#21 in Monitoring & ObservabilityUpdated 2026-08

Icinga

by Icinga · Self-hosted open-source monitoring for hybrid infrastructure

51.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Icinga is open-source infrastructure monitoring you run yourself, covering servers, networks, Windows and Kubernetes. It runs custom checks and plugins, sends notifications, and collects metrics and logs. Configuration is driven through its API and Git-based workflows with tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Terraform.

Best for: Ops teams that want to self-host monitoring across on-prem, cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure.
Pricing: Free and open source forever, with paid annual subscriptions: repository access at €5,000/year, enterprise modules at €2,000/year, and support from €15,000/year.
Runs on: AndroidSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free edition monitors unlimited hosts and services
Automates via API, Git, Ansible, Puppet or Terraform
Integrates with Grafana, Prometheus, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch
Open source and self-hosted, so you keep the data

Trade-offs

Support subscriptions start at €15,000/year, scaled by infrastructure size
Enterprise Linux install packages need a €5,000/year subscription
Teams, ServiceNow and SAML modules are listed as upcoming, not shipped
Every paid tier routes through sales, with no self-serve checkout

Pricing

Published plans from Icinga’s own pricing page, in EUR. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Icinga pricing tiers, monthly rates in EUR
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Forever Free Edition	—	Unlimited hosts and services Custom checks, plugins and configurable monitoring logic On-prem, cloud, container and Kubernetes coverage No subscription needed
Repository Subscription	—per year	5,000 €/year Everything in Forever Free Installation packages for RHEL, SLES and Amazon Linux Includes a 60-day free trial
Module Subscription	—per year	2,000 €/year, excluding upcoming modules Icinga Enterprise modules, including Dependency Views Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow and SAML Auth listed as upcoming
Support Subscription	Contact sales	Starts at 15,000 €/year, priced by infrastructure size 8×5 or 24/7 cover for 2, 5 or 10 Icinga servers Unlimited hosts and unlimited support cases Includes the module and repository subscriptions

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 70 out of 100
Documentation: 70 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 85 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 20 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 40 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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