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Telegraf vs windows_exporter: catalog facts
Telegraf	windows_exporter
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux, Windows, macOS, Command line	Windows, Command line
Provides many input and output plugins Connects data sources to monitoring back ends	Provides collectors for hardware and Windows services.
Requires a separate destination to store and visualize collected data.	Requires a Prometheus-compatible system to store and view the metrics.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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