In Monitoring & Observability Tools
What are the best open-source monitoring tools?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prometheus | 6/6 | 96.4 |
| 2 | Grafana | 6/6 | 73.7 |
| 3 | Zabbix | 5/6 | 57.7 |
| 4 | Netdata | 6/6 | 53.7 |
| 5 | Uptime Kuma | 5/6 | 50.8 |
| 6 | SigNoz | 5/6 | 44.9 |
| 7 | Nagios Core | 3/6 | 29.5 |
| 8 | LibreNMS | 3/6 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Jaeger | 4/6 | 25.5 |
| 10 | OpenTelemetry | 3/6 | 24.2 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| openobserve.aiTop 10 Open Source Monitoring Tools in 2026: OpenObserve, Prometheus ... |   2 surfaces |
| opensourcealternatives.toBest Open Source Monitoring Tools in 2026 |  2 surfaces |
| signoz.ioSigNoz | The Open Source Datadog Alternative | 2 surfaces |
| uptimerobot.comBest Open Source Website Monitoring Tools in 2026 - UptimeRobot Knowledge Hub | 2 surfaces |
| zabbix.com1 Introduction |  2 surfaces |
| chronosphere.ioThe top open source observability tools | 1 surfaces |
| codilime.comThe Popular Open-Source Monitoring Tools You Should Know | 1 surfaces |
| comparitech.com5 Best Open-Source Network Monitoring Tools for 2026 with Links | 1 surfaces |
| devhelm.ioBest Open Source Monitoring Tools in 2026: 7 Self-Hosted Options ... | 1 surfaces |
| devopscube.com28 Best Open Source & Free Monitoring Tools in 2026 - DevOpsCube | 1 surfaces |
| en.wikipedia.orgreference · Zabbix | 1 surfaces |
| fosslinux.comTop 15 open source monitoring tools for IT professionals | 1 surfaces |
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Rank trend
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