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Icinga vs Ivanti

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Icinga

Networking

Open source infrastructure monitoring, free at its core, with paid support and modules sold separately by Icinga GmbH

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ivanti

Networking

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Icinga has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Icinga the free core has no vendor SLA, so production incidents are supported through community channels unless a paid support subscription is purchased; Ivanti no pricing information published - enterprise custom pricing required
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Icinga and Ivanti actually diverge.

Attributes where Icinga and Ivanti differ
AttributeIcingaIvanti
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelOpen source core, with paid repository, module and support subscriptions sold separatelyquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsLinux, WebWeb

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Networking).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Icinga

  • Forever Free core
  • Clustering and HA
  • Icinga Web and API
  • Enterprise modules (paid)
  • Integration ecosystem

Only in Ivanti

Nothing recorded that Icinga does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Icinga

  • An IT team wanting unlimited-scale open source monitoring with no per-host licence fee, running standard Linux distributionsnot Ivanti
  • An organisation on RHEL or SLES that wants officially packaged Icinga builds via the repository subscription rather than building from sourcenot Ivanti
  • A team wanting an SLA-backed vendor support relationship rather than relying on community forums for a production monitoring systemnot Ivanti
  • A company already invested in Prometheus and Grafana wanting to add host and service-level alerting from a compatible open source toolnot Ivanti

Ivanti

  • Controlling device compliance and patches for remote workforcesnot Icinga
  • Automating service ticketing and change processes at enterprise scalenot Icinga
  • Enforcing device compliance before network access in regulated industriesnot Icinga
  • Prioritizing vulnerability patches by risk levelnot Icinga
  • Enabling passwordless zero-trust access without VPN infrastructurenot Icinga

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Icinga

  • The free core has no vendor SLA, so production incidents are supported through community channels unless a paid support subscription is purchased
  • Repository access for enterprise Linux distributions like RHEL and SLES is not free, so organisations standardised on those distributions face a real recurring cost most open source monitoring buyers do not expect
  • Enterprise modules are gated behind a separate module subscription, so some functionality demonstrated in marketing material is not part of the free core
  • Self-hosting and operating Icinga requires real Linux and monitoring expertise that a commercial SaaS tool would otherwise absorb, so total cost of ownership includes staff time not captured in the licence price
  • Pricing for the paid subscriptions varies by geographic region and is not published as a single global rate card, complicating budgeting for multinational organisations
  • The web interface and configuration language, while capable, are less immediately polished than a fully commercial tool like PRTG, and initial setup takes longer to reach a usable state

Ivanti

  • no pricing information published - enterprise custom pricing required

Pricing, plan by plan

Icinga

Free
  • IcingaFree
    • Unlimited hosts and services
    • Clustering and API
    • Community support
  • Support Subscription$undefined/year
    • Professional support (8x5 or 24/7)
    • Includes module and repository subscriptions

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Icinga if

  • You need forever free core.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Web.
  • You also want clustering and ha.
Icinga review

Choose Ivanti if

Nothing in the data separates Ivanti from Icinga on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ivanti review

Questions people ask

Is Icinga or Ivanti better?
Neither clearly leads. Icinga starts at Free and Ivanti at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Icinga or Ivanti?
Icinga has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Icinga and On request for Ivanti.
Does Icinga or Ivanti run on more platforms?
Icinga runs on Linux, Web. Ivanti runs on Web.
Can I use Icinga for free?
Yes. Icinga has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ivanti starts at On request.
What is Icinga best used for?
Icinga is most often used for an it team wanting unlimited-scale open source monitoring with no per-host licence fee, running standard linux distributions, an organisation on rhel or sles that wants officially packaged icinga builds via the repository subscription rather than building from source, a team wanting an sla-backed vendor support relationship rather than relying on community forums for a production monitoring system, a company already invested in prometheus and grafana wanting to add host and service-level alerting from a compatible open source tool. Of those, an it team wanting unlimited-scale open source monitoring with no per-host licence fee, running standard linux distributions and an organisation on rhel or sles that wants officially packaged icinga builds via the repository subscription rather than building from source are not what Ivanti is typically brought in for.
What can Icinga do that Ivanti cannot?
Icinga covers Forever Free core, Clustering and HA, Icinga Web and API, Enterprise modules (paid).

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Icinga: Is Icinga free to run in production?

Yes, the core platform has no licence fee and no limit on hosts or services monitored.

Ivanti: How much does Ivanti cost?

Ivanti does not publish pricing on their website. As an enterprise solution, pricing is customized based on organizational needs. Contact Ivanti through their website to request a demo and pricing information.

Source
Icinga: What do the paid subscriptions actually add?

A repository subscription provides packages for certain enterprise Linux distributions, a module subscription unlocks enterprise-only add-on modules, and a support subscription bundles both with professional support.

Icinga: Is Icinga related to Nagios?

Yes, it originated as a fork of Nagios but has since diverged into an independently developed platform.

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