# Icinga vs Kentik

| Attribute | Icinga | Kentik |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 40.5 (20% (low)) | 28.8 (3% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 15,581 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,249 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A free, open-source monitoring system with components for core monitoring, configuration management, database persistence, web UI, and incident notifications. Designed for self-hosted deployment with emphasis on transparency and community collaboration. | Cloud-based network observability solution that provides real-time visibility into network traffic, DDoS detection and mitigation, security monitoring, and compliance visibility for network and security operators managing distributed infrastructure. |
| integrations.count | - | 9 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PeeringDB"},{"name":"CloudFront"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"JSON"},{"name":"Custom webhooks"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://icinga.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:41:18.900Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| security.scorecard | 2.3 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=webfontloader&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Network Monitoring)

| Capability | Icinga | Kentik |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Snmp polling | - | - |
| Netflow sflow ipfix | - | - |
| Auto discovery topology | - | - |
| Wifi monitoring | - | - |
| Sdwan monitoring | - | - |
| Synthetic active monitoring | - | - |
| Config backup change mgmt | - | - |
| Cloud VPC monitoring | - | - |
| Multi tenant msp | - | - |
| Anomaly detection | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:21:31.901Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*