OpenNMS
7.1#7 in alert management softwareFrom $6,000 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitOpenNMS vs xMatters
What both publish
| Fact | OpenNMS | xMatters |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 | LinkedIn states that xMatters was founded in 2000. |
| Integrations | The FAQ lists email, Slack, Mattermost, custom scripts or webhooks, Jira, Remedy, TSRM, Grafana, and a REST API among integrations. | xMatters advertises hundreds of prebuilt integrations and low-to-no-code connectors for tools such as Jenkins, Prometheus, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack, ServiceNow, Dynatrace and New Relic. |
| Purpose | OpenNMS is an open-source network monitoring platform for fault, performance, traffic monitoring, and alarm generation across local and distributed networks. | xMatters is incident management software aligning DevOps, SREs, and operations teams around automated workflows to deliver reliable products at scale. |
OpenNMS plans
- HorizonFree
- Basic$6,000 a year
- Standard$12,000 a year
- Essential$49,000 a year
- Premier$66,000 a year
- Premier+Priced on request
xMatters plans
- FreeFree
- Starter (Essentials)$15 a month
- Base (Standard)$39 a month
- AdvancedPriced on request
Pick OpenNMS if…
OpenNMS suits teams monitoring local and distributed networks that want a free community edition or a Meridian subscription. Its Minions and integrations may suit organizations with remote locations or existing monitoring workflows.
Pick xMatters if…
xMatters is aimed at DevOps, SRE, and operations teams that need incident workflows, alert handling, and on-call coordination. It may also suit teams connecting response workflows to cloud or on-premises systems.