Prometheus

Open source

Open-source monitoring system with a time-series database and query language for metrics collection.

by Cloud Native Computing FoundationOfficial site ↗Source code ↗

Pricing: free
Free tier: true
License: open-source
Open source: Yes

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Identity · Taxonomy

Tags(open-source;cloud-native): monitoring, time series database, metrics, alerting, cloud nativeVerified

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): self-hostedVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): open-sourceVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): freeVerification pending
Source repository(HTTPS URL): https://github.com/prometheus/prometheusVerified
SPDX license IDs(Apache-2.0;MIT): Apache-2.0Verified

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): metrics monitoring and time series database, dimensional data model identified by metric name and key-value labels, PromQL query language for correlation and transformation, alerting rules with a separate Alertmanager component, instrumentation libraries covering most major languages, hundreds of official and community-contributed integrationsVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

CLI(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Cloud native metrics monitoring and alerting with PromQL, Kubernetes service discovery, and AlertmanagerVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): individual, SMB, enterpriseVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): monitoring applications, systems, and services, collecting, storing, and querying metrics for alerting and dashboarding, cloud native monitoring of Kubernetes and container platforms, site reliability engineeringVerification pending
Skill level(beginner;intermediate;advanced;specialist): specialistVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 3.15.1Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): foundationVerified

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