I use Prometheus to monitor Kubernetes clusters.
Sr. DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Provides metrics scraping capabilities and an open source community
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of the solution are metrics scraping capabilities and the open source community and support."
- "Prometheus requires improvement on the query side."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are metrics scraping capabilities and the open source community and support.
What needs improvement?
Prometheus requires improvement on the query side. When I query the data from last year, it queries within its database. Sometimes, it just crashes it out. They need to improve this feature where the SQL queries take much time and sometimes crash the whole Prometheus cluster.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Prometheus for one year.
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How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is easy and fast.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Prometheus is an open-source solution.
What other advice do I have?
We chose Prometheus because it was easy to install and has wide communities to support us. The solution's alerting functionality has improved our incident response time. We have integrated the alert manager with PagerDuty, which has greatly helped us improve the functionality. Prometheus is an easy-to-use solution, and I would recommend it to other users.
It is easy for a beginner to learn to use Prometheus for the first time. You can integrate it and start using it.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Application Architect at CUSTIS
It is scalable and easy to understand
Pros and Cons
- "It is an efficient solution."
- "Its stability could be even better."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to record and store the metrics data.
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable feature is counter.
What needs improvement?
They should improve the solution's stability and make it even more stable.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability as a nine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
We follow online support forums in case of any technical issues with the solution.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup was straightforward. We have hosted it on Kubernetes installation.
What about the implementation team?
Our team of DevOps engineers deploys the solution. Also, we take help from cloud service providers while deploying it for educational projects.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is free of cost.
What other advice do I have?
It is an efficient solution. It ensures accurate metric data even in the case of system downtime. Also, support engineers find it easier to understand.
I rate the solution as a nine.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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