Alternatives to beszel

Track server health through a lightweight web dashboard. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as beszel.

  • Netdata

    Per-second metrics for a machine with no configuration, and charts that appear the moment you install it.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Netdata gives per-second metrics and auto-discovered service charts with anomaly detection, but uses more memory and disk, and long multi-machine retention pushes toward its paid cloud.

  • Glances

    A cross-platform system monitor that runs in a terminal, in a browser, or as an API feeding a dashboard.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand lineWeb

    Glances watches servers through a terminal, web interface or API and monitors Docker and Podman, but needs a Python install and its own authentication setup for network access.

  • Zabbix

    Enterprise-scale open-source monitoring for networks and applications.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Zabbix is AGPL-3.0 enterprise monitoring that scales to tens of thousands of devices with a large template library, but its configuration is far heavier than Beszel's.

  • Checkmk

    Hybrid open-source and commercial monitoring with agent-based and SNMP auto-discovery.

    FreemiumOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Checkmk adds agent-based and SNMP auto-discovery for hosts and services, but advanced features are in paid editions and self-hosted setup takes more effort.

  • Tianji

    Combine website analytics, uptime checks and server-status monitoring.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Tianji combines server-status monitoring with website analytics and uptime checks in one Apache-2.0 application, though data collection must be deployed and configured.

  • Checkmate

    A self-hosted monitor that tracks uptime, response times, server hardware and incidents with notifications.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Checkmate combines server hardware monitoring with uptime checks and notifications, is self-hosted via Docker or Helm, and has a large contributor base.

  • Pulse

    A self-hosted monitoring dashboard for Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes, TrueNAS and vSphere with alerting.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Pulse covers Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes, TrueNAS and vSphere in one dashboard with alerting, but is not open source and includes AI features.

  • Monitorix

    Lightweight self-hosted tool that graphs Linux and BSD server resources and services in a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Monitorix graphs Linux and BSD server resources through a built-in web server, is light enough for embedded devices, but targets single servers with a dated look.

Also worth comparing

These listings name beszel as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • cAdvisor

    A daemon that collects and analyzes resource usage and performance data for running containers.

    FreeProprietaryLinuxSelf-hosted

    Beszel monitors Docker containers and keeps metric history in a lightweight web dashboard, needing a hub plus agents on monitored systems.

  • dashdot

    A self-hosted web dashboard showing live CPU, memory, storage and network stats for a server.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Beszel is a lightweight web dashboard that keeps metric history and monitors Docker containers, but needs a hub plus agents on each monitored system.

  • Nezha

    Self-hosted, lightweight dashboard for monitoring servers and websites, with agents and alerts.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hosted

    Beszel is an MIT-licensed hub-and-agent web dashboard that keeps metric history and monitors Docker containers, without Nezha's HTTP, TCP and SSL checks.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.