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Best Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from container monitoring ranked against Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Checkmk Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $275/mo8.2
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Checkmk
  2. 2
    Netdata Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $4.50/mo8.2
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Netdata
  3. 3
    Glances Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.1
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Glances
  4. 4
    Portainer Free plan Open sourceAndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $12.92/mo8.1
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Portainer
  5. 5
    Uptrace Free plan Open sourceapiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $39/mo8.0
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Uptrace
  6. 6
    Middleware Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux $0.30/mo6.8
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Middleware
  7. 7
    Guance Container Monitoring Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free6.7
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Guance Container Monitoring
  8. 8
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Nagios XI
  9. 9
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo6.7
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  10. 10
    Sumo Logic Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.7
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Sumo Logic
  11. 11
    Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1.40/mo6.6
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
  12. 12
    Glances Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.6
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Glances
  13. 13
    Accessibility Test Framework for Android Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
  14. 14
    Checkmate Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Checkmate
  15. 15
    Coroot Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1/mo6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Coroot
  16. 16
    Icinga Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $166.67/mo6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Icinga
  17. 17
    Maintenant Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €29/mo6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Maintenant
  18. 18
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  19. 19
    New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin $29.08/mo6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
  20. 20
    Prometheus Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free6.5
    Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring vs Prometheus

Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Checkmk8.2Free plan$275/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Netdata8.2Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Glances8.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Portainer8.1Free plan$12.92/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
5Uptrace8.0Free plan$39/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Middleware6.8Free plan$0.30/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Guance Container Monitoring6.7Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Nagios XI6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Paessler PRTG Network Monitor6.7Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Sumo Logic6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring6.6$1.40/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Glances6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Accessibility Test Framework for Android6.5Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Checkmate6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15Coroot6.5Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Icinga6.5Free plan$166.67/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Maintenant6.5Free plan€29/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18ManageEngine Applications Manager6.5Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
19New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring6.5Free plan$29.08/moLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Prometheus6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring alternatives

What is the best alternative to Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring?

Checkmk, number 1 in container monitoring with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Netdata, Glances, Portainer and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring?

Checkmk is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to Grafana Cloud Kubernetes Monitoring?

Yes: Checkmk, Netdata, Glances and 2 more.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.