Nagios Xi License: [updated]

: The Standard Edition offers perpetual licensing for core monitoring, while the Enterprise Edition includes advanced features like capacity planning, bulk tools, and audit logging [10, 30].

Pricing is primarily based on the number of "nodes" (individual devices like servers, switches, or printers) monitored. Nagios Core vs Nagios XI nagios xi license

: Active maintenance is required to receive major version updates (e.g., upgrading to a new yearly release series) [5, 17]. : The Standard Edition offers perpetual licensing for

Users who do not require a commercial license can use – the original open-source monitoring engine. Nagios Core is free (GPL license) but lacks the web configuration GUI, native dashboards, reporting, and enterprise add-ons found in Nagios XI. Users who do not require a commercial license

| Feature | Nagios Core | Nagios XI Standard | Nagios XI Enterprise | |---------|-------------|--------------------|----------------------| | License | GPL (free) | Commercial, perpetual | Commercial, perpetual | | Web GUI | Limited (third-party) | Full wizard-based | Full + mobile | | Configuration | Manual flat files | Web interface | Web + API | | Support | Community | Email + chat + ticket | Priority support | | High availability | Manual | No | Yes | | REST API | No | No | Yes | | Reports | Basic | Standard | Advanced + capacity planning |