---
description: Learn more about Icinga pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs.
image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress
title: Icinga Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026
---

Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Network Monitoring Software](/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software) > [Icinga](/software/163153/icinga)

# Icinga

Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga

Page: 1 / 3\
Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga?page=2)

> Icinga is an enterprise ready open source IT monitoring platform for servers, networks, cloud and Kubernetes with automation and scale.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 47 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

-----

## Overview

### Who Uses Icinga?

Icinga is used on premise or in the cloud by global enterprises, many government institutions, and numerous mid-sized companies all over the world and in all verticals.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 47 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Icinga
- **Location**: Nuremberg, Germany

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available)
- **Pricing Details**: Icinga Monitoring is open source and free to use.  Annual subscriptions are available for official Icinga support plans and certain operating system specific packages (AL, RHEL, SLES). &#10;Contact Icinga for pricing details.
- **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Catalan, English, European Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
- **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more

## Features

- Alerts/Escalation
- Alerts/Notifications
- Bandwidth Monitoring
- Capacity Management
- Dashboard Software
- Data Visualization Software
- Diagnostic Tools
- Event Logs
- IT, Server & Network Monitoring Software
- Network Analysis
- Performance Metrics
- Performance Monitoring
- Real-Time Data
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Root Cause Analysis
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Third-Party Integrations
- Uptime Reporting

## Integrations (22 total)

- AlertOps
- Ansible Automation Platform
- Azure Application Gateway
- Azure Virtual Machines
- BigPanda
- Elastic Observability
- Elastic Stack
- Grafana
- Graylog
- Hosted Graphite
- InfluxDB
- Jira
- NetBox Cloud
- OpsGenie
- PagerDuty

... and 7 more integrations

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Network Monitoring Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software)

## Related Categories

- [Network Monitoring Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software)
- [Application Performance Management Tools](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30208/application-performance-management-software/software)
- [IT, Server & Network Monitoring Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/32713/server-monitoring/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Site24x7](https://www.capterra.ca/software/168192/site24x7) — 4.7/5 (374 reviews)
2. [ManageEngine OpManager](https://www.capterra.ca/software/168854/manageengine-opmanager) — 4.6/5 (323 reviews)
3. [PRTG](https://www.capterra.ca/software/21581/prtg-network-monitor) — 4.6/5 (255 reviews)
4. [ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer](https://www.capterra.ca/software/172324/netflow-analyzer) — 4.5/5 (95 reviews)
5. [ManageEngine OpUtils](https://www.capterra.ca/software/172276/manageengine-oputils) — 4.4/5 (129 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Reliable, highly scalable infrastructure monitoring with unmatched flexibility" — 4.0/5

> **Akansha** | *August 2, 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: What I like most about Icinga is its robust Monitoring capabilities and flexible, real-time Alerts engine. It seamlessly scales across large server environments and cloud infrastructure, ensuring our team gets instant notifications before minor outages become critical. Its ability to integrate smoothly with third-party platforms for Log Management makes root-cause analysis much faster. Plus, being an open-source framework, it delivers extraordinary Value for Money compared to expensive proprietary monitoring software.
> 
> **Cons**: The main drawback is the initial learning curve regarding Ease of Use—setting up advanced host dependencies and custom DSL rules can feel overwhelming for non-technical users or beginners. Additionally, community-based Customer Support can take time to resolve niche deployment edge cases unless you purchase paid official enterprise support. Regarding Bugs and Issues, we occasionally experience minor UI rendering glitches in Icinga Web 2 after applying major module updates, which require clearing cache or re-validating configurations.
> 
> Overall, Icinga provides a rock-solid, highly customizable framework for enterprise-grade infrastructure health tracking. Once you navigate the initial configuration learning curve, the granular control over host Monitoring, dependable real-time Alerts, and integrated status dashboards for host metrics and Log Management make it an invaluable tool that offers top-tier Value for Money.

-----

### "Reliable Monitoring Tool with Strong Customization" — 5.0/5

> **Mahesh** | *April 7, 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: What I like most about Icinga is its flexibility and strong monitoring capabilities. It allows deep visibility into infrastructure, including servers, network devices, and services. The alerting system is reliable, and customization options are quite powerful, which helps in adapting it to different environments. It works well for both on-prem and cloud setups.
> 
> **Cons**: The initial setup and configuration can be time-consuming, especially for someone new to the platform. The user interface could be more modern and intuitive. Also, advanced configurations sometimes require strong technical knowledge and manual effort.
> 
> Overall, my experience with Icinga has been good. It is a stable and dependable monitoring solution that provides accurate insights and helps in proactive issue detection. Once properly configured, it runs efficiently and supports day-to-day operations without major issues. It’s a solid choice for teams looking for a customizable monitoring tool.

-----

### "Icinga  the good and bad" — 4.0/5

> **Kevin** | *July 3, 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I use Icinga to monitor our on‑prem servers, VMs, and network gear. It handles real‑time health checks, alerts us when something goes wrong, and gives us a clear dashboard view of what’s up and what’s down. I also integrate it with our automation tools so we can push configs and manage checks more easily.
> 
> **Cons**: Initial setup is not “click next, next, done.” You need to plan your architecture, configure hosts and services, and get comfortable with the Icinga way of doing things.

-----

### "I'm happy with it and I'm not thinking about switching at the moment." — 5.0/5

> **Miquel** | *March 21, 2025* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I used to use Nagios. Compared to Nagios, I really like the configuration method. Now I have many templates and variables, and defining new hosts and services is very fast. &#10;Is all free.
> 
> **Cons**: I have no complaints about the product icinga.
> 
> I've been using Icinga for five years, and I haven't considered switching for a moment. It meets all my expectations.

-----

### "Tested, Approved and verified, Icinga is the best" — 5.0/5

> **Mario** | *May 11, 2025* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: You can look allover but trust me no softwares matches with Icinga, it's authenticity and it's excellent features enables it to perform well.For all your monitoring problem,you better opt for Icinga it never dissapoints.
> 
> **Cons**: Nothing. It has a magnificent way of delivering to it's users. The minor problems were easy to handle.
> 
> It did well to us and it's pricing plan favored my small businesses. A ten over ten software.

-----

Page: 1 / 3\
Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga?page=2)

## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| de | <https://www.capterra.com.de/software/163153/icinga> |
| de-AT | <https://www.capterra.at/software/163153/icinga> |
| de-CH | <https://www.capterra.ch/software/163153/icinga> |
| en | <https://www.capterra.com/p/163153/Icinga/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.capterra.ae/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-AU | <https://www.capterra.com.au/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-CA | <https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-GB | <https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-IE | <https://www.capterra.ie/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-IL | <https://www.capterra.co.il/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-IN | <https://www.capterra.in/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-SG | <https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/163153/icinga> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.capterra.co.za/software/163153/icinga> |
| es | <https://www.capterra.es/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-AR | <https://www.capterra.com.ar/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-CL | <https://www.capterra.cl/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-CO | <https://www.capterra.co/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-CR | <https://www.capterra.co.cr/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-DO | <https://www.capterra.do/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-EC | <https://www.capterra.ec/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-MX | <https://www.capterra.mx/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-PA | <https://www.capterra.com.pa/software/163153/icinga> |
| es-PE | <https://www.capterra.pe/software/163153/icinga> |
| fr | <https://www.capterra.fr/software/163153/icinga> |
| fr-BE | <https://fr.capterra.be/software/163153/icinga> |
| fr-CA | <https://fr.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga> |
| fr-LU | <https://www.capterra.lu/software/163153/icinga> |
| it | <https://www.capterra.it/software/163153/icinga> |

-----

## Structured Data

<script type="application/ld+json">
  {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"name":"Capterra Canada","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Toronto","addressRegion":"ON","postalCode":"M2N 7E9","streetAddress":"5000 Yonge Street 14th Floor, Suite 1402 Toronto ON M2N 7E9"},"description":"Capterra Canada helps millions of people find the best business software. With software reviews, ratings, infographics and a comprehensive list of business software.","email":"info@capterra.ca","url":"https://www.capterra.ca/","logo":"https://dm-localsites-assets-prod.imgix.net/images/capterra/logo-a9b3b18653bd44e574e5108c22ab4d3c.svg","@id":"https://www.capterra.ca/#organization","@type":"Organization","parentOrganization":"G2.com, Inc.","sameAs":["https://twitter.com/Capterra","https://www.facebook.com/Capterra/","https://www.linkedin.com/company/capterra/","https://www.instagram.com/capterra/","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyUw9-HIkKiYcTqcFDUcxPA"]},{"name":"Icinga","description":"Icinga is an open source IT monitoring platform that collects metrics, logs, and availability data across servers, networks, cloud services, and Kubernetes. Capabilities cover infrastructure monitoring, server monitoring, network monitoring, cloud and Kubernetes monitoring, and observability through metrics and health checks. It gives operations teams real time visibility, reliable alerting, and dashboards for faster troubleshooting and capacity planning. The Icinga 6 in 1 Stack delivers an enterprise ready solution that integrates with existing tools and supports automation and configuration as code. Its flexible, distributed architecture scales from single sites to large multi cloud environments. Use Icinga freely with the open source core, and add annual subscriptions for professional support and features to standardize monitoring at scale.","image":"https://gdm-catalog-fmapi-prod.imgix.net/ProductScreenshot/2ba750c6-cb41-4c3c-844c-fbb854bb34c2.jpeg","url":"https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga","@id":"https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga#software","@type":"SoftwareApplication","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.capterra.ca/#organization"},"applicationCategory":"BusinessApplication","aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.7,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":47},"operatingSystem":"Cloud, Windows, Linux, Windows on premise, Linux on premise"},{"@id":"https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga#faqs","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"name":"What Is Icinga?","@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"text":"Icinga is an open source IT monitoring platform that collects metrics, logs, and availability data across servers, networks, cloud services, and Kubernetes. Capabilities cover infrastructure monitoring, server monitoring, network monitoring, cloud and Kubernetes monitoring, and observability through metrics and health checks. It gives operations teams real time visibility, reliable alerting, and dashboards for faster troubleshooting and capacity planning. The Icinga 6 in 1 Stack delivers an enterprise ready solution that integrates with existing tools and supports automation and configuration as code. Its flexible, distributed architecture scales from single sites to large multi cloud environments. Use Icinga freely with the open source core, and add annual subscriptions for professional support and features to standardize monitoring at scale.","@type":"Answer"}},{"name":"Who Uses Icinga?","@type":"Question","acceptedAnswer":{"text":"Icinga is used on premise or in the cloud by global enterprises, many government institutions, and numerous mid-sized companies all over the world and in all verticals.","@type":"Answer"}}]},{"@id":"https://www.capterra.ca/software/163153/icinga#breadcrumblist","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"name":"Home","position":1,"item":"/","@type":"ListItem"},{"name":"Network Monitoring Software","position":2,"item":"/directory/30019/network-monitoring/software","@type":"ListItem"},{"name":"Icinga","position":3,"item":"/software/163153/icinga","@type":"ListItem"}]}]}
</script>
