Best Container Monitoring in 2026
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Keeping tabs on containers can involve watching resource use, logs, images, and activity at runtime. Compare container log collection and metrics with image monitoring, runtime events, and resource alerts. Supported platforms can help you assess fit for your environment, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Guance Container Monitoring, Middleware, and Netdata are among the entries, along with Paessler PRTG Network Monitor and Checkmk. Check which monitoring signals and platform support each option lists for your development or operations work.
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24free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
14 Oct 2026last checked
25 of 25 with known pricing have a free tier;4 of 6 with known code status publish open-source code;4 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CheckmkWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Full bars | 6 of 6 | $275/mo | 8.2 | ||
| 2 | UptraceWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Full bars | 4 of 6 | $39/mo | 8.1 | ||
| 3 | MiddlewareWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | No | 6 of 6 | $0.30/mo | 6.8 | |
| 4 | Guance Container MonitoringWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 6 of 6 | Free | 6.7 | ||
| 5 | NetdataWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Full bars | 6 of 6 | $4.50/mo | 6.7 | ||
| 6 | Paessler PRTG Network MonitorWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 6 of 6 | $16.67/mo | 6.7 | ||
| 7 | Sumo LogicWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Three bars | No | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.7 | |
| 8 | Dynatrace Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | $1.40/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 9 | GlancesWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · Self-hosted · API | Full bars | 5 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | ||
| 10 | GlancesWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 5 of 6 | Free | 6.6 | ||
| 11 | MaintenantWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | €29/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 12 | VictoriaMetricsWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | $200/mo | 6.6 | ||
| 13 | Accessibility Test Framework for AndroidWindows · Mac · Linux · Android | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 14 | CheckmateWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 15 | CorootWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $1/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 16 | IcingaWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $166.67/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 17 | ManageEngine Applications ManagerWeb · Windows · Linux · Android · iPhone | Two bars | 5 of 6 | $32.92/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 18 | New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $29.08/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 19 | PrometheusWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 20 | Pulse IntelligenceWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 21 | Sensu GoWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | $3/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 22 | SigNozWeb · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.5 | ||
| 23 | Amazon CloudWatch LogsWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 24 | ctopWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Three bars | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | ||
| 25 | DockMonWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Container metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Checkmk | 8.2 | Free plan | $275/mo | Yes | |||
| 2 | Uptrace | 8.1 | Free plan | $39/mo | Yes | |||
| 3 | Middleware | 6.8 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Yes | |||
| 4 | Guance Container Monitoring | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes | Yes | |
| 5 | Netdata | 6.7 | Free plan | $4.50/mo | Yes | 4.5 /mo | ||
| 6 | Paessler PRTG Network Monitor | 6.7 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Yes | 200 /mo | ||
| 7 | Sumo Logic | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 8 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.6 | $1.40/mo | No | 1.4 /mo | Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Kubernetes, Google GKE, Red Hat OpenShift, Rancher Kubernetes Engine | Yes | |
| 9 | Glances | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows, Android, Web, API, self-hosted | |||
| 10 | Glances | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows, Android, Web, API, self-hosted | |||
| 11 | Maintenant | 6.6 | Free plan | €29/mo | Yes | Docker, Kubernetes, Linux amd64/arm64, macOS, WSL2 | Yes | |
| 12 | VictoriaMetrics | 6.6 | Free plan | $200/mo | Yes | |||
| 13 | Accessibility Test Framework for Android | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Linux, web UI, REST API | Yes | |
| 14 | Checkmate | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 15 | Coroot | 6.5 | Free plan | $1/mo | Yes | 1 /mo | Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Docker Swarm, Ubuntu & Debian, RHEL & CentOS, Windows | Yes |
| 16 | Icinga | 6.5 | Free plan | $166.67/mo | Yes | |||
| 17 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 6.5 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Yes | |||
| 18 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.5 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Yes | Kubernetes; Docker on Linux and Windows | Yes | |
| 19 | Prometheus | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 20 | Pulse Intelligence | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 21 | Sensu Go | 6.5 | Free plan | $3/mo | Yes | 3 /mo | ||
| 22 | SigNoz | 6.5 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 49 /mo | ||
| 23 | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | No | Amazon ECS; Amazon EKS; Red Hat OpenShift on AWS (ROSA); Kubernetes on Amazon EC2; AWS Fargate | Yes | |
| 24 | ctop | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker | Yes | |
| 25 | DockMon | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Docker Engine, Docker Compose, unRAID, Synology DSM, QNAP Container Station, Proxmox LXC | Yes |
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