Sematext Container Monitoring provides visibility into the health and performance of distributed infrastructure. Its lightweight Sematext Agent collects host and container metrics, logs, and events. The agent can run as a Kubernetes DaemonSet, Docker Swarm service, with Rancher, Nomad, Portainer, Mesos, or DC/OS, or through a docker run command. Sematext can discover applications running in containers and start monitoring agents when it finds them. Dashboards and alert rules are available out of the box, and metrics, logs, and events can be viewed and filtered together. Real-time troubleshooting views cover hot containers, top processes, and Kubernetes details such as replica counts and pod restarts. The product lists support for Docker Engine, Docker Data Center, Docker Enterprise, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AKS, GKE, Red Hat OpenShift, Nomad, Docker Swarm, Mesos, and Rancher. It lists 100+ integrations overall. A 14-day free trial is available without a credit card. Infra Monitoring Basic starts at 2.80 USD per month; charges depend on hosts, containers, plan, and data retention.
Who it is for
Sematext Container Monitoring suits teams managing containerized infrastructure that need metrics, logs, events, and alerts together. Its listed integrations and deployment options may suit teams using the supported container platforms.
What is good
- Collects container and host metrics, logs, and events.
- Can discover containerized applications and start agents.
- Shows metrics, logs, and events together.
- 14-day free trial requires no credit card.
What to know first
- Monitoring charges depend on hosts, containers, plan, and data retention.
- Basic includes 1-day retention.
- Per-container charges apply above the plan-dependent included amount for Docker monitoring.
Verdict
Sematext brings container metrics, logs, and events into shared monitoring views with multiple deployment options. Review usage-based charges and Basic retention when considering the listed starting price.
Get started with Sematext Container Monitoring
- Visit the Sematext Container Monitoring website.
- Start the 14-day free trial; no credit card is required.
- Deploy the Sematext Agent as a Kubernetes DaemonSet, Docker Swarm service, with a supported orchestration tool, or using docker run.
- Use the available dashboards and alert rules to monitor collected metrics, logs, and events.
Limits to know first
The Infra Monitoring Basic plan includes one-day retention. Docker monitoring has a base price that includes a plan-dependent number of containers, with per-container charges above that amount; monitoring prices also depend on hosts, plan, and data retention.
Questions about Sematext Container Monitoring
Is Sematext Container Monitoring free?
A 14-day free trial is available without a credit card. The product also lists a paid Infra Monitoring Basic plan starting at 2.80 USD per month.
How is container monitoring priced?
Docker monitoring has a base price that includes a plan-dependent number of containers, with additional per-container charges above that amount. Monitoring prices depend on hosts, containers, plan, and data retention.
Which platforms does it support?
Listed platforms include Docker Engine, Docker Data Center, Docker Enterprise, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AKS, GKE, Red Hat OpenShift, Nomad, Docker Swarm, Mesos, and Rancher.
What does the agent collect?
The Sematext Agent collects host and container metrics, logs, and events.
How can the agent be deployed?
It can run as a Kubernetes DaemonSet, Docker Swarm service, with Rancher, Nomad, Portainer, Mesos, or DC/OS, or through a docker run command.
What support options are available?
Sematext lists support by email, live chat, or phone.
Sematext Container Monitoring plans and pricing
All plansCompared on container monitoring
- Paid from
- $2.80/mo
- Supported platforms
- Docker Engine, Docker Data Center, Docker Enterprise, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AKS, GKE, Red Hat OpenShift, Nomad, Docker Swarm, Mesos, Rancher
- Container metrics
- Yes
- Resource alerts
- Yes
- Image monitoring
- Yes
- Runtime events
- Yes
- Container log collection
- Yes
