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openITCOCKPIT Community Edition vs Nagios Core: catalog facts
openITCOCKPIT Community Edition	Nagios Core
Free The Community Edition is open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Configures and visualizes Nagios, Naemon, and Prometheus monitoring Includes an agent for Windows, Linux, and macOS	Runs plugin-based checks Tracks availability and sends notifications
Requires a self-hosted monitoring server	Configuration and many checks need manual setup or additional plugins.
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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