI if…
Nagios XI suits teams that want to monitor infrastructure from a Linux server they manage. It is also relevant to organizations that need self-hosted deployment, node-based licenses, or offline installation.