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windows_exporter vs Prometheus Node Exporter: catalog facts
windows_exporter	Prometheus Node Exporter
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source, maintained by the Prometheus project.
Windows, Command line	Linux, Command line
Provides collectors for hardware and Windows services.	Standard source of host metrics for Prometheus setups Collectors can be enabled or disabled individually
Requires a Prometheus-compatible system to store and view the metrics.	Needs a Prometheus server to store and query the data No dashboards or alerting on its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 23, 2026

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