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Overview
Developed bySoundCloud
Maintained byCloud Native Computing Foundation
Founded2012
LicenseApache License 2.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Primary languageGo
Use casesystems monitoring and alerting
Technical
Protocols
PromQLHTTPOpenMetrics
Also see
Alternative to
Nagios
Based ontime series database
Competes with
ZabbixNagios
Knowledge graph stats
Claims34
Avg confidence95%
Avg freshness99%
Last updatedUpdated yesterday
WikidataQ52534999
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Prometheus

product

Open-source systems monitoring and alerting toolkit for cloud-native environments

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pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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systems monitoring and alerting○UnverifiedHighFresh1
metrics monitoring and alerting○UnverifiedHighFresh1
systems monitoring and alerting toolkit for cloud-native environments○UnverifiedHighFresh1
monitoring and alerting○UnverifiedHighFresh1
metrics collection and monitoring○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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PromQL○UnverifiedHighFresh1
HTTP○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OpenMetrics○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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Apache License 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Apache 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports model

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pull-based monitoring○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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OpenTelemetry○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Kubernetes○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Grafana○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Alertmanager○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Kubernetes○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Grafana○UnverifiedHighFresh1

programming language

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Go○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

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Cloud Native Computing Foundation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Cloud Native Computing Foundation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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time series database○UnverifiedHighFresh1

written in

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Go○UnverifiedHighFresh1

query language

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PromQL○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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SoundCloud○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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time series database○UnverifiedHighFresh1

storage format

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time series database○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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2012○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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Nagios○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

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Zabbix○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Nagios○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

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Claim count: 34Last updated: 4/9/2026Edit history