Software · head to head
Prometheus vs Ivanti
Prometheus
Software
Open source monitoring and alerting toolkit for cloud native environments
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Ivanti
Software
Security, service management, and unified endpoint management
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Prometheus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Prometheus not suitable for per-request billing as collected data lacks 100% accuracy; 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
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Prometheus and Ivanti actually diverge.
| Attribute | Prometheus | Ivanti |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | open-source | quote |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Web |
| Founded | 2015 | Unknown |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Prometheus
- Multi-dimensional Data Model
- PromQL Query Language
- Pull-based Collection
- Service Discovery
- Alerting Rules
- Federation
- Local Storage
- Grafana
Only in Ivanti
Nothing recorded that Prometheus does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Prometheus
- Cloud-native monitoring and alertingnot Ivanti
- Time-series metrics collectionnot Ivanti
- Infrastructure monitoringnot Ivanti
Ivanti
No use cases recorded yet. See the Ivanti review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Prometheus
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Prometheus review.
Ivanti
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.
Which should you pick?
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.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Prometheus or Ivanti better?
- Neither clearly leads. Prometheus 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, Prometheus or Ivanti?
- Prometheus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Prometheus and On request for Ivanti.
- Does Prometheus or Ivanti run on more platforms?
- Prometheus runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. Ivanti runs on Web.
- 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 is Prometheus best used for?
- Prometheus is most often used for cloud-native monitoring and alerting, time-series metrics collection, infrastructure monitoring. Of those, cloud-native monitoring and alerting and time-series metrics collection are not what Ivanti is typically brought in for.
- What can Prometheus do that Ivanti cannot?
- Prometheus covers Multi-dimensional Data Model, PromQL Query Language, Pull-based Collection, Service Discovery.