Team Lead, Service DevOps at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 29, 2026
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I used the open-source version, so the setup cost is zero and no license is required. This made it easy for me to deploy Nagios Core on CentOS.
Infrastructure Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
Apr 28, 2026
The main factors that influenced my decision to choose Nagios Core on CentOS over other monitoring solutions are mainly its free of cost, open source nature, which saves a lot of money, and it being easy to install, so even junior staff can set it up straight away to start monitoring.
Nagios Core on CentOS provides robust monitoring solutions for IT infrastructure, ensuring system reliability and performance. It offers flexibility and functionality tailored for enterprise needs.Nagios Core is instrumental in monitoring IT environments by offering alerts and reports on network activity, server performance, and application statistics. Running on CentOS enhances stability and security, appealing to administrators who require a reliable open-source monitoring tool. The...
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I used the open-source version, so the setup cost is zero and no license is required. This made it easy for me to deploy Nagios Core on CentOS.
Nagios Core on CentOS has no licensing cost since it is open-source; however, there are indirect costs related to setup, maintenance, and scaling.
The main factors that influenced my decision to choose Nagios Core on CentOS over other monitoring solutions are mainly its free of cost, open source nature, which saves a lot of money, and it being easy to install, so even junior staff can set it up straight away to start monitoring.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is good, with very cheap costs, and licensing is very easy for the organization.