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Metricbeatwindows_exporter
Free

Free to download; Elastic Cloud hosting is a paid option.

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Windows, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Ready-made modules for common services like Apache, Redis and NGINX
  • Packages for apt, yum, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Provides collectors for hardware and Windows services.
  • Most useful alongside Elasticsearch and Kibana
  • Default build is under the source-available Elastic License
  • Requires a Prometheus-compatible system to store and view the metrics.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 (OSS build); Elastic License (default build) License: MIT
No account 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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