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M/Monit vs Nagios Core: catalog facts
M/MonitNagios Core
Paid

Commercial software sold through the developer's shop.

Free

Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Central view of many Monit hosts
  • Automatic restart and repair of failing processes
  • Runs plugin-based checks
  • Tracks availability and sends notifications
  • Paid license required
  • Depends on Monit running on each host
  • Configuration and many checks need manual setup or additional plugins.
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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