Where it fits
Teams building measurable operational ownership.
Trade-offs and limitations
Metrics are not logs or backups. Retention, cardinality and alert routing need capacity planning.
Deployment and technology
Go · time-series storage. Self-hosting requires a supported deployment, capacity planning and a named maintainer. Consult the official installation guide for the current version.
Portability and integration
| API | HTTP API and exporters |
|---|---|
| Authentication | Deploy behind an appropriate authentication boundary |
| Data export | Configuration files and supported storage snapshots |
Migration considerations
Run collectors alongside existing monitoring; compare alert coverage and tune noisy rules.
Security and ongoing costs
Budget for infrastructure, implementation, monitoring, patching, backups, restore tests and user support. Check the supported release and current advisories with the project. An open licence is not a security guarantee.
Freedom score and exit difficulty
A complete, evidence-backed assessment of all 15 criteria is required before publishing a score. Exit difficulty depends on your customisations, data model, integrations and operating documentation. This profile does not claim a hands-on benchmark or a complete security assessment.
Primary sources
Profile reviewed 2026-09-12. Verify the exact release, edition and extensions before implementation.