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Azure Monitor vs collectd
Both stand on metrics monitoring tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxMac+2
Visit Azure Monitor Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWindows
Choose collectd if you need a free daemon to collect system and application metrics and can use its storage or network output. Look elsewhere if you need graph generation from RRD files or monitoring beyond simple threshold checks.
Visit collectdThe facts
| Azure Monitor | collectd | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows | Linux, Self-hosted, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | collectd.org |
| On metrics monitoring tools | #3 of 37 | #7 of 37 |
Azure Monitor: what it does well
collectd: what it does well
- Free and open source.
- Collects from operating systems, applications, logfiles, and external devices.
- Includes more than 100 plugins.
- Designed to handle hundreds of thousands of metrics.
- Can store metrics or make them available over a network.
What to know first
- Monitoring is limited to simple threshold checks.
- Writes RRD files but does not generate graphs.
- Windows download route points to SSC Serv.
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