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Monit vs Sensu: catalog facts
Monit	Sensu
Free Monit is free and open source; the separate M/Monit dashboard is a commercial product.	Freemium Free download, with paid plans listed on the pricing page.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Restarts failed services and acts on resource limits automatically Very small footprint	Monitoring defined as code and applied with sensuctl Routes check results to alerting and automation handlers
No Windows support Central management of many hosts needs the paid M/Monit	Aimed at operations teams rather than single desktops Some features are part of paid plans
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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