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Ivanti vs Prometheus

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Ivanti

Network & Connectivity

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Prometheus logo

Prometheus

Network & Connectivity

Open source monitoring and alerting toolkit for cloud native environments

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Prometheus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Ivanti no pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026; Prometheus not suitable for per-request billing as collected data lacks 100% accuracy

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ivanti and Prometheus actually diverge.

Attributes where Ivanti and Prometheus differ
AttributeIvantiPrometheus
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteopen-source
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebLinux, macOS, Windows
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Network & Connectivity).

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 Ivanti

Nothing recorded that Prometheus does not also cover.

Only in Prometheus

  • Multi-dimensional Data Model
  • PromQL Query Language
  • Pull-based Collection
  • Service Discovery
  • Alerting Rules
  • Federation
  • Local Storage
  • Grafana

What people use each for

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

Ivanti

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ivanti review.

Prometheus

  • Cloud-native monitoring and alertingnot Ivanti
  • Time-series metrics collectionnot Ivanti
  • Infrastructure monitoringnot Ivanti

Where each one falls short

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

Ivanti

  • No pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Prometheus

  • Not suitable for per-request billing as collected data lacks 100% accuracy
  • Hard limit on scrape body size; large responses cause scrape failure
  • Per-scrape sample limit enforced; exceeding limit marks targets as failed
  • Not designed for long-term durable storage; optimised for metrics collection

Pricing, plan by plan

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.

Prometheus

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Prometheus review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Ivanti if

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

Ivanti review

Choose Prometheus if

  • You need multi-dimensional data model.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows.
  • You also want promql query language.
Prometheus review

Questions people ask

Is Ivanti or Prometheus better?
Neither clearly leads. Ivanti starts at On request and Prometheus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ivanti or Prometheus?
Prometheus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Ivanti and Free for Prometheus.
Does Ivanti or Prometheus run on more platforms?
Ivanti runs on Web. Prometheus runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Can I use Prometheus for free?
Yes. Prometheus has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ivanti starts at On request.
What can Ivanti do that Prometheus cannot?
Prometheus covers Multi-dimensional Data Model, PromQL Query Language, Pull-based Collection, Service Discovery.
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