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Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu vs Nagios Core on CentOS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
35th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Nagios Core on CentOS
Ranking in Operating Systems (OS) for Business
26th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Operating Systems (OS) for Business category, the mindshare of Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is 0.2%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nagios Core on CentOS is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Operating Systems (OS) for Business Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nagios Core on CentOS0.1%
Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu0.2%
Other99.7%
Operating Systems (OS) for Business
 

Featured Reviews

KT
Software Engineering Manager at Visteon Corporation
Role-based automation has streamlined secure CI pipelines and supports data-driven delivery decisions
Any product that I create, I will have an improvement expectation for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu. The one expectation that I have is that the UI can be still improved. Some more metrics can be established. Nowadays, there are a lot of configurations. I should be able to really connect with AI as another feature that can also be integrated. These are the three or four items that can be added to the improvement toward Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu.Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu could include AI chat features in the future to make it even better. When there is a build happening or when there is a job happening, I could ask in the chat how long that takes or what is the current job running. These AI features can be included.
reviewer2836233 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Monitoring has reduced outages and improves proactive issue resolution across our infrastructure
Regarding complexity, I think there is no feature like InfluxDB AI, so it may require more expertise to configure. There are also some migration challenges in adopting the new dashboards, so it takes some time to train the staff, but it is not a big concern. I think it is better to add some advanced features. I do not think there are so many things that need to be improved in Nagios Core on CentOS. If it is better to customize the dashboard or if we can get something like a modern view, it will be helpful for the dashboard. I felt very happy with Nagios Core on CentOS. Why I took off one point is that I think it is better suited for a small or medium setup. If large enterprises can use Nagios Core on CentOS, it will be helpful. It also requires manual editing of the config file, so it is a little bit time-consuming. The web interface is functional, but compared to some other latest AI monitoring platforms, it is a little bit lacking. I think the AI platform would score higher, but it is good. The reporting is just basic, so if we compare it with Grafana, it needs richer insights.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu has positively impacted my organization by showing a lot of improvement; it reduces our time and increases our development process, and it helps a lot everywhere."
"The benefits of Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu include its easy integration with every tool; it can be used as both an integration tool and a deployment tool, and with the help of scripts, we can easily configure Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu in an effective way."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is an open-source tool that has many plugins to support all applications, and this stands out as its main advantage."
"I have definitely noticed a reduction in incidents and time saved since switching to Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu, which saves at least between ten to twenty hours in configuration time, translating to potential savings of hundreds or even thousands of dollars."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu has extremely benefited our CI/CD pipelines; the whole of our build systems are completely running on Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu and it is a day-to-day activity."
"Nagios Core on CentOS has impacted my organization positively because it is impactful to the business, and if the production server is down, Nagios Core on CentOS will check certain services, which impacts production."
"Nagios Core on CentOS has positively impacted my organization by being very helpful budget-wise, as we rely on open source due to budget constraints for each division."
"Nagios Core on CentOS is not just a technical tool; I feel that it helps the business grow a lot by reducing downtime and improving visibility."
"The best features of Nagios Core on CentOS are complete infrastructure monitoring and real-time alerting and notifications."
"Using Nagios Core on CentOS had a significant positive impact on the organization at Infosys where I used it by improving system availability, reducing downtime, and enabling proactive issue resolution."
"Nagios Core on CentOS has positively impacted my organization because it is an open-source tool that has been very useful in monitoring different services using both custom plugins and the default plugins it provides."
 

Cons

"Initially, I faced some issues with plugins that might be incompatible while setting up Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu."
"There is a maintenance overhead to using Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu since the customer is responsible for patching both Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu and the OS, and although security issues are somewhat handled, Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu third-party plugins may still be insecure, and hardened images can be too restrictive."
"Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu can have some enhancements; the UI can be more attractive, as it is just a normal layout right now, so we can have some kind of tiles and devise some separate area to choose that particular pipeline itself related to configuration and the pipeline, but apart from that, functionality-wise, it is good, though sometimes Jenkins is down when we are doing multiple deployments at the same time, which is one major issue."
"Nagios Core on CentOS could be improved with an official Docker image from Nagios Core."
"Nagios Core on CentOS is not stable."
"To improve Nagios Core on CentOS, I believe that many more plugins could be generated by the Nagios organization, such as those for monitoring services of an F5 load balancer or different other hardware devices such as Imperva WAF."
"Regarding features, I have tried the application monitoring feature, which is not that great but still useful; for open source, it is very helpful, though there are improvement areas in the application side."
"Nagios Core on CentOS is very stable and reliable, but it can be significantly improved in terms of automation, scalability, and usability."
"Why I took off one point is that I think it is better suited for a small or medium setup."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
34%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Healthcare Company
6%
Construction Company
40%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
The price for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is not a constraint for me. As long as there are good features and it is a must, there should not be a problem. I have to invest in order to do my business....
What needs improvement with Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu can have some enhancements; the UI can be more attractive, as it is just a normal layout right now, so we can have some kind of tiles and devise some separate area to cho...
What is your primary use case for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu?
My main use case for Jenkins on Hardened Ubuntu is for the deployment of my microservices, creating the pipeline when creating the new services, and we can deploy easily for microservices in any en...
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