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

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