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Grafana VS Nagios_

As of 4 November 2026, Nagios is named by 633 companies and Grafana by 5,645; Grafana skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 46%), Nagios to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 27%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Grafana's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Nagios rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Grafana: 2–200 employees
47%
Nagios: 2–200 employees
46%
Grafana: 1,000+ employees
27%
Nagios: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 2.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
5,645companies name Grafana
633companies name Nagios
0name both
17,071 · 1,322postings in 90 days, Grafana · Nagios
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentGrafanashareNagiosshareLeans
Self-employed1613%142%even
2-10 employees4939%305%Grafana
11-50 employees88516%10517%even
51-200 employees1,27022%15625%Nagios
201-500 employees82315%8714%even
501-1000 employees5159%609%even
1001-5000 employees75313%9916%Nagios
5001-10000 employees2234%254%even
10,001+ employees5229%579%even
By industry
SegmentGrafanashareNagiosshareLeans
Technology & software3,00753%34655%even
Business & finance services1,06919%11318%even
Manufacturing & industry5289%396%Grafana
Media & content2084%173%even
Utilities & infrastructure1693%305%even
Commerce & trade1322%142%even
Consumer services & leisure1242%223%even
Public, community & associations1022%183%even
Transport, logistics & rental902%102%even
Automotive581%41%even
Health care571%81%even
Property & construction541%81%even
By country
SegmentGrafanashareNagiosshareLeans
United States3,01153%33252%even
United Kingdom4328%376%even
Germany3666%315%even
France2184%427%Nagios
India1593%284%even
Brazil1392%91%even
Canada1032%163%even
Netherlands862%81%even
Switzerland741%––outside top 12
Poland681%61%even
Sweden641%––outside top 12
Spain591%132%even
Italy––132%outside top 12
Australia––71%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGrafanashareNagiosshareLeans
Software engineering12,82458%38820%Grafana
IT operations & business systems3,38115%1,04753%Nagios
Data & AI1,5487%141%Grafana
Engineering (non-software)5352%513%even
Customer service & success3612%231%even
Product, program & project management2351%181%even
Sales2061%171%even
Quality, safety & environment580%10%even
Marketing & communications460%20%even
Unclassified340%30%even
General management & consulting330%603%Nagios
skilled trades and field service180%201%even
Administration & office170%50%even
Finance & accounting150%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk130%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport130%10%even
Design & UX120%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment110%20%even
Education & training90%10%even
facilities cleaning and security90%––outside top 12
construction and civil80%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production80%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical30%––outside top 12
Human resources30%––outside top 12
public safety and protective services30%––outside top 12
research and science30%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy20%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
real estate and property10%––outside top 12
social care and community––10%outside top 12
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Nagios is named by 633 companies in job postings and Grafana by 5,645; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/grafana-vs-nagios)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Grafana vs Nagios: questions

Which is more used, Grafana or Nagios?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Grafana (5,645) over Nagios (633). By website-and-DNS footprint, Nagios (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Grafana?

47% of Grafana companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 46% for Nagios. 27% of Grafana companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for Nagios.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Grafana in marketing and Nagios in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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