Nagios XI
8.1#2 in dns monitoring software$2,595 one-timeFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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PulseBoard
5.8#31 in metrics monitoring toolsWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Nagios XI | PulseBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Alerting | Alerts can use email, Twilio or Multi-Tech SMS, Slack, Discord and SNMP traps, with acknowledgements, downtime, dependencies and escalations. | Users can configure alert routing in a self-hosted workspace. |
| Dashboards | Smart Dashboards provide graph, gauge, pie, treemap, data-table, heatmap, text and URL dashlets with role or group filtering. | Users can explore dashboards in a self-hosted workspace. |
| Deployment | Nagios XI is self-hosted on Linux and offers virtual machine images for VMware Workstation, Oracle VirtualBox, VMware ESXi and vSphere, and Microsoft Hyper-V. | The hosted cloud product is being retired; PulseBoard remains available to self-host. |
| License | Nagios commercial software is proprietary; the terms grant a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable license for permitted internal use, while third-party components have separate licenses. | The project is licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later. |
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
PulseBoard plans
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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.
Pick PulseBoard if…
PulseBoard may suit teams that want to self-host observability for metrics, logs, traces, and alerts. It is a better fit for users prepared to manage deployment and accept pre-alpha changes than for those seeking hosted service or an SLA.