Prometheus

From metrics to insight.

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Overview

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring solution that includes a powerful data model, a flexible query language (PromQL), and a robust alerting mechanism. It collects metrics from configured targets at given intervals, evaluates rule expressions, displays the results, and can trigger alerts if some condition is observed to be true. Prometheus is designed for reliability and is a popular choice for monitoring dynamic, cloud-native environments.

✨ Key Features

  • Multi-dimensional data model
  • Powerful query language (PromQL)
  • Time series database
  • Alerting
  • Service discovery
  • Grafana integration for visualization

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Open-source and community-driven
  • Powerful and flexible query language (PromQL)
  • Strong integration with Kubernetes and the cloud-native ecosystem

Unique Value: Provides a powerful, flexible, and open-source solution for monitoring modern, dynamic infrastructure, with a strong community and ecosystem.

🎯 Use Cases (5)

Infrastructure monitoring Application metrics monitoring Monitoring of microservices and containers Alerting on system health Time-series data analysis

✅ Best For

  • Monitoring Kubernetes clusters and cloud-native applications
  • Collecting and querying time-series metrics at scale

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Log management
  • Distributed tracing

🏆 Alternatives

Datadog New Relic InfluxDB Zabbix

Offers more flexibility and control than SaaS solutions, but requires more expertise to set up and manage.

💻 Platforms

Desktop (server application) API

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Grafana Kubernetes Docker Alertmanager And many more through exporters

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Completely free and open-source.

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