--- description: Review of Nagios Core Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Nagios Core | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Website Monitoring Software](/directory/4550/website-monitoring/software) > [Nagios Core](/software/299914/nagios-core) # Nagios Core Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/299914/nagios-core Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/299914/nagios-core?page=2) > Nagios Core is an open-source IT infrastructure monitoring solution that helps businesses monitor various components including applications, network protocols, system metrics, network infrastructure and operating systems. It enables users to gain a central view of companys' entire IT operations network and business processes. The platform allows IT teams to view the relevant infrastructure status, using multi-user access to web interface capability. Nagios Core also offers user-specific views, which lets clients view only the infrastructure components they are authorized for. > > Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 34 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 34 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Nagios Enterprises - **Founded**: 2007 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 0.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - API - Alerts/Notifications - Data Visualization - FTP Monitoring - Mail Server Monitoring - Server Monitoring - User Management ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Website Monitoring Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4550/website-monitoring/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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We are using Nagios Core which is free, but if you want more features, you should buy Nagios XI version. ----- ### "A powerful and open source monitoring software that can satisfy company needs" — 4.0/5 > **Stefano** | *14 April 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is open and it can connect to potentially everything. Also as it is open source you can try it withound spending money. Lately maintenance costs, if you decide to pay for commercial support, is quite high. > > **Cons**: Software is quite easy to use and it is opensource but the commercial support is starting to be quite high. At this point it could be useful to evaluate other commercial products as it appears that it could be really expensive. The alternative is to use it without the commercial support but maybe some integrations cannot be done and also if you are a company maybe you could be in the need of support and then you have to buy commercial support. ----- ### "Nagios IT Asset monitoring and Performance" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *21 August 2020* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Nagios is a powerful monitoring tool with a variety of monitoring assets and protocols. > > **Cons**: The tool and monitoring configuration is complex and not optimal for not highly experienced system administrators > > Due to complexity of configuration we switched to Manage Engine OpManager suite ----- ### "Nagios Core - Significant up front investment of time, but still a solid option" — 5.0/5 > **Seth** | *19 September 2022* | Individual & Family Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free, open-source solution with a long track record for IT infrastructure monitoring. Vibrant community contributing to the core project, as well as plugins. Also, lots of 3rd party integrations to further extend capabilities as needed. > > **Cons**: There are easier solutions to use if you are starting from scratch, many of which are derivatives of Nagios. I wouldn't recommend Nagios unless you are comfortable using Linux and doing configuration changes from the command line. Also, version 4.4.7 has a bug that requires a workaround ----- ### "Nagios is a platform created to monitor network services and member teams of the same." — 4.0/5 > **PEDRO** | *7 April 2018* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: - The main advantage of nagios is that it allows you to be aware of the status of each host and services belonging to a network. - Another advantage that nagios has is that it has several types of alerts, with which it indicates the type of failure that a host can present and thus be able to solve it as quickly as possible. - Nagios allows you to integrate with other platforms, something that enriches the amount of benefits you can get from this service. - A very good advantage of Nagios is that its code is open, which allows you to make changes and adjustments according to the needs you have in your network. > > **Cons**: - Something that would be good to improve in nagios is the fact that by increasing the amount of host in the network, the update takes a little longer, causing some delay in the alerts that can be issued. - It would also be good to create a version with the basic functions and easy installation for users with little experience, since to configure nagios requires a certain level of knowledge with free software. > > Nagios is a service mainly used to monitor the components of a network, it gives you the benefit that in case of any failure such as high latencies, packet loss or total loss, nagios issues alerts quickly so that you can solve the problem as soon as. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/299914/nagios-core?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/299914/nagios-core) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data