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Head-to-head · Container Monitoring

Maintenant vs DockMon

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Maintenant #4 in Container Monitoring 9.1/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Maintenant
DockMon #6 in Container Monitoring 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit DockMon

Maintenant leads on 0 checks, DockMon on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMaintenant · 9.1/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Maintenant

Maintenant scores higher on our rubric for container monitoring: 9.1 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Maintenant is the better fit for affordable Docker and Kubernetes monitoring. DockMon is the better fit for free self-hosted Docker monitoring.

  • Maintenant fits best

    Affordable Docker and Kubernetes monitoring

  • DockMon fits best

    Free self-hosted Docker monitoring

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Side by side

Feature Maintenant 9.1/10 Visit ↗ DockMon 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.8
Ranking #4 in Container Monitoring #6 in Container Monitoring
Best for Affordable Docker and Kubernetes monitoring Free self-hosted Docker monitoring
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price €290/yr Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Self-hosted, Cloud, Browser extension Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 12 integrations 13 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Maintenant 5/5 · DockMon 5/5
Container metrics ✓ ✓
Resource alerts ✓ ✓
Image monitoring ✓ ✓
Runtime events ✓ ✓
Container log collection ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported platforms Docker, Kubernetes, Linux amd64/arm64, macOS, WSL2 Docker Engine, Docker Compose, unRAID, Synology DSM, QNAP Container Station, Proxmox LXC
Our review
Pros
  • Automatic container discovery with lifecycle, health, and restart-loop monitoring
  • Per-container metrics, logs, alerts, image scans, and endpoint checks
  • Free open-source Community plan with API, webhooks, and Discord routing
  • Multi-host metrics, logs, historical statistics, and event tracking
  • Health checks, auto-restart, alerts, and image update detection
  • Compose management, APIs, and broad notification integrations
Cons
  • Personal supports up to 20 hosts
  • Slack, Teams, escalation policies, and support require Pro
  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the deployment environment
  • Coverage is centered on Docker hosts and Compose environments
  • Platform support is focused on Linux and self-hosted deployments
  • Business Source License 1.1 means it is not classified as open source
Our verdict

Maintenant is a self-hosted monitoring product for Docker and Kubernetes environments, delivered as a single container or binary. It is aimed at individuals, teams, and infrastructure operators who need visibility across container health,…

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DockMon is a self-hosted Docker monitoring and management platform for individuals and teams operating standalone Docker hosts or Docker Compose environments. It brings together real-time CPU, memory, and network metrics, historical…

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  1. MaintenantContainer Monitoring 9.1Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. DockMonContainer Monitoring 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Maintenant — where it wins

    • Automatic container discovery with lifecycle, health, and restart-loop monitoring
    • Per-container metrics, logs, alerts, image scans, and endpoint checks
    • Free open-source Community plan with API, webhooks, and Discord routing

    Where it doesn't

    • Personal supports up to 20 hosts
    • Slack, Teams, escalation policies, and support require Pro
    • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the deployment environment

  • DockMon — where it wins

    • Multi-host metrics, logs, historical statistics, and event tracking
    • Health checks, auto-restart, alerts, and image update detection
    • Compose management, APIs, and broad notification integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Coverage is centered on Docker hosts and Compose environments
    • Platform support is focused on Linux and self-hosted deployments
    • Business Source License 1.1 means it is not classified as open source

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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