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Shinken

Free#39 of 54 in Network Monitoring

Shinken: A flexible self-hosted choice for distributed Nagios-compatible monitoring. Ranked #39 of 54 in Network Monitoring by our editors (5.3/10); pricing: Free plan; best for open-source Nagios-compatible distributed monitoring.

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At a glance

  • Editor score
    5.3 / 10
  • Pricing
    Free plan
  • Best for
    Open-source Nagios-compatible distributed monitoring
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Paid from
    Free
  • Synthetic checks
    Yes
  • Founded
    2009
  • Facts checked
    20 Sep 2026

  • Where it wins

    • Distributed scheduling, polling, notifications, brokering, and failover
    • Supports active and passive checks with SNMP and NRPE modules
    • Exports data to Graphite, InfluxDB, RRD, databases, and Livestatus

  • Where it doesn't

    • Requires a self-hosted deployment
    • Less broad coverage for traffic analysis and topology
    • Platform coverage is narrower than broader monitoring suites

Our verdict on Shinken

Shinken is an open-source monitoring framework for hosts, services, and network resources. Its Nagios-compatible configuration standards and plugins make it a fit for teams that want distributed monitoring without moving away from the Nagios ecosystem. The project is designed for self-hosted deployments and supports Windows and Linux environments. Its architecture separates scheduling, polling, notifications, data brokering, and high availability into distinct daemons, giving administrators control over how monitoring responsibilities are distributed.

Its ecosystem is one of its clearest strengths. Shinken supports SNMP and NRPE data acquisition, active and passive checks, dependency and business-process rules, and monitoring packs for routers, switches, operating systems, protocols, and applications. Data can be exported to Graphite, InfluxDB, RRD, databases, and Livestatus. Listed integrations include GLPI, CouchDB, Splunk, Logstash, Elastic Search, MySQL, Oracle, WebUI, Thruk, Adagios, and Multisite. These connections make it suitable for teams that already operate compatible dashboards, databases, service-management tools, or analysis pipelines.

Shinken is most compelling when distributed architecture, failover, dependency handling, and Nagios compatibility matter more than broad platform coverage. Its separate daemon model and high-availability design suit environments that need monitoring responsibilities split across services. The trade-off is focus: its verified feature set is less broad in traffic analysis, topology, and platform coverage. Teams seeking those areas as central capabilities should consider a broader monitoring product instead. Choose Shinken for open-source, self-hosted network and service monitoring built around the Nagios ecosystem; avoid it when a wider coverage model is the priority.

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Shinken pricing

Plans Free planFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.
See plans on shinken-monitoring.org

Shinken fact sheet

Free planYes
Paid fromFree
Synthetic checksYes
Device limitNot verified
Traffic monitoringNot verified
Topology mapsNot verified
Alert channelsNot verified
DeploymentSelf_hosted
DeploymentSelf-hosted
PlatformsWindows, Linux
SupportDocs
Built forSmall business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations20 integrations: Graphite, InfluxDB, RRD, GLPI, CouchDB, Livestatus …
PricingFree plan
Websiteshinken-monitoring.org
Facts checked20 Sep 2026

Shinken integrations

Shinken lists 20 integrations on its own site.

  • Graphite
  • InfluxDB
  • RRD
  • GLPI
  • CouchDB
  • Livestatus
  • Splunk
  • Logstash
  • Elastic Search
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • WebUI
  • Thruk
  • Adagios
  • Multisite
  • Nagvis
  • PNP4Nagios
  • NConf
  • Amazon EC2
  • MongoDB

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