Prometheus
Other tools · Kubernetes metrics, cloud-native infrastructure
At a glance
| Pricing | Free |
| Setup effort | High |
| Released | 2012 |
| Open source | Yes |
| Interface | CLI / API / PromQL |
| Languages | Any with an exporter |
| Hosting | Self-hosted |
| Category | Monitoring / APM |
| Capabilities | Pull-based metrics, PromQL, Alertmanager, exporter ecosystem |
What Prometheus does
Pull-based metrics, PromQL, Alertmanager, exporter ecosystem
Best for
Kubernetes metrics, cloud-native infrastructure
Works well with
LLM Provider / Model
Integration
Agent / Orchestration
Conflicts & caveats
- Heads up: Prometheus has high setup effort — plan for Alertmanager, exporters, and a dashboarding tool (Grafana) to get full value.
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