Overview

Nagios

Stacks828

Followers1.1K

Votes102

GitHub Stars57

Forks38

Supervisord

Stacks116

Followers112

Votes0

GitHub Stars8.9K

Forks1.3K

Nagios vs Supervisord: What are the differences?

Configuration: Nagios uses configuration files written in a domain-specific language for defining hosts, services, and commands, while Supervisord uses an INI-file syntax for process configuration, making it simpler and more straightforward to set up and manage.
Monitoring: Nagios excels in monitoring various aspects of a system including network services, host resources, and environmental factors, with a focus on proactive issue detection, while Supervisord primarily focuses on process management and control, ensuring that specified processes are running as expected.
Alerting: Nagios provides extensive alerting capabilities through notifications, allowing users to receive alerts via email, SMS, or other methods when issues arise, whereas Supervisord does not include built-in alerting functionality, requiring external tools or scripts for notification.
Resource Usage: Nagios can be resource-intensive when monitoring a large number of hosts and services due to its architecture, often requiring dedicated hardware or a powerful server, while Supervisord is lightweight and has minimal resource overhead, making it suitable for smaller deployments or constrained environments.
Plugin Ecosystem: Nagios has a vast ecosystem of plugins developed by the community to extend its functionality and monitor various technologies, whereas Supervisord has a smaller set of plugins available, primarily focused on integrating with other tools and services.
Scope: Nagios is a comprehensive monitoring solution for monitoring IT infrastructure and services, offering a centralized platform for monitoring and alerting, while Supervisord is more specialized in managing and controlling processes on a single machine, typically used for managing applications or services.

In Summary, Nagios is a robust monitoring tool with extensive alerting capabilities and a wide range of plugins, while Supervisord is a lightweight process manager focused on process control and management on a single machine.

Advice on Nagios, Supervisord

Matthias

Teamlead IT at NanoTemper Technologies

Jun 11, 2020

Decided

free open source
modern interface and architecture
large community
extendable I knew Nagios for decades but it was really outdated (by its architecture) at some point. That's why Icinga started first as a fork, not with Icinga2 it is completely built from scratch but backward-compatible with Nagios plugins. Now it has reached a state with which I am confident.

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Detailed Comparison

Nagios	Supervisord
Nagios is a host/service/network monitoring program written in C and released under the GNU General Public License.	It allows its users to monitor and control a number of processes on UNIX-like operating systems. It shares some of the same goals of programs like launchd, daemontools, and runit. it is meant to be used to control processes related to a project or a customer, and is meant to start like any other program at boot time.
Monitor your entire IT infrastructure;Spot problems before they occur;Know immediately when problems arise;Share availability data with stakeholders;Detect security breaches;Plan and budget for IT upgrades;Reduce downtime and business losses	-
Statistics
GitHub Stars 57	GitHub Stars 8.9K
GitHub Forks 38	GitHub Forks 1.3K
Stacks 828	Stacks 116
Followers 1.1K	Followers 112
Votes 102	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 53 It just works 28 The standard 12 Customizable 8 The Most flexible monitoring system 1 Huge stack of free checks/plugins to choose from	No community feedback yet
Integrations
No integrations available	macOS FreeBSD Linux

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