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Pulse vs Monitorix: catalog facts
Pulse	Monitorix
Free Free to download and run on your own server.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
One dashboard for Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes, TrueNAS and vSphere Built-in alerting for infrastructure problems	Built-in web server, no separate setup needed Runs on Linux and BSD systems
AI features may not suit people who want a plain metrics dashboard Needs a server to run on	Graph-based interface with a dated look Designed for single servers rather than fleets
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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