Cloudprober vs InfluxDB

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureCloudproberInfluxDB
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoRust
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM128 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, binarydocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 694★ 31,683
First released20172013
ReplacesPingdom, CatchpointDatadog, AWS Timestream

Why pick each one

Choose Cloudprober if…

  • Cloud-native target discovery
  • Single static binary
Cloudprober details

Choose InfluxDB if…

  • Excellent for IoT and metrics
  • Rich tooling and integrations
InfluxDB details

Frequently asked questions

Is Cloudprober or InfluxDB better?

Neither is universally better. InfluxDB has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Cloudprober and InfluxDB free and open-source?

Yes. Cloudprober is licensed under Apache-2.0 and InfluxDB under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Cloudprober and InfluxDB with Docker?

Cloudprober: yes. InfluxDB: yes.

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