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I've got multiple physical egress points and multiple upstream providers so I do most of our monitoring myself. My home office (I work remotely) and phone -- t
by jlgaddis 11y ago
I've got multiple physical egress points and multiple upstream providers so I do most of our monitoring myself. My home office (I work remotely) and phone -- the two places I receive alerts -- are both "off-net" so I've been looking for something simple and lightweight to "monitor the monitor" (and perhaps another important host or two) from outside the network.
I went to the Product Overview page, scrolled down, saw the pricing, and closed the tab. Perhaps I didn't learn enough about the product's features in the short amount of time I was on the site but the pricing just seems outrageous to me.
Edited to add background info: I'm evaluating alternatives to my current monitoring application, Opsview, which runs entirely from a single internal server. I'm looking for something that can be split across multiple servers in multiple sites (directly connected) so that I can monitor the (primary) monitoring system and be alerted if it is having issues (e.g. "A" monitors "B", "B" monitors "A").
- panosv 11y agoIf you want to jump on a call to discuss send me an email to panos@netbeez.net RE pricing: we just released a free tier that allows you to install a software agent on your own Debian Linux (including Raspberry Pi) and use the NetBeez dashboard for free. You can sign up here: https://netbeez.net/free-instance-signup/ https://netbeez.net/free-instance-signup/ If you have other questions shoot me an email.
- jlgaddis 11y agoYeah, thanks anyways, both for the offer of a call and for the free tier. However... Salespeople are one of my least favorite types of people to talk to, right under bill collectors [0]. I'm also not a big fan of "free" services that require external (i.e. "out of my control") resources. I'm specifically looking for something that can be managed completely by myself with no assistance or resources needed by an third-party. Otherwise, there's always a chance that you'll change things. Then, I'll just be looking for alternatives. Ironically, this is exactly why I'm looking for something now. I used Pingdom's "free plan" [1] as a simple up/down monitor but recently got an e-mail from them letting me know that, "We will no longer provide your existing free plan after January 28, 2016." [2]. Thus, here I am. Of course, this is just me and my specific situation. I'm sure you've built a great product and it'll fill the needs of many customers. [0]: At least you DO have pricing on your web site. I'll give you credit for that as a lot of companies don't. If I have to talk to someone on the phone just to get a price from you, though, I will never be your customer. [1]: https://www.pingdom.com/ https://www.pingdom.com/ [2]: https://help.pingdom.com/hc/en-us/articles/206012222-Changes-to-the-Pingdom-Free-plan https://help.pingdom.com/hc/en-us/articles/206012222-Changes...