Infrastructure Monitoring Tools
Platform information checked 2026-10-26. Use a supported Unix-like platform and a terminal with the required UTF-8/font support. Homebrew must already be installed for the macOS command. GPU and sensor coverage varies by OS and hardware; this review does not certify a Windows fork.
Official app downloads and supported devicesInspect resource use and processes from a terminal on a supported computer.
The Apache-2.0 monitor has no required software subscription. It runs on your own supported system; hosting is separate if that system is a rented server. Available metrics depend on OS, hardware, drivers and permissions. It is a terminal alternative for selected iStat Menus resource-monitoring tasks, without its macOS menu-bar, weather and notification suite.
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Monitor CPU, memory, disks, network and processes in a terminal with live graphs and keyboard controls. Visit the project website to check the currently available deployment options.
Public provider installation or download instructions reviewed; AltStack did not execute this software.
Availability checked 26 Oct 2026. Check the provider’s release or installation information
The Apache-2.0 monitor has no required software subscription. It runs on your own supported system; hosting is separate if that system is a rented server. Available metrics depend on OS, hardware, drivers and permissions. It is a terminal alternative for selected iStat Menus resource-monitoring tasks, without its macOS menu-bar, weather and notification suite.
brew install btopDocumented provider installation command for the stated platform and prerequisites. AltStack reviewed the instructions and did not run this command.
Documentation checked 2026-10-26; command not executed by AltStack.
btop provider setup documentationTechnologies recorded in the catalog snapshot.
Self-hosted uptime monitoring with a clean dashboard.
Official README provides a self-hosted monitoring tool with local/container installation under MIT; demo is temporary and not hosted production monitoring. Servers and notification-provider costs remain external.
Real-time monitoring for systems and applications.
Netdata's GPLv3+ Agent provides the monitoring core. The UI uses a separate Netdata license, and Cloud has a free community tier plus paid enterprise features. This check confirms the source Agent scope, not unrestricted licensing of every dashboard or unlimited cloud functionality; your storage and hosts cost extra.
Unified observability for metrics, logs, traces, and more.
Grafana Cloud Free costs USD 0 with service-specific usage limits. Pro starts at USD 19/month plus usage; Enterprise starts at USD 25,000/year spend commitment. AGPL self-hosted Grafana uses your infrastructure and does not include unlimited cloud telemetry or enterprise features.
Open source metrics collection, storage, and alerting.
The Prometheus repository edition is available under Apache-2.0 with documented installation or build instructions and no required source-license subscription. Your server, storage, backups and administration remain your costs. This check covers that source edition; managed services, premium extensions and commercial relicensing, if offered, are not included or price-verified.
Open-source observability platform for cloud-native apps.
Official README explicitly offers free self-hosted SigNoz. Cloud has a $49/month minimum including $49 usage, then logs/traces $0.30/GB and metrics $0.10/M samples. Root license excludes ee/cmd/enterprise from core terms; starting-free wording refers to onboarding/trial.
Advanced vulnerability detection and management platform.
Linked Nuclei is a public MIT scanner. ProjectDiscovery's current Neo pricing has Free limited one-time usage and paid plans from $200/seat/month, plus Enterprise; do not treat a scanner license as unlimited free hosted scanning/AI.
