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Naemon vs Icinga 2: catalog facts
Naemon	Icinga 2
Free Free community project.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Drop-in successor for Nagios users Bug fixes and performance work on the Nagios 4 core	Supports distributed monitoring setups Runs service checks and notifications
Configuration follows the older Nagios style Needs a server to run on	A complete deployment involves configuration and optional web-interface components.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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