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DigitalOcean Monitoring vs HostedMetrics
Both stand on cloud monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Choose DigitalOcean Monitoring if you need free web monitoring for DigitalOcean Droplet usage, metrics, alerts, or Kubernetes. Look elsewhere if synthetic monitoring is part of your requirements.
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HostedMetrics brings dashboarding, alerting, and several ingestion routes into a managed monitoring service. Check the plan metric and team allowances against your needs before choosing a tier.
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| DigitalOcean Monitoring | HostedMetrics | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Startup: $79 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | digitalocean.com | hostedmetrics.com |
| On cloud monitoring | #19 of 31 | #23 of 31 |
DigitalOcean Monitoring: what it does well
- Free opt-in monitoring for Droplet resource usage.
- Provides metrics and alerts.
- Retains metrics for 14 days.
- Supports Kubernetes monitoring.
- Available on the web.
What to know first
- Synthetic monitoring is not supported.
- Monitoring is for DigitalOcean resources.
HostedMetrics: what it does well
- 14-day trial requires no credit card
- Startup includes two-year metrics retention
- Unlimited alerts on Startup
- Grafana dashboards can be created or imported
- Professional and Business list SSO
What to know first
- No free plan
- Startup is $79 a month billed annually
- No serverless monitoring
- No synthetic monitoring
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