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Nagios VS Prometheus_

As of 4 November 2026, Prometheus is named by 4,675 companies and Nagios by 633; Nagios skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 48%), Prometheus to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 29%).

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: Nagios's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Prometheus rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Nagios: 2–200 employees
46%
Prometheus: 2–200 employees
48%
Nagios: 1,000+ employees
29%
Prometheus: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
633companies name Nagios
4,675companies name Prometheus
251name both
1,322 · 12,746postings in 90 days, Nagios · Prometheus
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
SegmentNagiossharePrometheusshareLeans
Self-employed142%1363%even
2-10 employees305%4349%Prometheus
11-50 employees10517%75316%even
51-200 employees15625%1,06123%even
201-500 employees8714%65714%even
501-1000 employees609%4169%even
1001-5000 employees9916%61113%Nagios
5001-10000 employees254%1844%even
10,001+ employees579%4239%even
By industry
SegmentNagiossharePrometheusshareLeans
Technology & software34655%2,63156%even
Business & finance services11318%86118%even
Manufacturing & industry396%3968%Prometheus
Utilities & infrastructure305%1293%even
Consumer services & leisure223%1052%even
Public, community & associations183%812%even
Media & content173%1734%even
Commerce & trade142%912%even
Transport, logistics & rental102%621%even
Health care81%381%even
Property & construction81%––outside top 12
Automotive41%431%even
Hospitality & travel––301%outside top 12
By country
SegmentNagiossharePrometheusshareLeans
United States33252%2,57655%Prometheus
France427%1834%Nagios
United Kingdom376%3337%even
Germany315%2786%even
India284%1483%even
Canada163%892%even
Spain132%531%even
Italy132%––outside top 12
Brazil91%792%even
Netherlands81%601%even
Australia71%––outside top 12
Poland61%511%even
Switzerland––621%outside top 12
Singapore––501%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentNagiossharePrometheusshareLeans
IT operations & business systems1,04753%2,51015%Nagios
Software engineering38820%10,58263%Prometheus
General management & consulting603%170%Nagios
Engineering (non-software)513%3092%even
Customer service & success231%1201%even
skilled trades and field service201%340%even
Product, program & project management181%1381%even
Sales171%931%even
Data & AI141%1,0566%Prometheus
Administration & office50%150%even
Unclassified30%220%even
arts media and entertainment20%20%even
Marketing & communications20%310%even
Education & training10%50%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
Quality, safety & environment10%310%even
social care and community10%––outside top 12
construction and civil––100%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––70%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––60%outside top 12
Design & UX––60%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––60%outside top 12
Human resources––40%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––30%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––30%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––30%outside top 12
research and science––30%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––10%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––10%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––10%outside top 12
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Prometheus is named by 4,675 companies in job postings and Nagios by 633; 251 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/nagios-vs-prometheus)
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

Nagios vs Prometheus: questions

Which is more used, Nagios or Prometheus?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Prometheus (4,675) over Nagios (633). By website-and-DNS footprint, Prometheus (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Nagios?

46% of Nagios companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for Prometheus. 29% of Nagios companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Prometheus.

Do companies run both?

251 companies name both in their postings, usually Nagios in marketing and Prometheus 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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